Merrimack Man Arrested After Police Standoff

MERRIMACK, NH — A Merrimack man has been arrested after a standoff with police Thursday night on Baboosic Lake Road. Police say Mark H. Uhlman, 54, of Merrimack, threatened police during negotiations with the Nashua SWAT team and fired a rifle five times during the standoff. He is charged with three counts of criminal threatening and five counts of reckless conduct.

Merrimack police responded to the Baboosic Lake Road home around 8 p.m. Thursday after getting a report of a domestic disturbance. Police say that Uhlman reportedly threatened to shoot a household member with a rifle. Police sent out an alert to the public at the time, warning residents to keep away from the area of Baboosic Lake Road and Shady Lane, and the road was closed to traffic.

Due to the nature of the incident, Merrimack police requested the Nashua SWAT team, which negotiated over the phone with Uhlman to surrender himself peacefully. According to police, Uhlman was uncooperative and highly agitated. Police say on two occasions he made officers aware he had an AR-15 rifle and would shoot them and come out "guns blazing."

The situation remained tense for some time, before officers around the perimeter of the scene saw Uhlman exit out the back window of the home with the rifle. Uhlman was then arrested.

When police executed a search warrant at the home, they found evidence that Uhlman had fired a pistol five times in the home, including once on the exterior porch, according to Merrimack police.

After his arrest, Uhlman was held overnight in jail on preventative detention. He was scheduled for arraignment Friday afternoon at Hillsborough County Superior Court.