Overview
- Rayshawn T. Patton-Brisbon, 40, was arrested in Portsmouth after a Mercedes GLA fled an attempted Massachusetts stop, plowed through a closed Hampton toll lane, and drove over multiple tire deflation devices.
- Police say Patton-Brisbon later swerved when another set of stop sticks was deployed, placing a trooper at risk of serious injury before stopping at a service station where he was taken into custody.
- Patton-Brisbon faces two felony reckless-conduct counts and misdemeanor charges including aggravated DUI, disobeying an officer, and criminal mischief, and he refused a bail commissioner before being booked at Rockingham County Jail.
- In a separate incident, Thomas O. M. Leonard, 20, continued fleeing after hitting stop sticks on Route 101, crashed near Exit 7 in Epping, ran into a nearby lot, and was apprehended by K-9 Creed.
- Troopers said Leonard’s license was revoked and the Ford Fusion had been reported stolen to Saco police, leading to charges including felony reckless conduct, receiving stolen property, multiple DUI counts, and driving after revocation; he was held in preventive detention.