Penacook Teen Racks Up 3 DWIs in 5 Weeks: Reports

CONCORD, NH — A local man who isn’t old enough to drink yet has already been arrested three times for allegedly driving while intoxicated this month and last month, according to reports. Braden R. Meyer, 18, with a last known address of Summer Street in Penacook, has been arrested on driving while intoxicated – and other charges – on Dec. 2, and Dec. 12, 2016, as well as Jan. 7, 2017, according to police.

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During both the Dec. 12, and Jan. 7, cases, Meyer was allegedly on North Main Street at the time of the arrests. On Dec. 12, he was arrested for driving while intoxicated, operating without a valid license, transportation of alcohol by a minor, unlawful possession of alcohol, possession of drugs, possession of controlled drugs, and default or breach of bail conditions. Three weeks ago, he was charged with driving while intoxicated, driving after revocation or suspension, two counts of resisting arrest or detention, disobeying an officer, reckless conduct, and unlawful possession of alcohol.

During the Dec. 2, incident, he was driving on Fisherville Road and was charged with driving while intoxicated and unlawful possession.

Limited information is available about two of the three cases however, in an affidavit filed by police on Dec. 12, at just before 1 a.m., an officer was traveling north on North Main Street when he saw a Pontiac stopped on the side of the road, with its lines on, near Chapel Street. As the officer got closer to the vehicle, he reportedly saw the driver’s side door opened and a man in the driver’s seat who he “immediately recognized” as Meyer.

Ten days before, the officer arrested Meyer for DWI, the affidavit noted.

The officer asked if he was all set, and Meyer allegedly stated that he couldn’t get the vehicle started.

“Braden continually turned the keys within the ignition,” the officer alleged. “Each time Braden turned the keys to the ignition, I could hear the engine begin to start up but would not completely turn on.”

The officer pulled a U-turn, parked behind the Pontiac, and walked up to the driver’s side door in an effort to make contact with Meyer.

“The first thing I noticed was Braden’s eyes,” the officer alleged. “Braden’s eyes were bloodshot and glass-like in their appearance.”

Meyer also allegedly smelled like alcohol, according to the affidavit. When asked how much he had to drink, he allegedly denied drinking and said he was just coming from work. When asked again about whether he had been drinking, Meyer allegedly stated, “What’s it matter … you’re just going to arrest me anyways.”

On the passenger seat, the officer allegedly saw a plastic Ziplock bag with a leafy green substance he later identified as marijuana along with a multi-colored glass smoking device, the affidavit noted. On the floor of the back-passenger seat was an open can of Natty Daddy beer. A Domino’s Pizza box was on the back seat and next to that was another can of beer inside of a bag, the officer alleged.

“All of this was in plain sight,” the officer alleged.

Since it was snowing and the roads and sidewalks were covered in snow and Meyer was not dressed properly for the weather, the officer refrained from requesting a field sobriety test and arrested him on numerous charges, the affidavit stated. After being handcuffed, “Braden did not appear steady on his feet as he swayed to his left while taking his first three steps in handcuffs as we walked to my patrol vehicle,” the officer alleged.

During processing, the officer also found out that Meyer had a suspended license from January 2016, due to refusal of implied consent. He allegedly stated that he was unaware of the suspension, according to the affidavit.