Three stabbed at party in Epsom

Hooksett Editor — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 17:55:00 GMT

BY LAUREN SAUSSER

An Epsom party that reportedly became “out of control” ended with the stabbings of three people, all of whom were brought to hospitals in Concord.

One teenage victim from Epsom remained in critical condition on March 30 in the Concord Hospital after sustaining multiple stab wounds from an Allenstown assailant at about 2:45 a.m. on Saturday, March 28.

Merrimack County Attorney Katherine Rogers confirmed that Mitchell Rideout, 18, of Allenstown, was arraigned in Concord District Court on Monday, March 30, and has been charged with one count of first degree assault and one count of illegal possession of alcohol.

Rogers said Rideout is being held on $1 million bail at the Merrimack County jail. A probable cause hearing is scheduled for April 6 at Concord District Court. If probable cause of the attack is established, the case will be transferred to Merrimack County Superior Court.

Rideout’s victim, whose identity has not been released by authorities because of the ongoing investigation, reportedly sustained multiple stab wounds and remains on the critically injured list at the hospital, where she was taken after the attack.

Rogers refused comment on the nature of the teenager’s wounds or the specific locations of the entry points.

Two other victims who also sustained stab wounds were transported to the Concord hospital on Saturday morning; one of those victims was later transferred to Dartmouth Hitchcock hospital in Concord. The identities of those two victims remain confidential, too. More information is expected to be released as investigators continue to unravel the case.

All three victims were reportedly close in age to Rideout – in their late teens or early 20s.

As of March 30, Rideout had not been charged with multiple counts of assault but Rogers confirmed that more charges could be forthcoming. She said it is still unclear whether Rideout was the only assailant. It is possible there was more than one attacker involved, she added.

Epsom police continue to investigate the incident but exact details of the circumstances remain unclear. Police Chief Wayne Preve reported that the attacks occurred at a party at 199 Mountain Road that “got out of control.”

Rogers reported that police determined Rideout had been illegally consuming alcohol at the time of the attacks.

Epsom man arrested for 1976 child rapes

Hooksett Editor — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 19:44:00 GMT

BY MATT SCHOOLEY

An Epsom man arrested for the alleged assault of three minors 30 years ago has been extradited to Massachusetts, where he awaits trial.

Robert White, 54, had a warrant for his arrest in Wareham, Mass., but police did not know where he was living until Epsom police learned on Aug. 2 he was living with his son in town. Epsom Police Chief Wayne Preve said his department received an anonymous tip and, after following up on the call, arrested White.

The three alleged assaults came between August 1976 and June 1977, according to Wareham Police Lt. Irving Wallace, who said one of the victims was 11 and two of them were 6 at the time, when all four were living together.

On Oct. 3 at Brockton Superior Court, White was indicted on 17 counts that included seven for rape of a child, one charge of rape, six charges of indecent assault and battery on a child younger than 14, and single counts of assault and battery, assault and battery by means of dangerous weapon and threats to commit a crime.

“The only involvement we had was that we received an anonymous call, and the officer followed up on that,” said Preve. “He made calls to Wareham to verify he did have a warrant. We looked through our computer system and got the address to where his son lived. We made the arrest.”

White was scheduled for a pretrial hearing on Thursday, Dec. 4.

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Three stabbed at party in Epsom

Epsom man arrested for 1976 child rapes