Boscawen Man Charged With Criminal Threatening With A Gun

MANCHESTER, N.H. — On April 25, 2020 at approximately 12:25 pm Manchester Police responded to the area of Union Street and Auburn for a report of someone threatening people with a gun.

When officers arrived they spoke with several witnesses who said as they were walking in the alley and a man started yelling insults at them and made violent threats. They reported that he displayed a gun in his waistband and threatened to shoot them.

Based on witness descriptions and photo one person took on their cell phone, police were able to locate the suspect identified as James Easler, 21 of Boscawen. He was found to have a gun on him.

Easler was arrested and charged with Criminal Threatening (4 counts). Easler will be arraigned in Hillsborough Superior Court – North.

**Note information derived from a Manchester, NH Police press release