BY JENN McDOWELL
An Allenstown man was beaten with a baseball bat by two Manchester men in a road rage incident.
Marty Beauliveau, 29, of Allenstown, suffered minor injuries and refused medical treatment after the incident on Route 3 near the intersection of Route 106, according to Pembroke police.
An off-duty Henniker police officer who lives locally and was on his way home after his shift saw the beating, according to Pembroke Police Chief Scott Lane, and was able to intervene before any serious injury was caused.
Mike Emerson, 22, and Troy Nutter, 27, both of Manchester, were driving down Route 3 on Friday, May 30, at around 5:45 p.m. behind Kristen Turcotte, 30, of Pembroke.
Emerson and Nutter told police they became upset after Turcotte allegedly cut them off, and when she pulled over by the intersection with Route 106 they got out of the car to confront her, said Lane.
They were unaware that Beauliveau, Turcotte’s boyfriend, was traveling right behind them.
They also didn’t know that officer Michael Martin of the Henniker Police Department was traveling south on Route 3 and witnessed the altercation that ensued when Beliveau left his car to confront Emerson and Nutter.
After an argument, Nutter allegedly got a baseball bat from his vehicle and hit Beauliveau. He got only a whack or two in before Martin was able to intervene and held both Nutter and Emerson at gunpoint until Pembroke police arrived. “We are very fortunate that officer Beliveau happened on the scene. If not, Beliveau’s injuries may have been much more serious,” Lane said. “He really did an outstanding job of stopping it.”
Nutter was charged with first degree assault, a Class A felony carrying a maximum sentence of 7.5 to 15 years in prison, and disorderly conduct. He has been released on $500 cash bail.
At the time of his arrest, Nutter was wearing a T-shirt which was emblazened with the words, “I have no off button.”
Emerson was charged with simple assault and disorderly conduct, and has been released on personal recognizance.
Both Nutter and Emerson are scheduled to answer to their charges in Hooksett District Court on Tuesday, June 24.