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Concord, NH – Attorney General John M. Formella announces that Thomas John Ball Poirier (age 41) of Tilton, New Hampshire, pleaded guilty in the Merrimack County Superior Court today to charges of First Degree Assault, Second Degree Assault, and Obtaining a Controlled Drug by Deceit.
Poirier was formerly employed at Spaulding Academy and Family Services in Northfield, New Hampshire. Between July 3, 2020 and December 22, 2020, he stole medications that had been prescribed to Spaulding's residents, some of whom were children under the age of 13.
Poirier then replaced the stolen medication with unknown substances that he colored with marker pens to make the unknown substances appear to be the children's medications. Two of the children experienced severe behavioral changes as a reaction to having their prescriptions tampered with.
First Degree Assault is a class A felony that carries a maximum term of 7 to 15 years in the New Hampshire State Prison. Second Degree Assault and Obtaining a Controlled Drug by Deceit are class B felonies that each carry a maximum penalty of 3 to 7 years in the New Hampshire State Prison. When committed against a person under 13 years of age, a...
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