SALEM, N.H. (WHDH) - A convicted felon is set to face a judge Monday after being found with a machete and other knives in Salem, New Hampshire early Friday morning, police said.
Officers responding to a report of an intoxicated man with a samurai sword in the area of Shadow Lake Road just before 4 a.m. found 56-year-old George Deveau, of Aransas Pass, Texas, in possession of numerous knives, including a machete, according to Salem police.
He repeatedly refused verbal commands from the officers to move away from the knives he threw on the ground, police said.
Deveau was ultimately struck with a bean bag to force compliance before being arrested, police added.
He is slated to be arraigned in Rockingham Superior Court on charges of felon in possession of a deadly weapon — machete, resisting arrest and disorderly conduct.
(Copyright (c) 2026 Sunbeam Television. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.)