BRENTWOOD — A Raymond man could face life in prison for attempted murder after prosecutors say he stabbed his brother-in-law in the head multiple times Saturday.
Adrian Demers, 38, is facing 12 charges for allegedly stabbing, punching, kicking and gauging the eyes of his brother-in-law, who police say hired him to do yard work that day at a home on South Road in Brentwood. An affidavit by Brentwood police details how Demers allegedly became enraged when his brother-in-law said he would only pay him a portion of the agreed pay because the job of raking leaves was not complete.
Police say he used his brother-in-law’s own knife, stabbing him “repeatedly.” He then allegedly stole his Glock 19 and drove to a neighbor’s property where police found him. His brother-in-law was covered in blood when police arrived, according to a police affidavit.
Demers is being held without bail after pleading not guilty Tuesday in Rockingham County Superior Court, where prosecutors described him as a danger to the public. The attempted murder charge is considered a special felony under New Hampshire that carries up to life in prison, the courtroom clerk said Tuesday during the hearing.
The charges included four felonies — two counts of first-degree assault with a deadly weapon, one of theft by unauthorized taking, and one of criminal threatening with a deadly weapon. The rest were misdemeanor charges of simple assault.
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