Nashua Man Pointed Gun At Another Man During Road Rage Incident: Cops

CONCORD, NH — A man from Nashua is facing a felony gun threat charge after an incident on West Hollis Street Friday.

Police in the Gate City received a report of a possible “road rage incident. A man accused another man of driving in front of him on the street and “aggressively applying the brakes to his vehicle for no reason,” Sgt. John Cinelli, the public information officer and communications division supervisor for the Nashua Police Department, said. The other driver was identified later as Chandler Doucette, 27, of Nashua.

“The victim pulled up next to the suspect vehicle in a parking lot,” he said, “and when he did, Doucette pulled out a handgun and pointed it at the victim.”

Officers took Doucette into custody.

Detectives from the department’s criminal investigations division applied for and were granted a search warrant for Doucette’s vehicle. After executing the search warrant, Cinelli said they found a gun inside the vehicle. Doucette was then charged with criminal threatening with a firearm, a felony. He was released on $300 cash bail and is due in Nashua District Court on July 24.

The Nashua Police Department requests anyone with more information about this incident to contact the Crime Line at 603-589-1665.

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