Nashua Couple Arrested In Granite Shield Drug Sweep: Police

NASHUA, NH — A Nashua couple were arrested Wednesday after police said they sold heroin and fentanyl out of their Shedds Avenue residence. Tammy Baker, 51, and William McKnight, 48, face a host of charges. The pair, who have had multiple past dealings with police, were arrested during the latest "Granite Shield" drug sweep, police said.

Granite Shield is a state-funded police program targeting opioid distribution in the city.

Police Lt. Brian Kenney said the couple were the target of an investigation into drug sales across the city. Officers recently obtained a search warrant for their residence and raided the place Wednesday with the help of Hudson police.

Baker was charged with two counts of selling heroin/fentanyl and released on bond pending an arraignment Jan. 31. McKnight was charged with three counts of selling heroin/fentanyl (second offense) and possession of heroin/fentanyl (second offense). He was held without bail pending an arraignment Thursday.

Baker was arrested in another Granite Shield sweep last year and charged with selling heroin. McKnight has been arrested in multiple sweeps over the last two years.

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