Crime & Safety
Man Facing Multiple Charges in Domestic Dispute
Nashua police said the man repeatedly hit woman and threatened her with a knife.
Nashua police arrested a man on multiple charges of assault and threatening in a domestic dispute May 7.
Police said Rodney Curtis, 22, with no fixed address in the city, was arrested after the incident at a home on Williams Street.
He was charged with:
- eight counts of domestic violence – simple assault, a Class A misdemeanor,
- two counts of simple assault, Class A misdemeanor,
- two counts of criminal mischief, Class A misdemeanor,
- one count of domestic violence – criminal threatening, a Class B felony.
Police said officers responding to the Williams Street residence reported that Curtis assaulted a woman known to him and threatened her with a knife. He is accused of grabbing and slapping the woman repeatedly, then pushing her to the floor and pulling her hair.
When two women and a man tried to intervene, Curtis allegedly pushed the women and punched the man in the face. Police said he also punched a hole in the wall and broke a banister before leaving the residence.
Officers located him a short time later and arrested him without incident.
No serious injuries were reported.
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