The New Hampshire teen accused of stabbing a state trooper in New Salem on Oct. 19 will be arraigned in Orange District Court Tuesday morning at 9:30.
Nghia V. Le, 18, of Manchester, N.H., is being held on $1 million cash bail pending his arraignment.
He faces charges of assault with intent to murder, assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, assault with a dangerous weapon, armed carjacking, assault and battery upon a police officer, receiving stolen property valued at over $1,200, reckless operation of a motor vehicle, failure to stop for police and resisting arrest.
Le is accused of stabbing an unnamed trooper, a roughly 12-year police veteran who is a husband and father, who was taken by LifeFlight helicopter to UMass Memorial Medical Center, conscious and alert before being wheeled into surgery, First Assistant Northwestern District Attorney Steven Gagne and State Police spokesman David Procopio said earlier this month.
Le was shot in the torso and taken separately by LifeFlight to the same hospital for emergency medical treatment.
“The shot was in response to the trooper being attacked,” Gagne said, adding that it is unclear who fired the shot.
According to State Police, preliminary investigation determined the suspect was involved in a motor vehicle crash around noon in Walpole, N.H. He allegedly stole the silver Toyota Camry driven by the other driver involved in the crash and fled into Vermont and then down Interstate 91 into Massachusetts.
State and local police spotted the vehicle and pursued it. The chase reportedly went through Erving and Orange, ending in New Salem at the intersection of Route 202 and Fay Road between 2 and 3 p.m., when the Toyota Camry the suspect was driving became disabled and stopped after it struck an object, causing significant damage to the driver’s side. Gagne said it appears the suspect then exited the vehicle and used a knife to attack the trooper.