Courts

Seven days after a Valley Street jail administrator told county commissioners he was working with state health officials to comply with Centers for Disease Control COVID-19 guidelines, a Superior Court judge ordered a COVID-19 positive inmate released and said he should “immediately report to a local emergency room to be assessed by a doctor.” READ MORE

The owner of a Manchester drywall contracting company pleaded guilty Tuesday to aiding and abetting other construction companies skip out paying close to half a million in taxes. READ MORE

An Amherst man, upset about President Trump’s election loss, allegedly left his name and phone number – along with profanity-laced comments – when leaving threatening voicemails for members of Congress. READ MORE

The accused shooter and victim in last week’s Hall Street incident are former cellmates at the Northern NH Correctional Facility in Berlin, according to court documents. READ MORE

Chief Justice of the Superior Court Tina Nadeau has made the decision to cancel the remaining jury trials in New Hampshire Superior Court throughout the state through the end of December. Trials scheduled to resume in January in Rockingham County, Hillsborough County Northern District, Cheshire County, and Merrimack County are expected to continue as scheduled. READ MORE

In light of rapidly rising COVID-19 infection rates and limited air circulation in four county courthouses, Chief Justice of the Superior Court Tina Nadeau has made the decision to cancel jury trials in Sullivan, Strafford, Hillsborough Southern District, and Belknap counties for the month of January 2021. READ MORE

There were 177 indictments handed up by the grand jury for November. READ MORE

A man with a violent criminal history who allegedly tried to run over Manchester police officers during his arrest in 2018 is set to plead guilty Wednesday to federal drug trafficking and weapons charges. READ MORE