Exeter resident accused of assaulting officer during Motorcycle Week

Police have charged Edmund Linscott III, 26, with assault on an officer at the Weirs last week during Laconia Motorcycle Week.

Two officers from the University of New Hampshire working a detail during the motorcycle rally in Laconia attempted to make a traffic stop on Linscott, of Exeter, around 4:15 p.m. on June 12, for performing a burnout.

Linscott allegedly fled the traffic stop down Route 3 until he was finally stopped in Meredith.

Police said Linscott initially refused to shut his motorcycle off and grabbed the wrist of an officer who attempted to turn off the vehicle and confiscate his keys. 

Linscott allegedly pushed the officer, who fell backward into his own motorcycle, burning one of his riding boots on the hot muffler and suffering a minor burn to his leg.

Officers detained Linscott and subsequently charged him with misuse of power, misuse of plates, assault on an officer and disobeying an officer. 

Linscott was booked and released on personal recognizance bail and is scheduled to appear in Laconia District Court on Thursday, July 25.

A rider from Belmont was charged by State Police with reckless operation after officers spotted him speeding excessively southbound on Interstate 93 during a traffic enforcement operation on Sunday.

Aaron LaFlower, 21, was allegedly speeding 141 miles per hour down the interstate on a 2024 Kawasaki Ninja, according to State Police. He was one of 30 people stopped during the enforcement effort.

State Police Sgt. Jay LaPointe was observing traffic along I-93 from an aircraft used by the Special Enforcement Unit when he clocked LaFlower for speeding recklessly, weaving in and out of traffic and passing other vehicles at speeds of 124 to 141 miles per hour.

LaPointe notified Trooper Scott Garton, who was patrolling on the road. Garton stopped LaFlower shortly thereafter. 

LaFlower was arrested and charged with reckless operation. Officers then booked and released LaFlower on personal recognizance bail. He is scheduled to appear in Concord District Court on Saturday, July 26. 

It is unknown to State Police if LaFlower was traveling from Laconia following the motorcycle rally in the Weirs last week.

The fastest recorded speed traveled by someone charged with excessive speeding in New Hampshire was not immediately available, but Tyler Dumont, State Police strategic communications administrator, said police remember, anecdotally, faster speeds than 141 recorded throughout their careers.