Nashua Woman Arrested On Threat, Child Endangerment Charges

NASHUA, NH — A Gate City woman was arraigned earlier this week on both felony and misdemeanor charges after an incident Saturday.

Around 5:45 p.m., officers were sent to Farmwood Drive to give assistance call. While there, police accused a resident, Dusty Lyn Brenner, 48, of endangering a 3-year-old child by "leaving her prescription methadone medication scattered on the floor of her residence, which allowed (the) unattended child to have access to the loose pills," according to Lt. Patrick Hannon of the Criminal Investigation Division.

Police accused Brenner of then threatening an officer with a knife and while officers attempted to arrest her, she resisted.

"During this struggle, an officer was cut with the knife, causing minor injury to the officer's finger," Hannon said.

Detectives also worked to further the investigation and later, Brenner was charged with felony second-degree assault as well as criminal threatening, endangering the welfare of a child or incompetent, and two resisting arrest or detention charges.

The child, Hannon said, was not injured and was taken by the Division for Children, Youth and Families.

Brenner faces 11 years in prison as well as fines. She was held on preventative detention and arraigned in Hillsborough County Superior Court South on May 11.

Anyone with information about the case is asked to contact Nashua police at 603-589-1655.

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