Maine Man, Troopers Fall Into Frozen Pond After Pursuit: NHSP

CONCORD, NH — A Maine man was arrested last week on numerous charges after a multi-agency chase that started in Kittery and ended with the suspect – and state troopers – being rescued after falling into a semi-frozen pond, according to New Hampshire State Police. Jeremy Hovey Leclair, 39, of Kittery, ME, was arrested on Jan. 26, 2017, and charged with two counts of reckless conduct, two counts of disobeying an officer, two counts of endangering the welfare of a child, resisting arrest, willful interference with a police dog, and reckless operation. Other charges are also pending from other agencies and jurisdictions, according to state police.

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Troopers from Troop A, according to a report, were tipped off at just before 8 p.m. that Kittery Police were attempting to stop a Chevrolet 2500 pickup after it allegedly pulled up alongside a police cruiser and attempted to force it off the road. After stopping, the pickup truck sped off, police alleged.

A short time later, according to Capt. Christopher Vetter of the NHSP, the vehicle was spotted driving – allegedly recklessly – from Route 236 in Eliot, ME, into New Hampshire, in Dover, but police were unable to stop it.

“It became evident that the driver of this vehicle was attempting to initiate a police pursuit by their aggressive driving,” Vetter alleged.

Police later learned that Leclair might be the driver and could have a child in the vehicle with him, according to the report.

At around 9:30 p.m., Somersworth Police caught up with the pickup on High Street and began tracking the vehicle, with state police assisting on the southbound side of Route 16. The trooper tried to stop the vehicle but Leclair allegedly “moved his vehicle into the right breakdown lane, stopped briefly, and then sped off.” The trooper continued to follow the vehicle “from a safe distance and maintained visual contact,” but later, Leclair allegedly used an emergency crossover on the highway and reversed his direction onto Route 16 northbound into Rochester, Vetter stated.

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As the vehicle drove toward Milton, state and local police initiated a tire deflation device, deflating the front right tire. The vehicle continued on Route 16 to Route 75 and then, Route 125, according to state police, and eventually onto Townhouse Road where it reached a dead end.

Leclair allegedly exited his vehicle and fled running onto Milton Three Ponds but a K-9 unit was able to stop him. As troopers attempted to catch up to him, they fell through the ice, according to Vetter. Another trooper and a Farmington Police sergeant were able to pull all involved from the water.

A 4-year-old child, according to Vetter, was in the vehicle unharmed.

