A man allegedly assaulted two police dispatchers Saturday after forcibly entering the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office in Goffstown.
Cory Nickerson, 50, of Goffstown, was arrested the next day in connection with the assaults.
The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office reported that Nickerson followed a dispatcher into the building around 3:45 p.m. Saturday. He then forced entry through a secure door and physically assaulted the dispatcher and a colleague, the sheriff’s office said.
The suspect fled the scene immediately after threatening the two dispatchers, according to news release.
Goffstown Police officers used a drone to spot the suspect entering a vehicle. A Goffstown Police officer tried to stop the vehicle leading to a brief pursuit, the release said.
After following the vehicle for a few minutes, the officer terminated the pursuit for safety reasons.
Following this incident, Nickerson was arrested Sunday on charges of disobeying a police officer — a Class A misdemeanor — criminal threatening, false imprisonment, two counts of simple assault, and criminal mischief.
Nickerson was held on preventative detention and scheduled to appear for arraignment in the 9th Circuit Court in Goffstown on Monday.
Because the dispatchers were Hillsborough County employees, the investigation was turned over to the Goffstown Police Department to promote impartiality and avoiding any conflict of interest, the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office said in a Sunday release