Indictment Roundup: July 2023

July’s Hillsborough County Superior Court – North Indictments include indictments for the June shooting at a party, the June assault outside Manchester Fire headquarters, the violent robbery on Calef Road in May, the 2021 incident outside Tru Hotel where someone was struck with a vehicle, the March incident where a man shot in the direction of a woman and near her child, a February incident where police surrounded a house on Merrimack Street, and the murder of a 7-year-old in January.

291 indictments were handed down for 125 individuals, with 27% for drug-related charges and 29% for assault charges. This is the highest percentage of assault charges in 2023, with the second-most being 20% in both February and March.

Out of the drug charges, over 85% were for Heroin/Fentanyl, Crack/Crack Cocaine, or Methamphetamine

Below are some of the indictments included.

Violent Crimes:

Kekoa Bissonnette of Southbridge, MA
- Indictments: First Degree Assault (4), Conspiracy to Commit First Degree Assault, Reckless Conduct
- Allegedly aided Emmanuel Sayle in shooting 4 people in association with a criminal street gang, along with Griffin O’Neil and Trenton Liggins
- This is related to the June shooting incident where 4 people were injured when a gunman opened fire at a party. Bissonnette was one of 4 people arrested.
Kalee Chaput of Manchester
- Indictment: Riot
- Allegedly caused injury to someone while acting in a violent and reckless way with 2 or more other people
- This is related to the June incident where Manchester Fire personnel at fire headquarters witnessed an assault on Pine Street just outside their office.
Desmel Cooper of Manchester
- Indictment: Assaults by Prisoners
- Allegedly struck another inmate in the head
- Cooper is currently being held in relation to a stabbing outside of 603 Bar and Grill, after fleeing to New York and being featured as a Fugitive of the Week.
Adrian Hardisty of Manchester
- Indictments: First Degree Assault, Robbery, Attempted First Degree Assault, Theft by Unauthorized Taking, FPDW (2), Criminal Threatening, Burglary (2), Criminal Mischief
- Allegedly committed one or all of the following: used physical force to steal items from someone, causing injury, with David Hoffens; threatened to murder someone and her child by shooting them; smashed someone’s car; attempted to injure someone with a box cutter.
- This is in part related to the violent robbery on Calef Road in May.
David Hoffens of Manchester
- Indictment: Robbery
- Allegedly punched someone to commit theft against them, with Adrian Hardisty.
- This is related to the violent robbery on Calef Road in May.
Jonathan Hurtado of Chelsea, MA
- Indictment: Second-Degree Assault
- Allegedly injured someone’s foot when he struck them with a vehicle
- This is related to the 2021 incident outside Tru Hotel; Hurtado was arrested this past March.
Codarrel Kirk of Peabody, MA
- Indictments: Assaults by Prisoners (8)
- Allegedly struck another inmate with his hands and fist multiple times.
- Kirk is currently being held in relation to a March incident on Spruce Street, where Kirk allegedly shot in the direction of a woman and near her child.
Trenton Liggins of Manchester
- Indictments: First Degree Assault, Conspiracy to Commit First Degree Assault
- Allegedly aided Emmanuel Sayle and/or Kekoa Bissonnette in shooting 4 people in association with a criminal street gang, along with Griffin O’Neil.
- This is related to the June shooting incident where 4 people were injured when a gunman opened fire at a party. Liggins was one of 4 people arrested.
Griffin O’Neil of Manchester
- Indictments: First Degree Assault, Conspiracy to Commit First Degree Assault, Felon in Possession of Dangerous Weapon (2)
- Allegedly aided Emmanuel Sayle and/or Kekoa Bissonnette in shooting 4 people in association with a criminal street gang, along with Trenton Liggins.
- This is related to the June shooting incident where 4 people were injured when a gunman opened fire at a party. O’Neil was one of the first 2 people arrested.
Emmanuel Sayle of Manchester
- Indictment: First Degree Assault (4), Conspiracy to Commit First Degree Assault, Reckless Conduct, Felon in Possession of a Dangerous Weapon, Assaults by Prisoners (13)
- Allegedly aided Emmanuel Sayle in shooting 4 people in association with a criminal street gang, along with Griffin O’Neil and Trenton Liggins. Additionally, allegedly pushed and struck another prisoner multiple times.
- This is related to the June shooting incident where 4 people were injured when a gunman opened fire at a party. Sayle was one of the first 2 people arrested.
Demetrio Chalston of Manchester
- Indictments: Second Degree Assault, Criminal Threatening, Convicted Felons Felony, Witness Tampering
- Allegedly engaged in strangulation of someone and placed a kitchen knife next to the door saying, “It’s a good thing you left when you did, I would’ve butchered you.”
Wellington De La Cruz Montero of Manchester
- Indictments: AFSA (7)
- Allegedly sexually assaulted someone by unexpectedly putting himself inside the victim, including after she said “stop” multiple times.
Sevon Edwards-Gold of Manchester
- Indictments: Second Degree Assault, Reckless Conduct
- Allegedly through a billiard ball at someone’s face
Paul Green of New York, NY
- Indictments: Assault by Prisoner (3)
- Allegedly spit on two corrections officers and attempted to strike one of them
David Iannuzzo of Manchester
- Indictments: Simple Assault, CDAAP, Falsifying Physical Evidence
- Allegedly sprayed the contents of a syringe on Officer Hascall
Dustin Krook of Sharon
- Indictments: Second Degree Assault (3), Resisting Arrest or Detention
- Allegedly resisted when Officer Bell attempted to detain him, fracturing the officer’s finger and causing a torn rotator cuff, bicep tendon, and Labrum, and injuring the officer’s spine with three bulging discs
Timothy Leblanc of Manchester
- Indictments: AFSA (6)
- Allegedly climbed on top of someone while they were sleeping and sexually assaulted them, including after they woke up and said “no.”
Paul Mangiafico of Manchester
- Indictments: Assaults by Prisoners (3)
- Allegedly expelled feces on the floor of his jail cell and spread it on other surfaces of the cell.
Chad Nagy of Manchester
- Indictments: Assaults by Prisoners (3)
- Allegedly struck multiple prisoners with a fist.
Timothy Pinet of Manchester
- Indictments: Assault by Prisoner (6)
- Allegedly expelled feces on a jail cell floor and spread it on other surfaces, stuffed pants into a toilet to flood the jail cell, and yelled “F*ck you m*therf*ckers, I will kill all of you,” at a Corrections Officer.
Jaysson Santana of Manchester
- Indictment: Second-Degree Assault
- Allegedly struck another person in the head and body with his fist and knee while the person was in a barber chair and on the ground.
Dale Stewart of Webster
- Indictments: Second Degree Assault, Throwing or Placing of Explosives Penalty (2) Possession of Infernal Machine Penalty (2), Reckless Conduct (2), CDAAP
- Allegedly had explosives with the intent of damaging property, placing two of them in locations where one detonated and caused injury.
Karin Strandnes of Weare
- Indictments: First Degree Assault, Second Degree Assault
- Allegedly struck someone with her car
Robert Sleeper of Manchester
- Indictments: Assaults by Prisoners (4)
- Allegedly punched another prisoner in the head 3 times and then stomped on their head.
- Sleeper is held on numerous charges, including Felonious Sexual Assault, Possession of Child Sexual Abuse Images, and Manufacturing Child Sexual Abuse Images.

