Seven Arrested After Sobriety Checkpoint in Amherst

Seven people are facing charges after a sobriety checkpoint held last night and this morning on Route 101A in Amherst.

According to a press statement, the following people were arrested during a check of 241 vehicles between 9 p.m. on Aug. 1, and 3 a.m. on Aug. 2:

Lucas Carron, 31 of New Ipswich, charged with DWI.

Arthur Davis, 30 of Greenville, charged with DWI Drugs.

Daniel Cornwell, 40, for Wilton, charged with aggravated DWI.

Robert Merrill, 29, of Nashua, charged with possession of a controlled drug.

Michael Mceleney, 25, of Wilton, charged with possession controlled drug.

Richard Morin, 38, Andover, MA, charged with possession controlled drug.

Juvenile, unnamed and unknown age, possession of a controlled drug.

All are due in court at future dates.

In a statement, Sgt. S. Callinan of the New Hampshire State Police, said NHSP Col. Robert Quinn, Police Chief Mark Reams of the Amherst Police Department, and the officers of both departments, “consider the detection and apprehension of impaired drivers to be a top priority. They will continue to collaborate and utilize sobriety checkpoints and other means to deter, detect and remove impaired drivers from New Hampshire’s roadways.”