CONCORD, NH — Jonathan Quintin Adams, born 1975, of Concord was arrested at 12:25 p.m. on July 28, 2024, on seven theft by unauthorized taking-less than $1,000 charges. He was arrested after an incident or investigation at Target on D’Amante Drive.

Benjamin Normand Malo, born 1990, of Epsom was arrested at 9:07 p.m. on July 19 on a driving after revocation or suspension charge after an incident or investigation on East Side Drive.

Jacob Christopher Wright, born 2005, of Concord was arrested at 3:54 p.m. on July 18 on a felony second-degree assault charge after an incident or investigation at the Mobil Kwik Stop at 81 S. Main St.

Autumn Eleanor Cooper, born 2004, of Franklin was arrested at 6:41 p.m. on July 13 on four simple assault and four domestic violence-simple assault charges after an incident or investigation at the Cumbies at 196 N. Main St.

John A. Lawver, 32, of Silver Street Manchester was arrested at 11 a.m. on July 12 on driving after revocation or suspension, reckless operation, speeding, and disobeying an officer charges as well as a traffic control device violation after an incident or investigation on Interest 93 south at the Exit 14 onramp.

Samantha Katherine Hoy, born 1985, of Hooksett was arrested at 1:47 p.m. on July 3 on criminal mischief and three simple assault charges after an incident or investigation at Concord Hospital at 250 Pleasant St.

Stacey Thibodeau, 56, of Concord was arrested at 1:57 p.m. on July 2 on two simple assault charges after an incident or investigation at The Friendly Kitchen at 2 S. Commercial St. She was arrested again at 3 p.m. on July 2 on a bench warrant at police headquarters.

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CONCORD, NH — A Capital Region felon who has failed to pay back full restitution after being convicted of theft more than 10 and a half years ago is back in court to answer why.

Michelle Toupin of Sherman Drive in Boscawen, the former treasurer of the Merrimack Valley Youth Baseball and Softball League, embezzled more than $15,000 from the organization and was caught in April 2013. She pleaded guilty to a single felony theft count in February 2014. Family members helped her pay back some of the restitution during her sentencing. According to her plea, Toupin was slated to pay back the league and pay fines to the court of $8,035.50.

Between that time and today, Toupin has been threatened with violating court orders and probation several times. According to documents, each time, she agreed to revised provisions of the restitution and then was accused of failing to adhere to the plans.

In May 2022, the New Hampshire Department of Corrections informed the court she still owed $7,105.50 and had yet to make a payment for more than two years. A court hearing was canceled after Toupin agreed to pay $50 monthly and more in October 2022.

In late September 2022, a case technician told the court she had not made any payments. A few months later, after catching up on her payments, she agreed to a $ 100-a-month plan beginning in October 2022, Kyle Craver, the case technician at the time, said, and another hearing was canceled.

Toupin is now being hauled into Merrimack County Superior Court for another violation of a court order hearing at 1 p.m. on Aug. 15 after a corrections fiscal agent informed the court she had a balance of $5,905.50.

“To date,” Elizabeth Holt, the fiscal agent, said, “the defendant has not made a payment since March 2024.”

This story is part of the My Unsung Hero series, from the Hidden Brain team. It features stories of people whose kindness left a lasting impression on someone else.

In February 2023, Frances Brissey was heading from North Carolina back to her home in Florida after a family funeral. Her son was driving the car, with his wife beside him, and Brissey and her grandchildren were in the back.

As they made their way down I-95 in Georgia, a truck ahead of them began driving erratically, eventually crashing into Brissey’s family’s van. The impact threw Brissey from the back seat all the way to the front. She hit the windshield before falling back onto her daughter-in-law.

Brissey couldn’t move and was in immense pain. Her daughter-in-law, whose leg was broken in the accident, was trapped underneath her.

Then, Brissey heard a man’s voice: “I’m gonna hold her off your leg to give you some relief,” he said to her daughter-in-law.

Brissey felt the man wrap his arms around her.

“It was a comfort, [him] holding me there. And I felt OK,” she recalls.

The man was a truck driver named Terry Reavis. Reavis had seen the crash and rushed over to help. He comforted Brissey until the ambulance arrived.

“We went to a trauma center [and] I stayed there for 21 days. That was the hardest 21 days of my life,” Brissey said.

The crash was a blur in Brissey’s memory. Once she was back home, she decided to call witnesses listed in the police report to try to piece together what had happened. One of those people was Reavis.

“When I heard his voice on the phone, it was just as much comfort as it was that day [of the accident],” she said.

Reavis recounted everything he could remember — telling Brissey what she had said while he held her, and recalling the names of all of her family members.

“He [told me], ‘You changed my life. You showed me that I needed to love more,’” Brissey said.

Brissey says that day changed her life as well. In bad ways, but good ones, too. She feels grateful to have been saved by Reavis, a man she describes as her friend and “highway angel.”

“It was somebody that cared for my family. They actually stopped and cared. And that’s very hard to find. He’s our hero forever. And we’ll always stay in touch with him for the rest of our lives.”

My Unsung Hero is also a podcast — new episodes are released every Tuesday. To share the story of your unsung hero with the Hidden Brain team, record a voice memo on your phone and send it to myunsunghero@hiddenbrain.org.

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