On March 5, 2020 at approximately 7:30 pm, Manchester Police responded to an apartment on Grove Street for a report of an assault. The female victim told police she had an argument with a man she knew and it escalated.
She reported that the man, identified as 47 year old Matthew Flewelling wouldn’t allow her to leave, threw a chair at her and then ordered his 120 pound Rottweiler to attack her. The dog obeyed and attacked her, biting her twice. The woman was eventually able to escape and run to another room, lock the door and call police.
Flewelling was arrested and charged with Second Degree Assault, Criminal Restraint, Criminal Threatening, and Simple Assault. Flewelling will be arraigned in Hillsborough Superior Court – North this afternoon (3/6/20).
Police located 21 guns and a large amount of ammunition. It was all seized for safekeeping, due to the circumstances and department procedures.
