Merrimack Man Charged with Hindering Apprehension

A local man will be in court next month after allegedly giving a false name to police last month, in order to avoid apprehension.

Brian Pimentel, 34, of Mallard Point in Merrimack, was arrested at 3 p.m. on Nov. 19, and charged with hindering apprehension and warrants for failing to appear out of Hillsborough County.

According to police, a vehicle was stopped around 9 a.m. on Oct. 24, on Daniel Webster Highway. The driver, a woman, had an infraction, and during the course of checking out her driving information, the officer learned that she also an active protection order. The officer spoke to the male passenger in the car who reportedly gave the name of “Brian Mendez,” which didn’t match the protection order.

“Mendez did not fit the physical description for the male party named in the protection order and both were released,” according to Sgt. Joseph Goodridge.

Later, the officer was able to learn that Mendez was actually Pimentel and he had active warrants out of Hillsborough County for failing to appear. A warrant was taken out for Pimentel and he turned himself in to police. He was released on personal recognizance bail and is due in court on Dec. 16.

In 2010, according to online reports, Pimentel was arrested on a heroin charge in Andover, MA, according to the Lawrence Eagle-Tribune. He was also arrested on numerous charges in Merrimack in 2010, according to the Nashua Telegraph.

Editor’s note: The following post was derived from information supplied by the Merrimack Police Department. It does not indicate a conviction. Click this link to find out how to get a name removed from a New Hampshire Patch arrest report.