Portsmouth Man Arrested For June Planet Fitness Assault Case

ROCHESTER, NH — A Portsmouth man has been arrested and charged with the brutal assault of a woman in Rochester in mid-June outside of the local Planet Fitness, according to police. Jordan C. Lamonde, 22, of Portsmouth, was arrested on July 24, 2017, on a felony second-degree assault charge. Police arrested Lamonde at Portsmouth Regional Hospital after what Chief Paul Toussaint called “an aggressive investigation” into the attack.

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At around 10 p.m. on June 12, officers were sent to the Planet Fitness on North Main Street in Rochester for a report of a teen who had been assaulted. The woman stated that she had walked out to her vehicle when she was attacked from behind by a man she didn’t know.

Police circulated surveillance footage of the incident in an effort to get tips about the case. Lamonde was developed as a suspect and picked up this afternoon. He was held on $150,000 cash bail and will be arraigned in Strafford County Superior Court.

"This was a vicious, unprovoked attack that shocked our community,” said Toussaint, in a statement, “and I am proud to report that the suspect has been identified and apprehended.”