Overview
- Christopher Garon, 32, was arrested Tuesday at 52 Old Prescott Hill Road after police found his mother, 58-year-old Linda Dionne, dead inside the home.
- The medical examiner determined Dionne was strangled, and Garon faces a second-degree murder charge while being held without bail.
- A judge ordered a mental competency evaluation after outbursts halted an initial hearing, and the case is scheduled to return to court on May 26.
- In a separate investigation, police identified the man found during a South Main Street welfare check as John Anderson, 62, and scheduled an autopsy for Thursday.
- Authorities say the two cases appear unconnected and report no known threat to the public, and they ask anyone with information to call the New Hampshire State Police tip line at 603-MCU-TIPS.