Tuesday, March 19, 2013
Sununu wrote to a judge supporting former Salem politician Patrick McDougall.
Days after Newfields resident Chris Sununu said he's considering a run for governor, the New Hampshire Democratic Party said it's filing a Right-to-Know request for documents related to a recent investigation of him. Sununu, a Republican, is in the midst of his second term as an Executive Councilor. Attorney General Michael Delaney conducted an investigation into a character letter Sununu wrote to a judge supporting former Salem politician Patrick McDougall, who was recently convicted of an obstruction of government administration charge. Sununu's letter was called into question because of his political status. Sununu said he wrote it as an ordinary citizen and didn't try to leverage his position as an Executive Councilor. Delaney's …
Tuesday, January 22, 2013
The Eagle Tribune reported the news today.
Former Salem Zoning Board of Adjustment and Budget Committee member Patrick McDougall has agreed to a plea deal in order to have felony charges dropped, according to the Eagle Tribune. The paper reported that McDougall pleaded guilty to a misdemanor disorderly conduct charge and another charge of obstructing government administration in the deal. He will receive a 120-day suspended jail sentence and a $1,000 fine. On July 11, 2012 McDougall turned himself in to Salem Police on a warrant for obstructing government administration following an event police said took place at his home June 26, 2012. McDougall refused to allow his wife to be transported by Salem Fire paramedics in the early morning hours of June 26 after she had called 911. …
Thursday, January 17, 2013
The Union Leader reported the news today.
The Union Leader reported today that a letter sent by Executive Councilor Christopher Sununu on behalf of former Salem town politician Patrick McDougall is under fire. According to the paper, the Attorney General's Office is calling for a police review of the circumstances surrounding the letter, which was sent to Judge Michael Sullivan. Sununu told the paper that he writes "character letters" all the time, but Sullivan called the receiving of the letter an "unusual event." The former Budget Committee and Zoning Board of Adjustment member was sentenced on Tuesday to 48 hours in prison for a charge of obstruction stemming from an incident at his home last year. McDougall still faces two counts of witness tampering, one count of disorderly …
Tuesday, January 15, 2013
The former ZBA and Budget Commitee member will see 48 hours in jail.
According to the Eagle Tribune, former Salem Budget Committee and Zoning Board of Adjustment member Patrick McDougall was sentenced today to 48 hours in prison on an obstruction charge stemming from an incident at his home last year. The paper reported that he faced a maximum charge of a year in prison and a $2,000 fine. On July 11, 2012 McDougall turned himself in to Salem Police on a warrant for obstructing government administration following an event police said took place at his home June 26, 2012. McDougall refused to allow his wife to be transported by Salem Fire paramedics in the early morning hours of June 26 after she had called 911. Officials on scene told McDougall he could not prohibit his wife from seeking treatment and …
Friday, December 21, 2012
Both seats will be up for election in March.
The chairmen of both the Salem Budget Committee and Zoning Board of Adjustment do not anticipate filling the seats expected to be vacated by Patrick McDougall before the March town election. McDougall told the Eagle-Tribune he intends to resign from both boards after a Salem Circuit Court judge found him guilty on a misdemeanor obstructing government administration charge stemming from a June incident at his Tiffany Road home. McDougall's term on the Zoning Board is scheduled to expire in March 2013 while his term on the Budget Committee runs through March 2014. Zoning Board Chairman Gary Azarian said his board "will use alternates to fill the vacancy until the March election." Since the Zoning Board meets monthly, there would be three …
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Tuesday, December 18, 2012
He acknowledged that "there might have been a mistake made."
Patrick McDougall told The Eagle-Tribune he will resign from the Budget Committee and the Zoning Board of Adjustment following after a judge found him guilty of obstructing government administration. “I think it’s the right thing to do,” McDougall told the newspaper. “People have the right to be represented by someone who isn’t hampered by personal issues. It’s time to acknowledge there might have been a mistake made.” McDougall was charged in July on the misdemeanor charge after an incident that took place in June involving his wife, Jane, who was suffering from a migraine headache and called 911 at their Tiffany Road home. McDougall is alleged to have argued with responding Salem Fire personnel, and later Salem Police, regarding an …
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Monday, December 17, 2012
A judge ruled that the town official was guilty of obstructing government administration.
Budget Committee and zoning board member Patrick McDougall has been found guilty of obstructing government administration, according to The Eagle-Tribune. The newspaper reported that Salem Circuit Court Judge Michael Sullivan issued a ruling Friday saying that he believed McDougall's actions stemmed less from financial concerns and more from "an antipathy toward the EMTs and police officers," trying to help his wife. McDougall was charged in July on the misdemeanor charge after an incident that took place in June involving his wife, Jane, who was suffering from a migraine headache and called 911 at their Tiffany Road home. McDougall is alleged to have argued with responding Salem Fire personnel, and later Salem Police, regarding an …
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Monday, December 10, 2012
Salem elected official facing a charge related to a June incident at his home.
Salem Circuit Court Judge Michael Sullivan did not issue a verdict in the obstructing government administration trial of Salem Budget Committee and Zoning Board of Adjustment Patrick McDougall Monday. Sullivan heard a couple hours of testimony Monday and took the testimony under advisement. McDougall was charged in July on the misdemeanor charge after an incident that took place in June involving his wife, Jane, who was suffering from a migraine headache and called 911 at their Tiffany Road home. McDougall is alleged to have argued with responding Salem Fire personnel, and later Salem Police, regarding an ambulance ride to a hospital. Jane McDougall called 911 a second time regarding the need to go to a hospital, and eventually Patrick …
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Local elected official faces Class A misdemeanor for June obstructing government administration charge.
The trial for Salem Budget Committee and Zoning Board of Adjustment member Patrick McDougall on a misdemeanor obstructing government administration charge is scheduled for today. On Friday, a clerk at the 10th Circuit Court of Salem said McDougall's trial will take place at 1 p.m this afternoon. McDougall, 38, was charged with the misdemeanor after a June 26 incident when he allegedly refused to allow paramedics to take his wife to the hospital after she'd called 911 complaining of a migraine. McDougall later took his wife to the hospital himself. At a hearing in October, the charge was changed from a Class B misdemeanor to a Class A misdemeanor. Class B misdemeanors carry up to a $1,200 fine while Class A misdemeanors carry up to a $2,000…
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Tuesday, October 9, 2012
The obstruction of justice charge against the Salem elected official was changed from a Class B to a Class A misdemeanor.
Salem Budget Committee and Zoning Board of Adjustment member Patrick McDougall appeared in the 10th Circuit Court of Salem Tuesday and after a back-and-forth between attorneys, no change was made to McDougall's bail. McDougall, 37, was arraigned Tuesday on the charges stemming from his Aug. 31 arrest, including three felony witness tampering charges and misdemeanors of criminal threatening and disorderly conduct. Following a request by Salem Police prosecutor Jason Grosky, the original obstructing government administration charge against McDougall was changed from a Class B misdemeanor to a Class A misdemeanor. That charge stems from a June 26 incident when he allegedly refused to allow paramedics to take his wife to the hospital after she…
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Snow Jump
3:48 pm on Wednesday, March 20, 2013
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