Dover fugitive caught up with at Rochester apartment

Jeremy S. Jackson

ROCHESTER - A fugitive wanted by Dover Police in connection with a Saturday shooting in the Garrison City was arrested by lawmen Monday night in Rochester.

Jeremy S. Jackson, 24, transient, was arrested around 6:20 p.m. without incident in an apartment building at 17 Norway Plains Road.

The shooting occurred about 11 a.m. on Saturday when witnesses said Jackson was involved in an argument with another man outside a residence on George Street in Dover and pointed a handgun at him. After the man ran away from Jackson, Jackson fired a shot into the residence and then fled, police said. No one was injured in the shooting.

Jackson is charged with criminal threatening, reckless conduct and being a felon in possession of a firearm.

Jackson refused bail servies and is being held at the Strafford County Jail pending an arraignment Wednesday in Dover District Court.

This case remains under investigation. Anyone with information is urged to contact the Dover Police Department at 603-742-4646. People wishing to remain anonymous can call the Dover Crimeline (603-749-6000) or go to dovernhcrimeline.org on the Internet.

The Dover Police Department, Rochester Police Department and the Strafford County Drug Task Force all contributed to the arrest.