Pair Arrested After New Year’s Day Pedestrian Incident

MERRIMACK, NH — A call about a pedestrian struck on Baboosic Lake Road during the early morning hours on New Year’s Day led to drug charges against two last week, according to a police investigation. Emily Jones, 23, of Manchester, was arrested on Jan. 12, 2017, for possession of a controlled drug and transportation of a controlled drug. Also arrested was Kyle Colburn, 22, of Merrimack for possession of a controlled drug.

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According to police, at around 12:45 a.m. on Jan. 1, 2017, officers and Merrimack Fire and Rescue teams were sent to a report of a pedestrian struck by a motor vehicle on Baboosic Lake Road. Jones was reportedly operating the motor vehicle while Colburn was a passenger, according to police.

“During the course of the investigation, officers developed probable cause to believe that there was marijuana inside the involved motor vehicle,” according to Sgt. Cassell of the Merrimack Police Department. “The motor vehicle was towed back to the Merrimack Police Department where it was secured pending a search warrant. Officers requested and were granted a search warrant later that same day. Upon executing the search, officers located marijuana and paraphernalia in areas of the motor vehicle which led officers to believe that Jones and Colburn were each in possession of marijuana leading up to the crash.”

Warrants were issued against both parties and they turned themselves into police on Jan. 12, where they were charged and released on personal recognizance bail. Both Jones and Colburn are due in court on Feb. 9.