Truck driver threatens to shoot ATV rider’s dog and rams the ATV off road, NH cops say

A truck driver harassed an ATV rider and rammed him off a New Hampshire road, police said.

The driver, a 60-year-old man, began chasing a man on an ATV while driving on a lakeside road in Barnstead on April 14, according to a news release from the Barnstead Police Department.

He then crashed into the ATV and pushed it off the road, causing the rider to sustain a minor injury, police said.

He “allegedly pointed a handgun in the victim’s face threatening to shoot him and his dog,” police said.

When police arrived at the scene, the truck driver fled into a wooded area, but was apprehended.

It was discovered that he had an ankle monitor on and was on probation, police said. He had reportedly shot at women in a car last year.

He was arrested and will appear before the Belknap County Superior Court, police said.

A representative for the Barnstead Police Department did not immediately respond to a request for comment from McClatchy News.

Barnstead is about 20 miles northeast of Concord.

This story was originally published April 17, 2023 at 10:50 AM with the headline "Truck driver threatens to shoot ATV rider’s dog and rams the ATV off road, NH cops say."