PITTSFIELD, NH — A man from Gilmanton has been arrested after a shooting in Pittsfield on Saturday.
Ryan Scott Ashley, 31, was arrested on first-degree assault and two reckless conduct with a deadly weapon charges, all felonies, after an incident outside the Citizens Bank on Main Street.
Police were sent to the bank parking lot after a report of shots fired around 11:45 a.m. Two men were found injured, Amber Lagace, the public information officer for New Hampshire State Police, said.
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“The victims were transported to Concord Hospital as officers began to search for the suspect,” she said.
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State troopers from major crimes were requested. Scanner chatter on Saturday stated there was a suspect in the incident and he was living in Gilmanton. Ashley was arrested later. He is being held at the Merrimack County Jail and is scheduled to be arraigned Monday.
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Ashley, according to superior court records, was accused of acts prohibited and drug sale, transport, and manufacture out of Barnstead in June 2012. He was formally charged in September of that year. After several hearings and motions to suppress, Ashley pleaded to a single felony count of acts prohibited while five other charges were dropped. He was sentenced in July 2013 to 12 months suspended for two years.
Lagace said the incident was an ongoing investigation and anyone who had information about the case but had not talked to investigators was asked to contact Trooper First Class Amanda Johnson at Amanda.L.Johnson@dos.nh.gov.
News 603 posted a video of the scene on Facebook.
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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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