DUNBARTON –– A Connecticut man wanted on multiple felony charges was arrested Friday morning after attempting to flee a traffic stop in Dunbarton.
Local police officer Scott Avedisian was conducting a routine patrol, supported by the NH Office of Highway Safety, when he attempted to pull over a speeding vehicle on Everett Dam Road.
The driver, later identified as Joshua Kunkel, 33, of Lisbon, Connecticut, failed to stop and tried to evade the officer by pulling into a private driveway.
Avedisian quickly located the vehicle and took Kunkel into custody for disobeying a police officer.
Further investigation revealed that Kunkel was a fugitive from justice with an active arrest warrant in Connecticut for multiple felony-level drug and weapons charges.
These charges include possession of narcotics with the intent to sell and criminal possession of a firearm.
After confirming extradition with Connecticut State Police, Kunkel was transported to the Merrimack County House of Corrections.
He is awaiting arraignment as a fugitive from justice, a special felony.
Additional charges from this incident include disobeying a police officer and speeding.
