Crime & Safety

Mississippi Man, Wanted For Murder, Indicted On Rape, Other Charges: Court Roundup

Maine man indicted on drug sales charge; Exeter burglary indictment; woman faces Salem robbery charge; second Seabrook aluminum indictment.

Ryan Christopher Hopkins of Jackson, Mississippi, was indicted on numerous felony charges, including rape, kidnapping, and strangulation, after an incident in Londonderry in August.
Ryan Christopher Hopkins of Jackson, Mississippi, was indicted on numerous felony charges, including rape, kidnapping, and strangulation, after an incident in Londonderry in August. (Londonderry Police Department)

BRENTWOOD, NH — The following people were indicted recently in Rockingham County Superior Court.

Jocelyn Lee Gadman, 30, of Unicorn Circle in Amesbury, Massachusetts, on burglary and theft by unauthorized taking charges, both felonies. She was accused of acting in concert with Axel Domenech to burglarize a home on Water Street in Exeter and steal a Toyota Highlander between June 18 and June 19, 2021.

Jennie M. Gillespie, 36, of Old Turnpike Road in Nottingham on stalking and possession of fentanyl charges, both felonies. She was accused of violating a May 2021 order on Feb. 19 in Raymond while in the same vehicle and inside an Irving gas station with the protected party. Previously, Gillespie was convicted of stalking in Brentwood District Court in October 2021.

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Lisa M. Gonzalez, 31, of Myrtle Court in Lawrence, MA, on a felony robbery charge as well as simple assault and theft by unauthorized charges. She was accused of using force to steal items, including a Mr. Coffee coffeemaker, from Walmart in Salem on July 9.

Michael Graham, 41, of Franklin Heights in Rochester on a felony criminal threatening-deadly weapon charge. He was accused of flashing a knife at another person in Epping on March 10 and stating, “I’m going to cut you, b----,” or words to that effect.

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Samantha S. Gray, 29, of Main Street in Waltham on a felony possession of methamphetamine charge on Aug. 28 in Londonderry. Read more about this case here: Massachusetts Woman Faces Drug, Other Charges After Londonderry Crash

Alison McLeod Hogan, 29, of Spofford Road in Boxford, MA, on a felony possession of fentanyl charge in Salem.

Ryan Christopher Hopkins, 37, of Fairwood Drive in Jackson, Mississippi, on one count of second-degree assault-strangulation-domestic violence, one count of criminal restraint, two counts of kidnapping, three counts of aggravated felonious sexual assault, and two counts of aggravated felonious sexual assault-domestic violence, all felonies. He was accused of repeatedly raping and assaulting a woman in Londonderry who he picked up in Arkansas between Aug. 27 and Aug. 28. Hopkins was also involved in a murder charge in Mississippi from April 2019.

Michael Paul Jeffrey, 32, of South Street in Rollinsford on a felony theft by unauthorized taking charge. He was accused of stealing merchandise from Lowe’s in Seabrook on Sept. 10. Twice before, according to the indictment, he was convicted on theft charges.

Matthew L. Jordan, 39, of Granite Street in Nashua on operating after certification as a habitual offender, possession of crack cocaine, and possession of fentanyl charges, all felonies. He was accused of possessing the drugs and driving in the Rockingham Village parking lot in Seabrook on May 17 after being deemed a habitual offender at the NH DMV.

Josiah Andrews Kazan, 35, of Bigelow Road in Lebanon, Maine, on a felony sale of delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol and endangering the welfare of a child charges between May 1 and May 25 in Fremont.

James Raymond Keefer, 48, of Gertrude Avenue in Raymond on a felony theft by deception charge. He was accused of uttering a check from an account with insufficient funds at Saint Mary’s Bank in Londonderry on Dec. 7, 2016.

Scott Knowles, 60, of Lower Collins Street in Seabrook on a felony theft by unauthorized taking charge. He was accused of stealing aluminum from City Glass in Seabrook between Oct. 24 and Oct. 28, 2021.

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