COURTESY
NEWPORT – Gage King, 25, of Charlestown was sentenced in Sullivan Superior Court on Sept. 13 to serve a 12-month period of incarceration at the Sullivan County House of Corrections for the misdemeanor crime of receiving stolen property. King will be evaluated for the Sullivan County TRAILS Program, pursuant to that sentence, which is an intensive incarceration-based treatment program run by the Sullivan County House of Corrections, and one based upon best practices. Mr. King was also sentenced to serve an additional 12 month period of incarceration for the misdemeanor crime of domestic violence. That sentence was suspended, conditioned upon good behavior, for a period of three years. King will also be supervised by the New Hampshire Department of Corrections for a period of two years.
King’s conviction arose as a result of a Charlestown Police Department investigation that began on July 15. On that date someone reported to Officer Jeremiah Haynes that King had threatened to get a firearm from his vehicle and shoot another family member the day prior. The reporting party subsequently learned one of his firearms had been stolen from the residence, which was shared by King. The firearm, a Smith & Wesson 9mm handgun was later found to be in in a bag in King’s vehicle.
The law enforcement community of Sullivan County is vigilant in the efforts to stop crimes of domestic violence and property crimes. The Sullivan County Attorney’s Office is determined to prosecute these crimes in ways designed to keep the families and people of Sullivan County safe.
The Charlestown Police Department conducted this investigation, and the case was prosecuted by Deputy Sullivan County Attorney Justin Hersh.
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