Goffstown Man With AK-47 Arrested On Protective Order Violation: Report

HOOKSETT, NH — A local man with a protective order requiring him to not be in possession of guns was arrested tonight on an alleged violation on that order, according to Hooksett Police. Michael Tautkus, 38, of Goffstown, was arrested on Aug. 21, 2017, on a single violation of a protective order charge. At just before 7 p.m., police were sent to a complaint about a motor vehicle traveling at a high rate of speed through the Home Depot parking lot, according to Sgt. Mike Zappala of the Hooksett Police Department.

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While attempting to find the vehicle, the officer came across another vehicle where a man was reported passed out inside. (For more information on this and other neighborhood stories, subscribe to Concord NH Patch to receive daily newsletters and breaking news alerts.)

“Prior to checking on the welfare of the male, (the) officer observed an AK-47 Rifle and an M & P handgun on the front passenger seat of the vehicle,” Zappala alleged. “(The) officer ran Tautkus’ information through dispatch and was advised that Tautkus was the defendant in an active protection order out of the 6th Circuit Hillsborough Family Court which had a condition that he could not possess firearms.”

The firearms were seized and Tautkus was arrested and held without bail. He’ll be arraigned tomorrow.