It has been 11 months since Liko Kenney killed Franconia police officer Bruce McKay.
There was a third character in that tragedy last May, a passerby named Gregory Floyd.
Seeing Officer McKay in trouble, Floyd killed Kenney.
The Attorney General's office exonerated Floyd for that killing,
But Floyd's got a history of getting into trouble and on Tuesday, he's once again headed for court.
NHPR Correspondent Chris Jensen has the story.
It is ironic.
Gregory Floyd claimed he had to kill Liko Kenney to protect a mortally wounded Corporal Bruce McKay.
Where’s the irony?
Public records show that over the years Floyd has never been a friend to the police.
According to police reports, He has two felony drug convictions in Georgia.
Floyd once told two New Hampshire state troopers that – if he had wanted to - he could have killed them.
He plead guilty to “simple assault” for attempting to kick one trooper.
In 1997 a local police chief filed an affidavit about Floyd.
It said that in his opinion, Floyd demonstrated a pattern of violence, paranoid behavior and excessive anger.
The Chief went on to write that he felt Floyd was capable of showing up at the local School or a neighbor’s house with an automatic weapon.”
The police chief even asked that the affidavit be kept secret because of what he called “Mr. Floyd’s nature.”
Police reports say troopers used caution when approaching Floyd’s home in Easton, describing him as volatile and in possession of numerous firearms.
State troopers also quote him as having threatened – in their presence - to kill people.
Tuesday – the day after Floyd’s 50th birthday – he’s scheduled to be in district court in Littleton.
Now he is charged with criminal threatening.
This time the charge involves a 63-year-old neighbor, Alma Jean Boisvert (bo-ver).
According to court records, in December Mrs. Boisvert’s car and Floyd’s met nose-to-nose on a narrow road near their homes.
Mrs. Boisvert told police it was difficult for her to backup.
When she asked Floyd to back up so she could get past, she says he threatened to pull a gun on her.
The police report says Floyd denies threatening Boisvert.
Then he reportedly told police that –quote-- “she wasn’t worth the bullet—end quote
Bill Christie, with the Concord law firm of Shaheen and Gordon, is Floyd.’s lawyer.
“The defense is fairly simple. We deny the allegations in the complaint.”
Christie also says that allegations about Floyd’s past are unfair and have nothing to do with the charge against him.
“None of that information has any bearing on the case that is going forward in district court next week. I think it is unfortunate that people can make allegations, conclusory allegations. I think Mr. Floyd would simply like to be left alone.”
Christie said Floyd was not interested in being interviewed for this story.
If Floyd is found guilty in Littleton he faces up to one year in prison and a $2,000 fine.
Plus, he may face one more jail time.
In 1998, when he pled guilty to simple assault on the state trooper, he was sentenced from one to three years in prison.
That sentence was suspended on the condition of good behavior for 10 years.
That 10 years is up in June.
Whether a conviction in Mrs. Boisvert’s case violates the definition of “good behavior” is up to Grafton County Attorney Ric St. Hilaire.
For NHPR News this is Chris Jensen in Bethlehem.
As someone who has followed this case intently, and won key elements of a Right-to-Know lawsuit that exposed a lot of information about Gregory W. Floyd and Bruce McKay I thank NHPR and Reporter Jensen for covering this.
http://christopher-king.blogspot.com/2008/04/kingcast-applauds-north-cou...
I see that his lawyer claims Floyd's past has nothing to do with the current allegations. I submit that his past goes to habit evidence, the kind of pattern behavior that former Police Chief Robert Every specifically noted in 1997 in his Affidavit:
"His son was attending Lafayette Elementary School and there was a problem in which Mr. Floyd became irrationally abusive -- to the point the administration was concerned he might return and do something. Because of the administration's concern they contacted the State Police."
See, I filed the victim's Affidavit in Grafton Superior KingCast v. Ayotte/Franconia 07-E-268 in which she wrote that Floyd told her to "shut up, mind your own business because I know where you live, I know the route you take home and if you're not careful they will send you home in a body bag."
Want more? I got more from the same Affidavit:
"All of us have made mistakes in our lives; in Mr. Floyd's case the behavior extends beyond a mistake; there is a pattern, a pattern of past violence, paranoid behavior and excessive anger. While no one can predict the future, I feel Mr. Floyd is capable of showing up at Lafayette Elementary School or at a neighbor's house with an automatic weapon..."
Well you know he's about one step away... Call Chief Every Mr. Prescient.
By the way:
Floyd BTW lied about being in Vietnam and he has admitted shooting guns a number of times even though he is a multiple felon and thus not permitted to do so pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 922(g)(1). Let's see what the feds have to say about that:
And McKay violated crucial vehicular pursuit and OC Spray protocol for an INSPECTION STICKER.
Why on Earth would he do such a thing?
Eternal vigilance is the price of liberty
Thank you, Mr. Jenson, for your accurate reporting. Hopefully, additional facts will be revealed as this story unfolds.
Atty. Christie's flat out denial that his client, GW Floyd is not responsibile for these charges does not mesh with this man's extensive and RELEVANT history as habitually angry, reactive, confrontational and sometimes anti-social.
After all, the fact that his previously suspended charge of simple assault against a state trooper was conditional on his good behavior for 10 years is relevant. To my knowledge, speeding can be applied against good behavior, if the court so desires.
Of great concern is Floyd's boast and statement to authorities on the scene of the tragic Franconia shooting on 5/11/07, that he has previously made "43 kills" - this, after just killing Liko Kenney.
Should Mr. Floyd "...simply like to be left alone.", my first suggestion to him would be to consider the consequences of his repeated confrontational and threatening behaviors.
We shall look forward to his hearing on Tuesday, and hope that the court will recognize and act upon the threat that Mr. Floyd has allowed us to witness in his local travels with his own and extended communities. It will be a terrible shame if anyone has to say "I told you so".