James Cunningham, 60, of 223 Weirs Boulevard, was taken into custody at about 10:15 a.m. on Tuesday morning, following a two-hour stand-off with police. The woman, in a room in the rear of the home, stayed on the phone with emergency dispatchers while police surveyed the home. Cunningham was charged with domestic violence simple assault, felony second degree assault – domestic violence, criminal threatening and resisting arrest. James Patrick Cunningham was arrested on Tuesday morning after a two-hour stand-off with Laconia Police who were responding to a report of domestic violence. Weirs Boulevard was closed to traffic as Laconia Police and members of the Belknap Regional Special Operations Group surrounded the home where a 911 call originated.

Source: Daily Sun November 15, 2016 21:57 UTC