Home » News » Crime
Mont Vernon standoff leads to arrest
MONT VERNON — After a two-hour standoff with police, a local man was arrested Monday night for allegedly pointing a handgun at his girlfriend and making numerous threats.
Police responded to the home of Troy Gagnon, 25, of 61 Mason Road, around 7:30 p.m. after a woman contacted authorities to report that Gagnon allegedly pointed a firearm at her. She was able to escape uninjured, according to Sgt. Aaron Daigneault of the Mont Vernon Police Department.
Police said Gagnon made numerous threats regarding what would happen if the girlfriend — who authorities did not identify — or police came back to the residence. Daigneault explained that police had checked on Gagnon’s welfare prior to returning to his home a second time for the reported gun incident.
After a two-hour standoff with police, Gagnon ended up exiting the home on his own, said police.
He has been charged with one count of felony criminal threatening, and police are investigating the possibility of additional charges since threats were allegedly made against himself, his girlfriend and law enforcement.
Authorities seized one handgun and about four long firearms after the standoff, according to Daigneault.
Gagnon was arraigned at the 9th Circuit Court, Nashua District Division, Tuesday and was held on $10,000 cash bail pending an upcoming probable cause hearing.
Daigneault said local police are familiar with Gagnon, as this was Gagnon’s second arrest involving firearms. Two years ago, he pleaded guilty to reckless conduct for firing a shotgun toward his neighbor’s home. At the time, he told police he was teaching his then-girlfriend how to shoot a 20-gauge shotgun.
Gagnon spend three days in jail after that shooting and was ordered to pay a fine and write an apology letter to the neighbor. He also relinquished ownership of the firearm involved in that shooting.
Police stressed Tuesday the woman was not the same woman involved in Monday’s incident.
- Portsmouth driver distracted by Facebook hits utility pole - 6
- Robber escapes with drugs from Keene CVS - 0
- Portsmouth police DWI roadblock stops 179 motorists yielding 4 arrests - 0
- Nashua man arrested on charges of sexually assaulting underage girl - 3
- Mass. men arrested on drugs, weapons charges - 0
- Mass. residents charged after Hollis man beaten and stabbed - 11
- Judge gives Salem engineer with underwater mortgage year in jail for growing pot - 1
- Teen party takes Derry rep by surprise - 27
- Not-guilty plea expected in death at Danville chief's home - 24
43 killers on lifetime parole - but where?
READER COMMENTS: 3- Man shot to death on Manchester street late Saturday - 2
- UNH hires firm to redesign one of its logos - 10
- Disengaged: Obama's lousy excuse - 11
- Underestimating NH: Gun control picks two wrong targets - 19
- Roaming jihadis: A terrorist visits Manchester - 3
- Ted Siefer's City Hall: School board on the defensive over Cupcake-gate - 1
- Garry Rayno's State House Dome: All eyes on House as casino vote nears - 2
- Official says NH abortion sites need state scrutiny - 13
- Chechen decries Boston attack - 2
NY man stable after destroying classic Porsche 911 in Route 16 wreck
READER COMMENTS: 1- Should applicants for jobless benefits have to pass a drug test?
- Yes
- 78%
- No
- 22%
- Total Votes: 1424



