Staff reports
NEWPORT — The following is a summary of the grand jury indictments that were handed down on April 24 at Sullivan County Superior Court in Newport.
Jordan Richardson
Richardson, 18, of 698 Cross Road in Goshen is charged with sale of THC cartridges, a schedule I drug, near Towle School in Newport on Dec. 8, 2018. Jordan Richardson is said to have agreed to this sale with Kurt Richardson and juvenile. The conspiracy includes purchase of the THC cartridges by Kurt Richardson, Jordan Richardson heard of a potential buyer through the juvenile, who gave them a place and a time to meet the buyer. The three conspirators drove to a location near the Towle School and Jordan Richardson and the juvenile went down a trail to meet their buyer. The buyer took the cartridges to inspect them and then fled the scene without paying.
During the sale Jordan Richardson was armed with a .22 caliber Ruger revolver. He shot his fleeing buyer in the torso and injured him.
The potential penalty for the drug sale is 3½-7 years in state prison and a $100,000 fine. The potential penalty for assault with the firearm is 10-20 years in state prison and a $4,000 fine. The potential penalty for involving the juvenile in the sale of the drugs is 10-20 years in state prison and a $300,000 fine.
Kurt Richardson
Richardson, 42, of 698 Cross Road in Goshen is accused of conspiracy to sell THC cartridges with Jordan Richardson and a juvenile. Kurt Richardson obtained the cartridge and drove Jordan Richardson and the juvenile to the point of sale near the Towle School in Newport on Dec. 8. Kurt Richardson was armed with a .270 WSM caliber rifle. He was driving a GMC truck with Jordan Richardson and the juvenile as passengers. He pursued a vehicle driven by a juvenile and carrying three passengers down Oak Street at high speeds, tailgating the vehicle and pulling alongside it in the on-coming traffic lane. This placed members of the public in danger of serious bodily injury.
The potential penalty for the drug charge is 3½-7 years in state prison and a $100,000 fine. The potential penalty for felonious use of a firearm is 3½-7 years in state prison and a $4,000 fine. The potential penalty for reckless conduct with a deadly weapon (his GMC truck) is 3½-7 years in state prison and a $4,000 fine. The potential penalty for involving a juvenile in the sale of drugs is 10-20 years in state prison and a $300,000 fine.
Shad Steven
Oliver Wright
Wright, 32, of 1079 Roberts Road, Springfield, Vermont, was stopped on March 24 while driving a 2002 Honda Civic on Main Street in Claremont after having been declared a habitual offender on Jan. 18. Wright was prohibited from operating a motor vehicle in the state of New Hampshire. He was furthermore found to have been released on bail when he committed this offense.
The potential penalty for each infraction is 2 ½-5 years in state prison and $4,000 fine.
Corey M. Quimby
Quimby, 38, of 50 East Street in Claremont, was stopped while driving a 2001 Subaru Legacy on Washington Street in Claremont on March 24. He had been declared an habitual offender on April 24, 2006 and was prohibited from operating a motor vehicle in the state of New Hampshire.
The potential penalty for each infraction is 2½-5 years in state prison and $4,000 fine.
Nicholas Currier
Currier, 39, of 133 Shad Hill Road, Apt. 1 in Springfield unlawfully entered a Irving/Circle K convenience store and “a separately secured section” of a Bar Harbor Bank and Trust building in Grantham on Dec. 31, 2018.
The potential penalty for each infraction is 3½-7 years in state prison and $4,000 fine.
Heather Lord-Hill
Lord-Hill, also known as Heather Lord or Heather Pacetti, 36, of 24 Meadow Street in Claremont, escaped from custody at the Sullivan County House of Corrections in Unity on April 4 by failing to return from a work search.
The potential penalty for each infraction is 3½ years in state prison and $4,000 fine.
