Weapons & heroin charges filed against New Hampton man

NEW HAMPTON — A man who lives on Rte. 132 faces two counts of being a felon in possession of a deadly weapon and one count of heroin possession after a visit from his parole officer on Friday afternoon.

An affidavit submitted by New Hampton Police to the 4th Circuit Court, Laconia Division says police were called to Thomas Drake's home by his parole officer who was checking up on him and found he had concealed a knife around his ankle.

Police said when Drake's pant leg was raised, they found a 4-inch bladed knife in a sheath with the handle was entirely covered in black duct tape.

Police also found a folding knife and a butterfly-brass knuckle combination knife but said they were in Drake's room but not on his person.

Drake's probation officers also showed police a portable scale, a pink 1-inch by 1-inch baggie, a second baggie with white powdery residue, a silver spoon, $413 in cash and a TRAC phone.

One of the parole officers transported Drake to the Belknap County House of Correction for a parole violation.

New Hampton Police charged him with the newest criminal charges after Drake admitted he had just shot some heroin.

Drake was convicted in 2011 of four counts of simple assault, witness tampering, criminal threatening, and criminal mischief. Since 2011, an employee of the N.H. superior court call system said he has had two violations, not counting the ones this past weekend.

He was ordered held on $2,000 cash-only bail.