Felon Caught with Brass Knuckles a No Show After Sentencing

On March 6, 2013, members of the Nashua Police Department Criminal Investigations Division arrested a Nashua resident for Escape, class B Felony. Shivam Yadav, age 21, of 105 Walnut Street, Nashua, New Hampshire, was arrested at the Nashua Police Department, at approximately 2:41 p.m.

Yadav was arrested Aug. 16 by Nashua Police, charged with felon in possession of a dangerous weapon, a class B felony, after he was detained at the former District Courthouse for attempting to enter while in possession of brass knuckles. A check of Yadav’s criminal history at that time showed that he was convicted of a felony on February 28, 2011 out of Hillsborough Superior Court South, for theft by unauthorized taking or transfer a class B felony, making the possession of a weapon a felony.

On February 6, 2013, Nashua Police Prosecutors were present with Yadav at the 9th Circuit Nashua District Court for a deferred sentence hearing related to the above mentioned case. As a result of the hearing, Yadav was ordered to the Hillsborough County House of Corrections, located in Manchester, New Hampshire, to commence on February 8, 2013.

Police were notified that Yadav did not turn himself in as ordered by the court. The investigation was furthered by detectives in the Criminal Investigations Division and a warrant was issued for Yadav.

A Class B Felony is punishable by up to seven years in the New Hampshire State Prison, exclusive of fines. Yadav is being held at the Nashua Police Department pending his arraignment at the 9th Circuit-District Division-Nashua Court on March 7, 2013.