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One arrested following standoff in North Country

One arrested following standoff in North Country

Booking Photo of Derrick Chase,32 Photo: Saga Communications/Courtesy of New Hampshire Attorney General's office


MANCHESTER,N.H.- Authorities say one person was safetly taken into custody Tuesday morning out of an hourslong standoff in Pittsburg that began out of a report of a domestic assault.

According to police around 10:45 p.m. State Troopers responded to the scene and ended up calling in support from Board Partrol agents, and once agents arrived on scene a gunshot was heard which led to additonal officers including memebrs of the SWAT team being called in.

Around 4:15 Tuesday morning authorites ended up taking Derrick Chase,32, into custody after he surrendered to police following a lenthgy standoff in which he barricaded himself inside a garage.

Following his arrest Chase was charged with reckless conduct with a deadly weapon, along with misdemeanor counts of endangering the welfare of a child, simple assault, and obstructing the report of a crime or injury.

Chase ended up refusing the services of a bail commissioner and was then taken to the Coos County Department of correction ahead of his arraignment which was scheduled for Tuesday morning.

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