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Grand jury indictments at Sullivan County Superior Court

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NEWPORT — On March 20 the grand jurors of the State of New Hampshire made the following indictments. A grand jury makes a finding based on the evidence presented to it that there is probable cause that a crime has been committed. Only the cases of persons charged with felonies are brought before a grand jury. They consider evidence presented by the county attorney or the attorney general. Unlike a petit jury, a grand jury does not decide whether a person is guilty or innocent.

 

Elroy M. Truell Jr.

Elroy M. Truell Jr., 54, of Charlestown is accused of having in his vehicle on March 4 one or more knives, kept in the driver’s side door. Truell has previously been convicted of theft (June 1995) and possession of a dangerous weapon (June 2001). On March 4 at 345 Washington Street in Claremont  Truell allegedly threatened to stab or cut two police officers who were acting in the line of duty.

Possession of the weapon carries a potential penalty of 3 ½ to 7 years in state prison and a $4,000 fine. Threatening an officer carries a potential penalty of 2 to 5 years in prison and a $2,000 penalty for each count.

 

Tyler N. Barry

Tyler N. Barry, 26, of Claremont is charged with firing a Ruger 9mm pistol on Dec. 30, 2018 in the direction of residences near Chestnut Street in Claremont and striking multiple residences, putting the residents in danger of serious bodily injury. He is also charged with possession of the firearm, which was given to him by Matthew Barry. Tyler Barry committed this offense while released on conditions of bail and had previously been convicted of burglary. 

The potential penalty for these offenses is 3 ½ to 7 years in state prison and a $4,000 fine on each count.

Barry is also charged with removing a pellet gun from Walmart on Dec. 30, also a violation of his conditions of release. The penalty for this misdemeanor is 12 months in the house of corrections and a $2,000 fine.

 

Matthew Barry

Matthew Barry, 24, of Newport is charged with shooting a Ruger 9mm pistol on Dec. 30, 2018 while on foot on the northeast side of the Sugar River in the area of the foot bridge near the Common Man, a populated area in Claremont, which placed people within range of the shots in danger of serious bodily injury. Barry is also charged with shooting the same pistol out the window of a pick-up truck in the area of Main Street, a populated area in Claremont, putting people in danger of serious bodily injury.

Barry also threatened to assault someone, specifically, threatened to shoot the person and take his truck.

The potential penalty for these offenses is 3 ½ to 7 years in state prison and a $4,000 fine on each count.

 

Willem Wonsang

Willem Wonsang, 44, of Manchester was charged with bail jumping on March 7. Wonsang failed to appear before the Sullivan County Superior Court for a scheduled final pretrial. He had been charged with first degree assault, punishable by a maximum imprisonment of 15 years or more. The potential penalty for bail jumping is 7 ½ to 15 years in state prison and a $10,000.

 

Loretta A. Doxter

Loretta A. Doxter, 39, of Newport had been released on Feb. 11 and failed to appear before Sullivan County Superior Court on March 14 as required by the conditions of her release. Doxter had been charged with willful concealment (third offense), committed on bail. The potential penalty for bail jumping is 3 ½ to 7 years in state prison and a $5,000 fine.

 

Chad Boardman

Chad Boardman, 42, of Claremont has been charged with nonconsensual dissemination of private sexual images between Jan. 1 and Feb. 12 in the form of photos and a digital recording. Boardman allegedly obtained the images under circumstances in which a reasonable person would expect the image to remain private. Boardman is charged with acting to harass the person depicted in the image by sharing it with other people.

The potential penalty for this offense is 3 ½ to 7 years in state prison and a $4,000 fine on each count.

 

John Fernandes

John Fernandes, 33, of Cavendish has been charged with receiving stolen property in Claremont on Nov. 26, 2018. The property included a DeWalt palm sander and a Hitachi concrete drill belonging to Trumbull-Nelson Construction Company. Fernandes allegedly knew the tools belonged to the construction company. He has been twice convicted of theft of property in the past, in Laconia in March 2004 and in Lebanon in March 2014. The penalty for the current charge is 3 ½ to 7 years in state prison and a $4,000 fine.

