Maine Man Arrested On Kidnapping, Reckless Conduct Charges In Hampton

HAMPTON, NH — A man from Maine was arrested on Friday in Seabrook after being accused of carjacking a vehicle in Hampton with a woman and child inside.

Police, around noon, received 911 calls about a stolen vehicle in the area of the Underwood Memorial Bridge and Hampton Beach State Park. It was occupied by a woman and an infant when the man was accused of stealing the vehicle.

The man, later identified as David Tayes, 46, of Baldwin, Maine, was accused of driving across the bridge and into Seabrook while speeding, Deputy Chief Alex Reno of the Hampton Police Department said.

“The speeds were reported to be high enough to endanger the lives and safety of the public as well as the passengers in the vehicle,” he said.

Reno said Tayes was not known to the victims.

The woman was able to place the vehicle in park in the area of the Ocean Boulevard and Route 286 intersection. She told Tayes she was calling 911, and he fled, Reno said. Seabrook police arrested him a short time later.

Tayes was brought back to Hampton and charged with two counts of kidnapping, reckless conduct, and theft of a motor vehicle, all felonies. Reno said no one was injured during the incident. Tayes was held in the Rockingham County Jail on preventive detention and will be arraigned in superior court on Monday.

Anyone with information related to this incident is asked to contact the Hampton Police Department at 603-929-4444.

Anonymous tips can be made through the Crimeline for the Hamptons at 603-929-1222.

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