Crimes Against Minors:

Curtis Massey of Manchester
- Indictments: Manufacture of Child Sexual Abuse Images, Tampering With Witnesses and Informants, Falsifying Physical Evidence
- Allegedly created a video of his juvenile girlfriend engaging in sexual intercourse and then told her to “deny to the fullest” the charges against him and delete the contents of her phone.
- This is related to a February incident where police surrounded a house on Merrimack Street. Massey was later charged with being an Armed Career Criminal.
Murtadah Mohammad of Manchester
- Indictments: Second Degree Murder, First Degree Assault (2), Second Degree Assault (2), Falsifying Physical Evidence (3)
- Allegedly caused the death of a child under 13 by subjecting him to abusive violence, including scalding him with hot liquid, burning him with a hot pan, whipping him with a cord and striking him in the face, and then claiming it was due to a spill accident.
- Mohammad was initially arrested for assault against his child in January and then murder in July; the charges seek extended terms of imprisonment based upon Jaevion’s age and/or the infliction of exceptional cruelty or depravity upon him.
Sandra Cobbett of Manchester
- Indictments: Second Degree Assault (2), DV Simple Assault (3)
- Allegedly hit a child under 13 with a mop in the head and the back, multiple times, causing a hematoma and cut on their head and a concussion
Vinliam Sengvanhpheng of Manchester
- Indictments: Second Degree Assault (2)
- Allegedly grabbed a child under 13 by the arm and struck him, causing bruising on the arm and buttocks.

Theft and Fraud:

Steven Burleigh of Manchester
- Indictments: Theft by Unauthorized Taking, Burglary
- Allegedly broke into Dunkin Donuts and stole $1,500 or more
Nicholas Godbout of Salisbury
- Indictments: Theft by Unauthorized Taking (4), Receiving Stolen Property, Theft by Deception
- Allegedly stole multiple electronic items from another and brought the items to Guitar Center
Nicholas Melanson of Manchester
- Indictments: Issuing Bad Checks, Theft by Deception
- Allegedly issued a check for $10,000.43 to Triangle Credit Union knowing it wouldn’t be paid by Chase Bank, and then withdrew $4,331.93 from Triangle Credit Union.

Driving Incidents:

Fabio Baez of Manchester
- Indictments: Reckless Conduct, Receiving Stolen Property
- Allegedly stole a 2007 Ford Fusion and wove in and out of traffic on Bridge Street and drove the wrong way on Pine St.

Misc:

Anthony Monbleau of Nashua
- Indictments: Delivery of Articles Prohibited, CDAAP
- Allegedly knowingly secreted inside or on his body fentanyl while a prisoner in the Hillsborough County House of Correction
- Monbleau has a criminal history dating back to 2009, including 5 open cases from this year.
Harry Moy of Manchester
- Indictments: Delivery of Prohibited Articles, Reckless Conduct, Possession of Controlled Drug, Possession of Controlled Drug with Intent, Reckless Conduct
- Allegedly had fentanyl with the intent to deliver it to a prisoner by the initials of JM in the Hillsborough County House of Correction
- Moy was also arrested after a June incident where Manchester Fire personnel at fire headquarters witnessed an assault on Pine Street just outside their office

Notes:

The following abbreviations are used: AFSA (Aggravated Felonious Sexual Assault), FSA (Felonious Sexual Assault), PRCFF (Pistols & Revolvers; Convicted Felons, Felony), PRACC (Pistols & Revolvers; Armed Career Criminals), CDAAP (Controlled Drug Act; Acts Prohibited), CFPDW (Convicted Felon in Possession of Dangerous Weapon)

All the indictments are dependent on evidence brought before the Grand Jury and the accused are innocent until proven guilty.

Previous indictment roundups - 2023: January; February; March; April, May, June; 2022: August, September, October, November, December