Troop C Arrests

• Amy Robie, 29, of Claremont, at 10:30 a.m. on Jan. 20, 2017, for driving after revocation, operating with an expired license, and change of address, on Summer Street in Claremont.
• Christopher Clark, 19, of Proctorsville, VT, for possession of a controlled drug-marijuana, at 7:10 p.m. on Jan. 20, 2017, on Route 12 in Charlestown.
• Alexander Smith, 24, of Dublin, for driving after revocation or suspension at 9 p.m. on Jan. 20, 2017, on Route 101 in Marlborough.
• DJ Desharnais, 39, of Claremont, at 9:10 p.m. on Jan. 20, 2017, for habitual offender, on Washington Street in Claremont.
• Anneliese Stevenson, 19, of Somers, CT, at 10:05 p.m. on Jan. 20, 2017, for transportation of alcohol by a minor, on Winchester Street in Keene.
• Gary Russell, 30, of Richmond, for DUI, at 11:40 p.m. on Jan. 20, 2017, on Lang Road in Richmond.
• Michael Robinson, 19, of Charlestown, at 2:46 p.m. on Jan. 21, 2017, for driving after revocation or suspension on Broad Street in Claremont.
• Joshua Melendy, 22, of White River Junction, VT, at 5:28 p.m. on Jan. 21, 2017, for driving after revocation or suspension, possession of a controlled drug-marijuana, and four bench warrants, on Washington Street in Claremont.
• Albert Wood, 32, of Newport, at 8:30 p.m. on Jan. 21, 2017, for habitual offender, transport drugs in a motor vehicle, littering, and lane control violation, on Route 103 in Newport.
• Kyle Sullivan, 31, of Keene, at 10:05 p.m. on Jan. 21, 2017, for DUI-second or third, driving after revocation or suspension, taking without owner’s consent, parole revocation, and failure to dim lights, on Route 12 in Troy.
• Austin Holdner, 28, of Claremont, at 10:30 p.m. on Jan. 21, 2017, for driving after revocation or suspension on Myrtle Street in Claremont.
• David Woods, 36, of Claremont, at 10:55 p.m. on Jan. 21, 2017, on Main Street in Claremont, on a bench warrant.
• Melissa Teras, 40, of Alstead, for second-degree assault-domestic violence, at 3 a.m. on Jan. 22, 2017, on Rogers Road in Alstead.
• Paul Colburn, 31, of Claremont, at 10:02 a.m. on Jan. 22, 2017, for manufacturing-sell official inspection-registration sticker on Pleasant Street in Claremont.
• Yvonne McNeil, 65, of Springfield, VT, for DUI, at 11:45 a.m. on Jan. 22, 2017, on Charlestown Road in Claremont.
• Jacob Albuja, 22, of Fort Drum, NY, at 5:39 p.m. on Jan. 22, 2017, on Route 101 in Marlborough, for driving after revocation or suspension and suspension of vehicle registration.
• Scott MacNamee, 36, of Sunapee, at 6:15 p.m. on Jan. 23, 2017, for driving after revocation or suspension on Route 11 in Sunapee.
• Gregory Messer, 54, of Winchester, at 4:02 p.m. on Jan. 24, 2017, for driving after revocation or suspension, on Route 10 in Swanzey.
• Nakita Ayotte, 21, of Goshen, at 4:01 p.m. on Jan. 25, 2017, on a bench warrant by Newport Police.
• Keegan Ball, 20, of Swanzey, for possession of a controlled drug at 4:07 p.m. on Jan. 25, 2017, on Route 32 near the airport in Swanzey.
• Timothy Chandler, 31, of Keene, at 6:35 p.m. on Jan. 25, 2017, for driving after revocation or suspension, transport drugs in motor vehicle, possession of a controlled drug-Schedule 1-4, and suspension of vehicle registration.
• Tracy Benoit, 42, of Claremont, at 8 p.m. on Jan. 26, 2017, on a bench warrant on Main Street in Claremont.

Troop D Arrests

• Brian Hardy, 55, of Hill, at 6:16 a.m. on Jan. 20, 2017, for domestic violence-simple assault, on Lynch Road in Hill.
• Allan Glover of Boscawen, at 11:49 p.m. on Jan. 20, 2017, for operating with an expired license, on I-93 North in Bow.

• Julia Grantham, 23, of Woonsocket, RI, for DUI, at 6:19 p.m. on Jan. 21, 2017, on I-89 South near Exit 1 in Concord.
• Alayah Dornheim, 54, of Warner, at 11:45 p.m. on Jan. 21, 2017, for second-degree assault-domestic violence and simple assault-domestic violence on Waterloo Street in Warner.
• Caitlin Jansch, 27, of Grafton, a 3:22 a.m. on Jan. 22, 2017, for DUI, on I-93 South near Exit 23 in New Hampton.
• Torin Ruggeri, 24, of Perkinsville, VT, at 5:44 a.m. on Jan. 22, 2017, for habitual offender on I-89 South in Hopkinton.
• Mary Howard, 47, of Manchester, at 3:40 p.m. on Jan. 22, 2017, for driving after revocation or suspension on I-89 North near Exit 12 in New London.
• Bonnie Messier, 34, of Northfield, at 9:55 a.m. on Jan. 24, 2017, for driving after revocation or suspension on I-93 South between Exit 19 and 20 in Northfield.
• Jonathan Benedict, 31, of Pittsfield, on a bench warrant, at 9:30 p.m. on Jan. 24, 2017, on Ingalls Road in Pittsfield.
• Christopher Borus, 26, of Concord, at 12:55 a.m. on Jan. 25, 2017, for DUI, at the intersection of North Main and Centre streets in Concord.
• Jared Peterson of Dalton, at 2:15 a.m. on Jan. 26, 2017, for possession of prescription drugs and possession of a controlled drug-fentanyl, less than 5 grams, on I-93 South in Canterbury.
• Anthony Marsili, 36, of Providence, RI, at 9:55 p.m. on Jan. 26, 2017, for aggravated DUI (30+), DUI, speeding – 26+ mph over the 55 mph limit, and controlled drug; acts prohibited on I-93 North at the Bow junction. Also arrested was Fernando Sanchez, 23, of Providence, RI, for possession of a controlled drug-marijuana.

