Homeless Man With Machete Allegedly Cut Tent And Made Threats

NASHUA, NH — A homeless man allegedly was threatening people in a homeless camp with a machete on Wednesday and now faces multiple charges.

Nashua police officers responded to the report of a man who had cut open a tent with a machete in a homeless encampment Wednesday morning. The man then proceeded to threaten the victim within the tent with a machete, according to police. The victim told police he knew the man and identified him as Travis Morgan, 41.

The officers on the scene located Morgan in the encampment near the end of Lock Street in a wooded area between the power lines and the railroad tracks. When officers attempted to contact Morgan, he ignored them and fled into the woods, police said. Morgan was accused of jumping into the Merrimack River to swim away from officers toward Hudson. With the assistance of Hudson police and New Hampshire State Police, Morgan was placed under arrest.

As a result of the detective's investigation, police recovered the machete. Morgan was charged with criminal threatening (deadly weapon), criminal mischief, and resisting arrest.

Morgan was issued a $500 cash bail and is scheduled for arraignment at the 9th Circuit District Division Nashua Court on Thursday.

The Nashua Police Department requests anyone with more information about this incident to contact the Crime Line at 603-589-1665. You can also follow the Nashua Police Department on X @NashuaPolice.

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