John Stephen
@JohnStephenNH
Executive Councilor - District 4
Honored to host the Governor & Council breakfast meeting this morning at NH Dept of Safety, where I served 6+ yrs as Deputy Comm. Proud of our DNA lab & team that is top-3 in the nation! Melissa Hardy and her team at the Lab are stars.
Councilor @JosephKenneyNH and I are asking Attorney General Formella for an update on the ongoing investigation into the calls and complaints made to the Berlin Police Department or the Coos County Sheriffs in between the initial April charges and the murder of Marisol earlier…
Great discussion on attainable housing for veterans tonight. Making sure we have affordable housing for our veterans is critically important, and we had lots of great ideas from our agencies and non-profit partners!
.@JohnStephenNH+Councilor Joe Kenney questioning if information sharing gaps contributed to Berlin murder suicide. They seek a meeting with @NH_DOJ, Safety Commissioner Robert Quinn and Chief Justice Gordon MacDonald on this matter. #nhpolitics acrobat.adobe.com/id/urn:aaid:sc…
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As we continue to learn more about the tragic murder of Marisol Fuentes in Berlin, Councilor @JosephKenneyNH and I are pushing for information. Today we requested a meeting with Chief Justice Gordon MacDonald, Attorney General John Formella, and Commissioner of Safety Robert…
Beyond that, Councilor Kenney and I want to know what systems are or are not in place for interagency data sharing. When the stalking order was issued against Michael Gleason just 5 days before Marisol Fuentes was murderd, who was informed? Where did that information go? We…
On @thepulseofnh this AM, Executive Councilor @JohnStephenNH says he and EC Joe Kenney are demanding a meeting with @NH_DOJ / NH Supreme Court, etc. to ask why the magistrate who mishandled the Berlin case still has a job. BACKSTORY --> nhjournal.com/ayotte-adds-vo… @NHGOP @NHDems
Beyond that, Councilor Kenney and I want to know what systems are or are not in place for interagency data sharing. When the stalking order was issued against Michael Gleason, who was informed? We need to make sure the data sharing is real time to protect public safety.
ON NOW: A new #GoodMorningNH from 9 AM-12 PM. Guests include @CarleighBeriont, @NH_StatePolice, @JohnStephenNH, @NewHampJournal, @LucasSMeyer and @RadioRory. thepulseofnh.com
On the podcast: @JohnStephenNH on his call for court to immediately remove magistrate who bungled Berlin murder case; @nhiop director Neil Levesque on current state of #NHPolitics @IAMMGraham on whether @NHDems even want to win. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/new…
While I can appreciate the courts setting up investigations into this matter, Magistrate Johnson needs to be relieved of her duties immediately. Councilor Kenney and I will accept nothing less for our communities.
NH Supreme Court Chief Justice Gordon MacDonald has named Associate Justice Melissa Countway and Circuit Court Admin. Justice Ellen Christo to investigate the court cases involving Michael Gleason who murdered his estranged Berlin wife and killed himself this month. #nhpolitics
The fact of the matter is Magistrate Johnson had all the legal power - even without the bail reform law - to keep Marisol's murderer behind bars. She failed, again. Now, an incredible young woman is dead. Enough is enough. Remove Magistrate Johnson, YESTERDAY
"She needs to be removed immediately. She needs to stop hearing criminal cases." -- @JohnStephenNH who is also a former prosecutor, on Magistrate Stephanie Johnson. "To see all of the offenses he'd committed earlier and say $5,000 bail is enough? That's ridiculous."
"She needs to be removed immediately. She needs to stop hearing criminal cases." -- @JohnStephenNH who is also a former prosecutor, on Magistrate Stephanie Johnson. "To see all of the offenses he'd committed earlier and say $5,000 bail is enough? That's ridiculous."
On @thepulseofnh this AM, Executive Councilor @JohnStephenNH is pointing out same magistrate in Gleason case also released the suspect in a Manchester stabbing case. ""I want the immediate removal of this magistrate from hearing any bail cases."