GILFORD — A Gilford resident was arrested after police, accompanied by SWAT team officers, went to the man’s home Monday morning to serve a search warrant.
Gilford police identified the man as John “Paul” Boisvert, 74, of 478 Belknap Mountain Road, in Gilford.
Police executed the search warrant at the residence at 8:36 a.m. Police closed off a section of Belknap Mountain Road for about 15 minutes as a precaution until Boisvert was safely in custody. Police were able to make contact with Boisvert “without issue or incident,” they said in a statement released to the media.
Acting on the search warrant, police confiscated four weapons — two shotguns, a dagger, and a sword. Boisvert was arrested and charged with four counts of being a felon in possession of a dangerous weapon. He was released on personal recognizance bail pending a hearing in Belknap Superior Court.
Members of the Belknap Regional Special Operations Group assisted Gilford police in the operation.
Police said they expect to arrest Boisvert on a misdemeanor charge of failing to comply with sex-offender registration regulations.
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