NH Man At Homeless Camp Charged With Threatening Nashua Police

NASHUA, NH — A man at a homeless camp along the Merrimack River was charged with criminal threatening on Thursday after Nashua Police said he threatened officers with a knife. Nashua Police said they were seeking to detain David Merritt, 44, for a mental health evaluation when he refused to obey the order, brandished the knife and ran into a tent.

Nashua Police said a standoff ensued before Merritt was taken into custody.

The incident occurred at an encampment in a wooded area near the Pheasant Lane Mall about 4:30 Thursday afternoon. Merritt was charged with Class B felony criminal threatening and Class A misdemeanor resisting arrest or detention.

Merritt refused bail and was held at the Hillsborough County Department of Corrections ahead of his arraignment at the Hillsborough County Superior Court-South.

Nashua Police requests anyone with more information on this incident to contact Nashua's Crime Line at 603-589-1665.

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