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New Hampshire Man Charged With Threatening Gov. Ayotte Is Held Without Bail

An indictment is pending in superior court, with prosecutors signaling possible additional charges.

Overview

  • Tristan Anderson, 22, was arrested on Aug. 28 after a report to Pembroke police about Snapchat messages referencing Gov. Kelly Ayotte.
  • Court filings allege he threatened to kill the governor and claimed he would use a “weapon of mass destruction,” while making antisemitic remarks.
  • A roommate told police Anderson showed metal tubes, nuts and bolts, and said he was taking apart fireworks to make pipe bombs.
  • Anderson is charged with criminal threatening and threats to certain government officials, consisting of one felony and one misdemeanor.
  • He remains jailed without bail, faces up to eight years in prison on the current counts, and has a dispositional conference set for Nov. 20.