CONCORD, NH — The New Hampshire Department of Corrections is asking for the public’s help finding convicted first-degree assaulter and past fugitive of the week who was granted parole again and has disappeared.
Keith Alan Hutchings is 32, white, about 5 feet, 11 inches tall, and has blue eyes and brown hair. He has a 6-point Star of David tattoo and a Pitchfork tattoo. Hutchings also has scars on his forehead due to a car accident, officials said.
Hutchings is wanted for parole violation stemming from a first-degree assault conviction where he stabbed a person in the neck with a knife. He was a fugitive of the week about 13 months ago.
“After being arrested,” an alert stated, “he was granted parole again, and then, absconded from supervision.”
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The warrant for his arrest was issued on April 25. A “considered armed and dangerous” was issued as part of the alert.
“Hutchings has a history of absconding from supervision, multiple assaults including the use of a weapon, and burglary,” investigators said. “Hutchings is known to abuse drugs.”
Hutchings has ties throughout Carroll County, was last known to be in Madison, and frequents the Manchester area. Due to a lack of a license or a vehicle, Hutchings may rely on others for transportation.”
According to superior court records, Hutchings’s criminal history dates back nearly 15 years, when he was involved in a second-degree assault in Conway. He pleaded guilty to the charge in December 2009 and received a 12-month sentence, all but 30 days suspended for 11 months, and two years probation. Seven months later, he violated probation and was sentenced to two to four years in prison, all deferred and suspended for three years.
Hutchings was involved in burglaries in Madison in October and November 2009 and was charged in February 2010. He pleaded guilty to both charges in July 2010 and received a year in jail, stand committed, and a year in jail on the second charge, suspended for two years.
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In January 2012, he was charged with criminal trespass in Ossipee and pleaded guilty in January 2013. Hutchings was sentenced to another suspended year in prison.
In Conway, in December 2015, he was accused of attempted murder, attempted robbery, and first-degree assault in two separate incidents. As part of a plea deal, the murder and first-degree charges were dropped and he pleaded guilty to a single count of robbery and was sentenced to three to six years in prison, stand committed, with 190 days credit of time served.
Hutchings was accused of drug possession in Berlin in February 2018 and pleaded guilty to the charge nine months later. He received a two to four-year sentence with a year suspended and $434 in fines suspended for two years. In June 2020, the sentence was amended.
If you know where Hutchings is or see someone who looks like him, do not try to apprehend him. Contact local police or the corrections department at 603-271-1804.
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CONCORD – While Republican Gov. Kelly Ayotte has said she opposes increasing highway toll rates across the state, the Senate voted Thursday to increase rates for out-of-state license plate holders.
It now goes to the House for consideration.
This would be a $1 increase for those who have out of state plates going through the tolls at Hooksett, Hampton and Bedford for out-of-state plates, a 75 cent hike for those taking Hampton’s Exit 2 and on the Spaulding turnpike at Rochester, and a 50 cent hike for those taking the exit off I-93 to Hooksett.
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An analysis in the bill shows that this would increase toll revenue by $53.3 million in fiscal year 2027 and go up each year to generate $81.4 million a year in 2036.
Senate Bill 627 passed on a voice vote with two Republicans, Senators Regina Birdsell of Hampstead and William Gannon of Sandown opposing.
Senator Mark E. McConkey, R-Freedom, moved to take the bill off the table and offered an amendment. He said the last time there was a systemwide increase to the turnpike toll was 19 years ago.
“I am sure we could all agree the cost of operations…has continued to escalate when revenue is not rising with it,” and he noted that with an enterprise fund, the state can only spend what it takes in.
The state has just completed a 10-year highway plan and there was a $400 million shortfall in projects that could not be paid for under the current income.
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McConkey said the measure would not increase tolls for New Hampshire drivers with a state license plate.
“Why don’t we ask our neighbors,” to pay a toll increase. “We are getting the best of all worlds,” by passing the bill, he said, including “protecting our residents” and having resources for improvements to the turnpike system.
Sen. Gannon, R-Sandown, asked McConkey if there are any studies on impacts near the border on businesses.
If implemented, McConkey said the state will be the 27th lowest in per mile cost still. McConkey said the bill would also increase from seven to 14 days the amount of time for those with NH license plates to pay for a toll adding there are other states that also have different rates for out-of-state users.
The Hampton toll cost would go from $2 to $3, while Hooksett and Bedford would rise from $1 to $2 for out-of-state plates.
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New Hampshire currently has the lowest rate per mile among states with tolls roads. The governor said she does not support a toll increase.
“We are not going to put a burden on drivers for a toll increase,” Ayotte said. “Families are struggling.”
WILTON, N.H. (WHDH) – A woman died in a Wilton, New Hampshire, house fire Wednesday morning, according to the New Hampshire State Fire Marshal’s Office.
At 9:08 a.m., Wilton firefighters responded to Burns Hill Road after a caller said their home was filling up with smoke. When they arrived, a single-family home was on fire and they found out two people were still inside on the second floor.
A man and a woman were both taken out of the house by firefighters and taken to Elliott Hospital. The woman was pronounced dead and the man is in serious condition.
Officials have not released the name of the victim at this time.
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At this time, investigators are looking into the cause of the fire and are trying to determine if a power outage in the area played a factor. The fire is not currently considered suspicious.
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