Justin S. Butler
Butler, 26, of 410 Mill Village Road in Goshen received stolen property at 66 Myrtle Street, Apt. 20 in Claremont on Jan. 29. He had on his person a Glock pistol, the property of Anthony Grossi, and believed it was stolen. Butler is charged with committing this offense while out on bail on two other charges.
The potential penalty for each infraction is 7½-15 years in state prison for receiving stolen property and 3½-7 years in state prison for committing the offense while on bail.
Erica L.
Belknap-Morris
Belknap-Morris, 30, of 274 John Stark Highway in Newport is accused of taking a 2010 Acura automobile owned by Stephen Bonner from 42 Whitcomb Lane on Sept. 15, 2018. The car is worth approximately $10,000. She is charged with committing this offense while on bail for another charge.
The potential penalty for each infraction is 7½-15 years in state prison for theft of property worth more than $1,500 and 3½-7 years in state prison for committing the offense while on bail.
Michael P. Wood
Wood, 20, of 16 Cross Street, Aprt. B in Newport presented a check for $354.65 made payable to Scott Earthrowl drawn on the account of Big Mike’s Cleaning & Maintenance at Sugar River Bank in Newport on Jan. 11. Wood is accused of forging the signature of Earthrowl without any authority to do so.
The potential penalty for each infraction is 3½-7 years in state prison and $4,000.
James A. Santaw
Santaw, 30, of 35 Woonsocket Avenue in Claremont is charged with committing the crime of selling heroin on March 21. He is said to have agreed to commit this crime with Kerri A. Yaqoob and Kyle Archibald Meade. Evidence presented includes Facebook messages exchanged between Yaqoob and Meade about Meade buying two bags of heroin and ½ grams of bath salts for $100. Yaqoob told Meade to meet Santaw at the Woonsocket Avenue address. Meade gave Santaw $100 in exchange for two bags of heroin and a bag of bath salts.
The potential penalty for each infraction (sale and conspiracy) is 3½-7 years in state prison and $100,000 fine.
Kerri A. Yaqoob
Yaqoob, 28, of 35 Woonsocket Avenue in Claremont has been charged with selling heroin on March 21 in conspiracy with James Santaw and Kyle Meade. She is further charged with committing this offense while on bail. Yaqoob is further charged with possession of heroin, fentanyl, and bath salts (alpha-PHP) with intent to sell them.
The potential penalty for each infraction is 3½-7 years in state prison and $100,000 fine for the sale of heroin and fentanyl and conspiracy, and for committing these crimes while on bail.
Tyler N. Barry
Barry, 26, of 318 Main Street, Apt. 2 in Claremont is charged with criminal mischief and discharge of a firearm into an occupied structure on Dec. 30, 2018. He was in the company of Matthew Barry and Brandon Teeter. Matthew Barry is accused of giving Tyler Barry the Ruger 9mm pistol and encouraging him to fire it out the window of a vehicle driven by Teeter along Chestnut Street. Tyler Barry did discharge the pistol at the building at 132 Chestnut Street and at 136 Chestnut Street, based on the presence of bullet holes there. Barry is accused of committing these offenses while on bail for a burglary charge.
The potential penalty for each infraction is 3½-7 years in state prison and $4,000 fine.
Matthew Barry
Barry, 24, of 13 Emerald Ridge in Newport is charged with criminal mischief and conspiracy to discharge of a firearm into an occupied building while in the company of Tyler Barry and Brandon Teeter. Barry is accused of giving Tyler Barry the Ruger 9mm pistol and encouraging him to shoot it out the window of the vehicle driven by Teeter. Tyler Barry shot at buildings at 132 and 136 Chestnut Street.
The potential penalty for each infraction is 3½-7 years in state prison and $4,000 fine.
Talyen McGuire
McGuire, 29, former of 249 Old Claremont Road in Claremont is charged with two counts of aggravated felonious sexual assault and first degree assault on Jan. 26. McGuire is accused of assaulting his victim while she was asleep and in spite of her attempts to fight him off.
The potential penalty for each infraction is 10-20 years in state prison and $4,000 fine.
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