NH Man Accused Of Threatening Governor With A ‘Weapon Of Mass Destruction,’ Making Antisemitic Remarks

CONCORD, NH — A man from Hooksett is facing charges, including a felony, after being accused of threatening to “target” Gov. Kelly Ayotte, possibly with a pipe bomb.

Tristan Alexander Anderson, 22, of West River Road in Hooksett, was arrested on Aug. 28 and charged with felony harm or threats to certain government officials and criminal threatening charges.

In mid-August, police in Pembroke spoke with a man who said a woman had been in contact with Anderson and accused him of making threats against the governor. The man shared screenshots of Snapchat messages he had received from the woman and claimed Anderson had exchanged the messages with her, a New Hampshire State Police detective sergeant wrote later in an affidavit.

In the message, Anderson wrote, “I’m going to target the NH Mayor (sic) Kelly ayott (sic),” the affidavit stated. “With my weapon of mass destruction.” Anderson also made antisemitic comments, writing, “These jew feds need to f------ die,” the report said. He also wrote, “Same with polygamy, WHICH WAS CREATED BY THE FICKING JEWS AND ISRAEL DEEP STATE (emphasized in the Snap),” according to the affidavit.

Anderson was accused of ending the note by writing, “Im (sic) going insane. I’m not f------ lying though.”

The detective sergeant contacted the woman to confirm that she had received the Snapchat messages from Anderson, and she confirmed she had, the report stated. The woman also confirmed Anderson had firearms, had “made mention of manufacturing pipe bombs, and had shown her metal tubes he was utilizing to make the bombs as well as nuts and bolts to put in them,” the affidavit said. She also accused Anderson of purchasing fireworks, “which he was taking apart to create pipe bombs.”

State police issued a warrant for his arrest and he was picked up on Aug. 28.

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After being arrested, Anderson was processed and held on preventive detention. He was ordered to stay away from the Statehouse or its grounds and to be housed on High Street in Boscawen if released. Anderson was also ordered not to possess weapons or consume alcohol or drugs.

The case against Anderson was boundover from Hooksett District Court to Merrimack County Superior Court on Sept. 8, after probable cause was found and waived. He was given a public defender and is due back in court for a dispositional conference hearing on Nov. 20.

According to superior court records, a day after his arrest, another woman filed a civil case against Anderson. The plaintiff, however, made a motion to dismiss the case on Sept. 5. Judge Martin Honigberg granted the motion on Sept. 8.

Anderson’s priors include threat charges in March 2024 after an investigation or incident on Storrs Street and a revocation and vehicle registration charges in December 2023, on Hall Street in Concord.

Patch has reached out to Ayotte’s press office for comment about the case.

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