Kidnapping Convict Faces Gun, Other Felony Charges

A local man, already convicted of kidnapping, faces numerous other charges after a multi-month investigation into escorting and a handgun, according to court affidavits.

Dwan Anderson, 27, with a last known address of Broadway in Pembroke, was arrested on July 31, 2015, and charged with felon in possession of a dangerous weapons and falsifying physical evidence, both felonies. On Oct. 13, 2015, he was arrested again and charged with four felony counts of tampering with witnesses and informants.

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According to court affidavits, detectives and a sergeant were sent to the Best Western on Hall Street for a Concord Regional Crimeline tip that there were women “being forced to solicit themselves for money” in one of the hotel rooms on June 23, 2015.

When they arrived, they spoke with a hotel clerk who reported that an African-American man and two white women were coming and going frequently from one of the rooms. While one of the detectives was speaking with the clerk, he saw a woman exit the room and recognized her. Just outside the lobby, another woman, who the detective also knew, exited a cab and entered the hotel. The two women had a “very brief verbal exchange” and then went their separate ways.

The woman from the cab went to the hotel room, entered, and then exited, and came back to the lobby and spoke with detectives and then exited the hotel to smoke a cigarette. The sergeant and second detective caught up with the second woman in the parking lot.

A man then exited the room and when he saw police, reportedly stopped and then walked toward the lobby while using his cellphone.

The detective also recognized the man as Anderson, a “violent felon” from Roxbury and kidnapper convicted in Hillsborough County Superior Court, who was out on parole. In the report, the detective alleged that he had been investigating one of the women because she reportedly purchased a Glock 19 semi-automatic handgun in October 2014 from Pepper Defense Supply on Village Street in Penacook. Anderson was reportedly with her at the time of the purchase. Brian Blackden, the owner of the shop, had confirmed the sale and reportedly was assisting police with their investigation of the case.

The woman in the parking lot reportedly told the detective that there might be heroin and drug paraphernalia in the hotel room and that she and the other woman were prostituting themselves, according to the court affidavit.

The detectives and sergeant headed to the room and Anderson allegedly followed them, and tried to get to the room before they did.

“Anderson acknowledged that he was the occupant of the room and that he knew there were drugs and/or drug paraphernalia in the room,” the detective alleged. “Anderson refused to consent to search the room.”

The detective applied for a search warrant while Anderson was kept out of the room and went back to one of the women. He then walked outside and appeared to be using or manipulating his phone, according to the report.

According to the sergeant, Anderson allegedly told him that the woman asked him to sell the firearm for her or trade it for heroin and he agreed. The other woman also confirmed the handgun was in the room.

“Anderson, who was roaming around the lobby area, appeared nervous and continued to use and manipulate his cellphone during this time,” the detective alleged.

Other officers arrived and took Anderson into custody for a parole violation. Anderson allegedly attempted to give his cellphone to one of the women, claiming it was her phone, but police didn’t allow it because it was in his pocket.

The detectives began speaking with the other women about the situation and the one who reportedly purchased the gun in 2014 said it was probably between the mattress and box spring in the room. She reportedly blamed the other woman stating that she stole it because she needed money, and then asked her to sell it. She reportedly confirmed that her prints and Anderson’s would be on the gun.

They then spoke to the other woman who “became very upset” when told about the gun accusation. She allegedly stated that it was Anderson’s gun and she had seen it at the other woman’s Penacook apartment on Summer Street. She alleged that Anderson “took pictures with the gun and placed it on a stack of money which he later took a picture of using his cellphone.” She alleged that he had a holster and would keep it in his waistband because he thought “he was a gangster,” according to the report.

Both women reportedly confirmed that they were meeting with “Johns” at the hotel who saw their pictures on Backpage.com. They allegedly told the detectives that the clients would call or text Anderson about paying for sexual encounters.

Another detective arrived with the search warrant and they allegedly found the Glock, a loaded magazine, and loose 9 mm rounds under the mattress.

Checking the cellphone

The next day, on June 24, the detective met with probation and parole about checking out Anderson’s cellphone, an LG Tracfone. He applied for a search warrant to examine the phone and brought it to headquarters. Another detective from the computer crimes division attempted to save its contents by putting it in airplane mode but saw that the phone had already been completely reset and erased, according to the report.

Gun investigation

Detectives went to visit one of the woman at the Penacook apartment about the gun purchase and cellphone. The woman reportedly told them that on the day in question, she had taken a cab from pre-trial services and saw all the unmarked police cars at the hotel and called Anderson to tip him off. He allegedly reset the phone at that time and hid the handgun, she reportedly told them. The woman also stated that she had spoken to Anderson numerous times and he allegedly confirmed that he had reset the phone and there was nothing to worry about. She reportedly spoke to Anderson after detectives left, according to the report.

Prison talks

The detectives went to the New Hampshire State Prison and listened to recorded phone conversations between Anderson and the woman. On them, Anderson allegedly stated, “Listen, it don’t even matter … my phone was factory reset.” On one of the calls, the woman told Anderson about their made up story blaming the other woman for the handgun and also discussed creating another story about how they ended up with it, according to the report.

On July 30, the detective filed an affidavit against Anderson and he was charged the next day.

More conversations, charges

Detectives continued to work on the case and received CDs of phone calls between Anderson and the Penacook woman who reportedly purchased the handgun.

According to an affidavit, Anderson used the phone in prison 71 times between June 25, and July 6, 2015. Of those calls, 38 were with the woman via her cellphone and landline. On average, it was three times a day, according to the report.

“During these calls, Dwan Anderson verbally berated, insulted, threatened, and talked down to (the woman),” according to the report. “He constantly referred to her as ‘b-----’ and ‘n-----’ in derogatory ways during the conversations.”

Anderson also allegedly told her not to speak to police or his parole officer.

In another conversation, on June 30, Anderson reportedly called the woman and berated her.

“Don’t play daddy like daddy’s stupid,” he allegedly stated, and she hung up on him.

Anderson allegedly called her back, furious.

“If you ever hang up on me again, I will do whatever it is I do, I do,” he allegedly stated according to the affidavit, with the detective noting that this appeared to be a threat.

Anderson allegedly asked her numerous times who he controlled and she answered that she was controlled by him.

“What’s my job n---- to control who?,” he allegedly asked.

“Me,” she replied.

When they were speaking about her mother, he allegedly stated that if she were “talking s---” then he would “send somebody over there … I will take care of it, word.”

On July 1, Anderson allegedly called the woman and they discussed a visit with detectives where the woman had reportedly told a new story about how they received the gun and he allegedly became upset that she had changed the story and was no longer implicating the other woman. He stated that she should have never said anything to police because that was how they built cases against people.

The next day, there as another call, and Anderson reportedly again ordered her not to talk to police.

“Don’t say anything to nobody,” he allegedly told her. “Tell them to s--- yo d---.”

Anderson later reportedly said he was happy with her loyalty but added, “don’t f----- play me son, don’t play me.” When asked why he kept saying this, he allegedly stated that he needed to keep her in line.

“My job to control you,” he allegedly stated.

On July 29, the detective went to speak with the woman at her apartment again and she admitted that she and Anderson had allegedly discussed pinning the gun purchase on the other woman and that would be what they told investigators.

On Sept. 2, the detective filed an affidavit about the four tampering witness charges and he was charged on Oct. 13, during a parole hearing at the New Hampshire State Prison. He was arraigned the next day in Sixth Circuit Division District Court.