Masked Trio Assaults Rooming House Resident

Luis Medina, 34, of 19 Amory Street, 2nd Floor, Nashua, was arrested Jan. 20, on two charges – second degree assault; and burglary, both class B felonies.

On January 19, 2014, at approximately 5:30 p.m., Nashua Police officers responded to 23 Temple Street for a report of an assault. Officers further learned that three masked males had entered the apartment of a 40-year-old male and struck him several times with a construction level.

Members of the Criminal Investigation Division furthered the case and identified one of the suspects as Medina. There is an active arrest warrant for a second individual. The investigation is ongoing.

The victim was transported to the Southern New Hampshire Regional Medical Center where he was treated for non life-threatening injuries and released.

A Class B Felony is punishable by up to seven years in the New Hampshire State Prison, exclusive of fines. Medina is being held at the Nashua Police Department on $7,500.00 cash or surety bail pending his arraignment at the 9th Circuit-District Division-Nashua Court on January 21, 2014.