Nashua Fugitive Faces 15 Domestic Violence Charges

NASHUA, NH — A Nashua man was arrested Tuesday and charged with 15 domestic violence-related crimes after police said he strangled his girlfriend and "threw her around" a residence. Peter Lachapelle, 43, was arrested Tuesday at about 5 a.m. and held on $5,000 bail at the Valley Street Jail. He will be arraigned Wednesday in Nashua District Court.

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Nashua police Lt. Kerry Baxter said on March 10, officers received a report from a woman who said her boyfriend — identified as Lachapelle — strangled her and "threw her around" a residence. Her injuries were so severe she was treated at a local hospital, Baxter said. The next day, officers obtained a warrant for Lachapelle's arrest but he didn't immediately turn himself in. On Tuesday at about 4:45 a.m., patrol officers located him on Factory Street and took him into custody.

Lachapelle was charged with second-degree assault, five counts of domestic violence, five counts of assault, three counts of criminal mischief and criminal mischief.

Photo: Peter Lachapelle. (Credit: Nashua Police Department)