 

Katie St. Pierre

Katie St. Pierre, 28, of Keene has been charged with selling both heroin and fentanyl on April 2, 2018 to a person cooperating with the New Hampshire Drug Task Force for $150 near South Street in Claremont. This location is within 1,000 feet of Claremont Middle School. St. Pierre is also charged with conspiracy because she agreed with the person cooperating with the N.H. Drug Task Force that she could obtain the drugs, asked for payment, went and got the drugs, and brought them back.

The potential penalty for this offense is 7 to 14 years in state prison and $200,000 on both counts.

 

Michael Kennett

Michael Kennett, 64, of Claremont has been charged with conspiring with two other persons between March 31 and July 17, 2018 to sell heroin to a third person cooperating with the N.H. Drug Task Force. 

On April 2, 2018 Kennett brought a person cooperating with the drug task force to Katie St. Pierre to purchase heroin. 

On April 30, 2018 Kennett discussed the terms of sale, brought his customer to the point of sale, and produced the heroin. Kennett sold his customer 60 bags of heroin, worth $500. 

On May 14, 2018 Kennett agreed to sell someone cooperating with the drug task force 60 bags of heroin, and said he would go to Vermont to get it with the cooperation of Janet Kennett and Brandon Aire. Aire was identified as the connection for the heroin.

On May 21, 2018 agreed to sell 60 bags of heroin for $550 to a drug task force operative. Janet Kennett and Brandon Aire were again involved in the sale and the drugs were again brought from Vermont.

On June 4 and 11, 2018 similar exchanges took place.

All these sales took place within 1,000 feet of the Claremont Middle School.

The penalty for these offenses is 7 to 14 years in state prison and a $200,000 fine.

 

Janet Kennett

Janet Kennett, 58, of Claremont is charged with sale of heroin in a school zone and in conspiracy with Michael Kennett and Brandon Aire. Janet Kennett is implicated in involvement with heroin sales on April 2, April 30, May 14, 21, June 4, June 11.

The penalty for these offenses is 7 to 14 years in state prison and a $200,000 fine.

 

Tanya Braga Pillsbury

Tanya Braga Pillsbury, 45, of Lempster is accused of falsifying physical evidence on Dec. 15, 2017. Braga Pillsbury is charged with giving an altered paystub to Eaton Tarbell Jr. Esq., an attorney who represented her in a proceeding in the Fifth Circuit Court, Newport, Family Division, while knowing the paystub was false and with the purpose of deceiving the presiding judge.

The potential penalty for this offense is 3 ½ to 7 years in state prison and a $4,000 fine.

 

Justin Gunnip

Justin Gunnip, 31, of Unity has been charged with bail jumping. Gunnip was released from custody and then failed to appear at Sullivan County Superior Court on March 7 as required by the conditions of his release. His release was in connection with an offense punishable by 1-15 years in prison. The potential penalty for bail jumping is 3 ½ to 7 years in state prison and a $4,000 fine.

 

George Mooshian

George Mooshian, 49, of Newport is charged with lacerating his left leg during an accident with an off-highway recreational vehicle (OHRV) while under the influence of liquor or drugs. The potential penalty for the offense is 3 ½ to 7 years in state prison and a $4,000 fine.

 

Torin Michael Cain Ruggeri

Torin Ruggeri, 26, of Springfield, Vermont is charged with bail jumping. Ruggeri failed to appear before the Sullivan County Superior Court on March 14 as required by the conditions of his release. He had been released in connection with a charge for an offense (operation as a habitual offender on Feb. 26) punishable by 1-15 years in prison  The potential penalty for bail jumping is 3 ½ to 7 years in state prison and a $4,000 fine.

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