Belmont speeder fails field sobriety test, leads chase

BELMONT — A local man faces charges of aggravated driving while intoxicated, disobeying an officer, and reckless operation after being clocked traveling 85 mph in a 50 mph zone on Route 140 and then, allegedly, leading police on a chase.

Patrick T. McMenaman, 28, of 28 Middle Route, Belmont, refused to stop for the police officer, who then called ahead for assistance, according to Lt. Richard Mann. A Gilmanton officer was nearby and took up the chase, and he saw McMenaman turn into a driveway. McMenaman subsequently failed a field sobriety test, leading to his arrest on Aug. 26.

Also:

• Aug. 26: Police assisted the New Hampshire Fish and Game Department in arresting George Despres, 48, of 4 Cedar Tree Terrace, Ocala, Florida, on two bench warrants.

Police charged Wilbrod D. Gravel, 56, of 38 Blue Boar Road, Canterbury, with driving while intoxicated.

• Aug. 30: Police arrested transient Henry Joseph Caruso II, 26, on a bench warrant.

Police charged Nico T. Eisner, 27, of 57 Durrell Mountain Road, Belmont, with four counts of domestic assault and one count of criminal trespass.

Police charged Rodney William Kingston, 58, of 21 Farrarville Road, Belmont, with operating without a valid license.

Police arrested transient Kerri A. Wallwork, 40, on a bench warrant.

• Sept. 1: Police arrested Jason M. MacLeod, 37, of 10 Range Road, Belmont, on two warrants from the Plymouth Police Department.