Manchester Felon, With Criminal History And Active Cases, Arrested On Burglary, Other Charges In Concord

CONCORD, NH — A Queen City man, with active cases and a criminal history dating back to when he was a teenager, was arrested recently on multiple charges after an incident at the Royal Gardens apartment complex in late January.

Around 10:45 p.m. on Jan. 31, police were sent to an apartment at the complex for a report of a domestic assault. An anonymous caller told dispatch they could hear a neighbor screaming and kids sobbing loudly. The caller also reported someone banging on walls, breaking things, and a man speaking in a low tone, a report stated.

Officers went to the apartment and learned Thomas Randall, 30, of Manchester, was an involved party and was possibly at an apartment at the Concord Gardens part of the complex, an affidavit said.

Police interviewed a witness who was at the apartment with her two children visiting the victim and her two children when they were both assaulted, according to a report. The witness said she was at her friend’s apartment when Randall showed up to speak with the victim, a report said. The woman told him to leave, and he did, but then, he returned and attempted to gain access to the apartment through a window, an affidavit said. The window, however, had a child lock, so he did not get far, but he damaged the window blinds in the process, the officer wrote.

The victim told him he was not wanted there and was told to leave, the officer wrote. Randall requested some items from the apartment, including a blanket, and was upset she was not letting him in, the report said. The woman retrieved the blanket and went back downstairs, the officer said.

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At the front door, Randall was accused of pushing the victim down to the floor, into a shoe rack. He was also accused of throwing her cellphone onto the floor and breaking it.

Randall then threatened the second woman, “stating something to the effect of ‘I’m going to kill you’,” the affidavit said.

The witness then started yelling at Randall and went to assist the victim, and accused him of throwing an item at her, which hit her in the left shoulder and caused her to fall. Police later learned it was a cup that was thrown at her, according to the report, and noted a small red cut mark and a large red mark on her shoulder.

Three officers then went to the second apartment to look for Randall, but he was not there, according to police. The woman at that apartment said she had not seen him in at least three weeks, the report stated.

The reporting officer spoke to the victim about why Randall was there, and whether they lived together or his name was on the lease, which it was not, and they were not together, she said. She explained to police what happened and said some of the same things the witness stated, including accusing Randall of attempting to burglarize the apartment, being pushed, and the smashing of her cellphone after she attempted to call police, the report said.

The phone had a cracked screen and would not turn on, which kept her from calling the police, she said. The witness then yelled at Randall after he threw the cup at her, the report stated.

During another interview with the witness, she stated part of the incident was caught on cellphone video.

The officer eyed the video and heard someone say, “You’re going to kill me, Thomas, you just put your hands on her, bro!,” according to the report. “Bro, you just put your hands on her, you f---ing nuts!”

The witness was seen walking and then falling to the ground, but the video did not show what the witness was struck with, the officer wrote. The officer recorded the video from the witness’ cellphone and told both women about the restraining order process.

DCYF was also contacted, according to the report.

A warrant was issued for Randall’s arrest. He was picked up on Feb. 2 and charged with burglary, obstruct report of a crime-injury, criminal threatening, criminal trespass, domestic violence-obstruct report of a crime-injury, three simple assault, two criminal mischief, and two domestic violence-simple assault charges. He was arraigned via video in Concord District Court on Feb. 3 and held without bail. Randall also had an active warrant, according to police.

A probable cause hearing was held on Feb. 10.

According to superior court records, Randall’s criminal history dates back nearly 14 years, when he was a teenager.

In August 2012, Randall was charged with felony second-degree assault charge in Nashua. In January 2013, he pleaded guilty to a simple assault charge and received a 12-month suspended sentence with a year of probation. Five months later, he was accused of violation of probation or parole and pleaded guilty to the charge. He spent 32 days in jail. Randall was charged again with violating probation or parole, pleaded guilty in February 2014, and spent 88 days in jail.

Randall was accused of burglary and two second-degree assault charges in Nashua in September 2013. In February 2014, he pleaded guilty to all the charges and was sentenced to two concurrent two-to-five-year sentences in state prison. Randall was also given 194 days of time-served credit.

At the state prison, Randall was charged with assault by a roommate and simple assault in July 2015. He pleaded guilty to the inmate assault charge and was given a one-and-a-half-to-three-year prison sentence.

In June 2018, Randall was accused of being a felon in possession of a dangerous weapon and three counts of assault by a prisoner. In April 2019, he pleaded guilty to the weapon and one assault charge. Randall received a two-and-a-half-to-five-year prison sentence, suspended for 10 years, and a three-and-a-half-to-seven-year prison sentence. Randall was awarded work release in January 2022.

After an incident in Derry in August 2025, Randall was charged with felon in possession of a dangerous weapon. He was indicted on the charge on March 5 and is due in Rockingham County Superior Court for arraignment on March 20 and for a dispositional conference on April 14.

Randall was also accused of felony drug possession in Manchester in December 2025. His case was boundover to Hills North on Feb. 20. His attorney filed an objection, notice of chemical analysis on Feb. 24.

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