Merrimack Man Accused Of Lying On Form, Buying Guns For Another Person

MERRIMACK, NH — A man from Merrimack faces a felony charge in U.S. District Court after being indicted by a grand jury.

Leith Sukkar, 22, of Merrimack was arrested in Manchester on Thursday on a single count of false statement during the acquisition of a firearm. He was due to be arraigned in U.S. District Court in Concord today.

“The indictment filed in court alleges that on May 3, Sukkar made a false statement during the purchase of a Glock model 29, 10 mm pistol and a Glock model 43, 9 mm pistol from Shooter’s Outpost, a federally licensed firearms dealer, located in Hooksett, New Hampshire,” U.S. Attorney Jane Young said. “Sukkar falsely represented that he was the actual purchaser of the firearms, when, in fact, he was purchasing the firearms for another person.”

The charges in the indictment are only allegations, Young said, and Sukkar was “presumed to be innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.”

The case was investigated by the Manchester Police Department Special Investigations Unit, New Hampshire State Police, and the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.

A Salem man was also arrested on Thursday on a machine gun possession charge.

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