Manchester police, mayor blast magistrate after stabbing suspect released
Feb. 10—Manchester Police and Mayor Jay Ruais are taking aim at one of the state's new magistrates who released a man connected to a stabbing outside a city convenience store Friday night.
Kyle Bisson, 25, was arrested on Bridge Street on charges of second-degree assault and two counts of falsifying evidence. A magistrate hearing was held Saturday at which police argued Bisson be held on preventative detention, according to a Manchester Police news release.
Magistrate Stephanie Johnson released Bisson "despite the extreme violence and randomness of the crime," the release reads.
Ruais, who recently testified on behalf of HB 592 to reform the state's bail laws, blasted Bisson's release.
"On what planet is it considered acceptable to stab another human being at least nine times, then be released back out onto our streets? This is unconscionable. Our police, our residents and our visitors are put at risk when criminals like this continue to be released, and it has to stop," he said.
He urged lawmakers to get the bill to Gov. Kelly Ayotte's desk as quickly as possible "and get these people off our streets."
Police received a report around 7 p.m. Friday of a 42-year-old man near Bunny's Convenience store on Elm Street bleeding heavily from multiple stab wounds to his upper body. Officers treated him and took him to the hospital.
Bisson was found to also be suffering from a stab wound when he was located on Bridge Street. He was also taken to a hospital.
The 42-year-old told police that at one point during the fight he tried to run, but Bisson followed him and continued to stab him. The two did not appear to know one another, according to the release.
At a hearing Saturday, the police prosecutor "argued that the violence showed clear and convincing evidence that Bisson was a danger to others," the release said.
Bisson had a conviction for criminal threatening (domestic violence) in October and was given a 60-day sentence suspended for two years.
At the hearing, Magistrate Johnson ordered Bisson released on personal recognizance with standard conditions and ordered him to have no contact with the victim.
jphelps@unionleader.com
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