Merrimack Man Indicted In Police Standoff

MERRIMACK, NH — The Merrimack man involved in a standoff with police in June has been indicted by the Hillsborough County grand jury. Mark Uhlman, 54, was indicted on a reckless conduct charge and two counts of criminal threatening against family members and police. The standoff occurred on the evening of June 27, when Uhlman fired a weapon inside his Baboosic Lake Road home and then threatened to come out "with guns blazing" after police arrived, according to the Merrimack police.

The indictments, issued Tuesday, state that Uhlman tried to terrorize members of the Merrimack and Nashua police when he threatened them with the AR-15 rifle. Merrimack police previously stated that the Nashua SWAT team was called in to help negotiate for his peaceful surrender over the phone. The standoff lasted several hours, and the affected road was closed to traffic during that time. Uhlman fired a pistol five times during the negotiations, according to the Merrimack police, before exiting out a back window and being arrested.

Police were initially called to the home after a report of a domestic disturbance there, involving Uhlman threatening a family member with a firearm and firing a gun inside the home, according to police.

All three charges against Uhlman are felonies. The criminal threatening charge against police carries an extended maximum prison sentence of 10 to 30 years if he is convicted. The other two charges carry a maximum possible sentence of 3 1/2 to 7 years in prison if convicted.

An indictment is not an indication of guilt; rather, it means a jury has found sufficient evidence to warrant a trial.