HOOKSETT, NH — Christopher Garon, 23, of Manchester, was arrested following a five-hour stand-off with Hooksett Police and the Manchester SWAT.
At 9:23 p.m on Sept. 19, the Hooksett Police Department responded to the end of Campus Drive for a report of an unstable 23-year-old man armed with a semi-automatic rifle. When the officers arrived at the end of Campus Drive, the officers heard four to five rounds being discharged from the wood line in an unknown direction.
The officers backed off, set up a perimeter and the Manchester Police Department’s SWAT team arrived shortly thereafter. The man, later identified as Garon, was contained in an undeveloped cul-de-sac and was in contact with the officers on scene.
On September 20 at 2:24 a.m., Garon was taken into custody without incident and charged with felony reckless conduct and disorderly conduct. Garon is currently being held at the Merrimack County House of Correction on $10,000 cash bail. He is scheduled to be video arraigned at some point Tuesday.
The New Hampshire State Police, Bow and Allenstown Police Department’s along with the Hooksett Fire Department assisted throughout this incident.
