Crime & Safety
Salisbury Man Indicted On Drug, Gun Charges, Then Takes Plea Deal: Merrimack County Superior Court Roundup
Homeless man indicted on Concord rape charge; woman accused of crashing into trooper cruiser; Hollis woman indicted on several drug charges.

CONCORD, NH — Joshua Gragg, 40, of Apple Tree Lane in Hopkinton, on two felony counts of operating after certification as a habitual offender. He was accused of driving in Hopkinton on Aug. 27 and Aug. 28 after being deemed a habitual offender in January 2025.
Ashley Lantry, 40, of Worcester Road in Hollis, on controlled drug act; acts prohibited-possession of controlled drug-subsequent-meth, controlled drug act; acts prohibited-possession of controlled drug-meth, controlled drug act; acts prohibited-possession of controlled drug-subsequent-subsequent-amphetamine, controlled drug act; acts prohibited-possession of controlled drug-amphetamine, controlled drug act; acts prohibited-possession of controlled drug-subsequent-lorazepam, and controlled drug act; acts prohibited-possession of controlled drug-lorazepam charges, all felonies on July 10 in Concord. Read more about this case here: Woman From Hollis Arrested On 2nd DUI And Subsequent Drug Charges In Concord
Kenneth James Legro, 73, of Oak Hill Road in Salisbury, on reckless conduct, criminal threatening, and controlled drug act; acts prohibited-meth charges, all felonies. He was accused of firing a .45 caliber handgun into the window of a Franklin residence on July 7. Legro pleaded guilty to two of the charges on Oct. 21. He was sentenced to 12 months in the Merrimack County Jail, six months suspended for five years, on the reckless conduct-deadly weapon charge and 12 months in jail, all suspended for five years, on the meth charge. Legro was also fined $434, which was also suspended for five years. The criminal threatening-deadly weapon charge was nolle prossed.
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Heather Lewis, 35, of Souhegan Drive in Merrimack, on two felony counts of reckless conduct. She was accused of driving recklessly in Concord during a chase with New Hampshire State Police, striking a cruiser, and injuring a trooper on Aug. 15, 2025. Read more about this case here: Merrimack Woman Crashes Into A State Trooper Cruiser During Chase In Concord: NH State Police Roundup
Mark A. Lucier, 64, of Fisherville Road in Concord, on a felony count of controlled drug act; acts prohibited-fentanyl on Oct. 22, 2025, in Concord. Previously, according to the indictment, he was convicted on an acts prohibited-possession of a controlled drug charge in Merrimack County Superior Court in April 2023.
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David S. Margiotti, 63, of Emery Road in Andover, on three felony counts of controlled drug act; acts prohibited-fentanyl, meth, and meth-with intent to sell or distribute on April 13 in Franklin.
James Martin, 37, a homeless man now located in Concord, on a felony count of aggravated felonious sexual assault. He was accused of raping a woman on Jan. 28, 2025, in Concord. Read more about this case here: Vermont Man, Formerly Homeless In Concord, Arrested On Rape Charge After Incident At The Gardens
Stephanie Matheson, 43, of South Street in Concord, on a felony count of theft by unauthorized taking. She was accused of stealing merchandise from Walmart in Concord on July 25, 2025. Previously, according to the indictment, Matheson was convicted of willful concealment in Claremont District Court in March 2002 and theft in Manchester District Court in March 2019.
Richard B. McJuary, 57, of Pinewood Trail in Concord, on a felony count of motor vehicles; penalties. He was accused of driving on Manchester Street in Concord on May 3 after being deemed a habitual offender by the NH DMV in May 2008.
David B. Melanson, 33, of Wilson Street in Manchester, on theft by deception and forgery charges. He was accused of uttering a check for $2,285 from the Merrimack County Savings Bank account of Stil-Mac Developers LLC in Bow on April 16.
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