Crime & Safety
DWI, Drug Charges For Merrimack Man
Merrimack police said Jared Bisset was arrested after a citizen reported he was driving erratically on the Everett Turnpike.
MERRIMACK, NH -- A Merrimack man was arrested this week on DWI and drug charges after a citizen tip, according to police. Jared Bisset (pictured), 29, was arrested Monday night, according to Merrimack Police Lieutenant Eric Marquis.
An officer encountered Bisset at a gas station by the Everett Turnpike after a citizen reported he was driving erratically, according to Marquis.
"The officer made contact with ... (Bisset) ... and noticed signs of impairment," Marquis said in a statement. "An investigation, which included field sobriety tests, was conducted and as a result Bisset was placed under arrest."
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The officer also found pills and an unidentified white powder in Bisset's vehicle, according to Marquis.
Bisset was charged with driving while intoxicated, three counts of drug possession and drug possession in a vehicle. He was released on bond pending an arraignment November 1 in Merrimack District Court.
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