Troop E Arrests

• Michael Chiumiento, 29, of Winthrop, MA, at 8 p.m. on Jan. 20, 2017, for possession of a controlled drug-marijuana on Route 16 in Ossipee.
• Nicolas Laforge, 29, of Pelham, at 9 a.m. on Jan. 21, 2017, for possession of a controlled drug-marijuana on Route 16 in Ossipee.
• Jonathan Lord, 30, of Tamworth, at 8:09 p.m. on Jan. 21, 2017, for DUI, possession of a controlled drug-methamphetamine, less than 1 ounce, breach of bail, disobeying an officer, criminal mischief, resisting arrest or detention, suspension of vehicle registration, and driving after revocation or suspension, on route 153 in Ossipee.
• Andrew Lawton, 22, of Tamworth, at 3 p.m. on Jan. 22, 2017, for criminal threat against a person, criminal mischief, disorderly conduct, and resisting arrest, on Gardner Hill Road in Tamworth.
• Jason Shackford, 25, of Silver Lake, at 9:45 p.m. on Jan. 23, 2017, for tampering with pub recd; present false recd and unofficial inspection-registration decal on Route 16 in Effingham.
• John Goff, 37, of Lebanon, ME, at 8:39 a.m. on Jan. 25, 2017, for DUI, reckless operation, criminal mischief, reckless conduct-deadly weapon, disobeying an officer, and transport drugs in motor vehicle, on Route 16 in Ossipee.
• Carlos Gonsalves, 45, of East Falmouth, MA, at 3:15 p.m. on Jan. 25, 2017, for driving after revocation or suspension and possession of a controlled drug-marijuana on Route 16 in Ossipee.
• Margaret McLlarky, 42, of Center Conway, on a bench warrant at 5:27 p.m. on Jan. 25, 2017, on Route 16 in Ossipee.
• Scott Lamarco, 29, of Dover, at 7:27 p.m. on Jan. 25, 2017, for driving after revocation or suspension-subsequent.

Troop F Arrests

• Jeffrey Brock, 23, of Dalton, at 2:10 a.m. on Jan. 20, 2017, for DUI, on Route 116 in Bethlehem.
• Isabella Caterino, 20, of Lowell, MA, for possession of a controlled drug-marijuana, at 7:35 p.m. on Jan. 21, 2017, on I-93 South in Franconia.
• Daniel Garneau, 34, of Carroll, at 8 p.m. on Jan. 21, 2017, for theft by unauthorized taking ($1,000 or less) on Evans Road in Carroll.
• April Arnold, 32, of Grafton, at 2:30 a.m. on Jan. 23, 2017, on a bench warrant. Also arrested was Jeremy Digby, 37, of Grafton, for receiving stolen property ($1,000 or less). They were arrested on Main Street in Grafton.
• Lisa Leblanc, 36, of Worcester, MA, at 9:45 p.m. on Jan. 23, 2017, for protective custody on Davis Road in Grafton.
• Roeuttna Chavez-Poeuk, 27, of Malden, MA, at 7 p.m. on Jan. 25, 2017, for speeding 11-15 mph over the 70 mph limit, transport drugs in a motor vehicle, and possession of controlled drug-marijuana, on I-93 North near the Ashland bridge in Ashland.
• Austin Pilotte, 37, of Whitefield, at 8:55 p.m. on Jan. 26, 2017, for four counts of assault by a prisoner; three simple assault and a single first- or second-degree assault charge at the Coos County House of Corrections in Stewartstown.