Joshua Pelletier, the Atkinson, N.H. man charged with allegedly defacing 36 Stop signs in downtown Haverhill last summer, is due back in court Friday, Jan. 30.
An administrator in the Haverhill District Court clerk’s office told WHAV Pelletier’s case was continued from Wednesday, Dec. 10, to give his lawyer time to file a motion. Pelletier is represented by attorney Alisa M. Rosenthal of Beverly.
Pelletier, 32, was arrested in July and also charged with attempting to commit a crime and resisting arrest after local police detectives reported finding him with stencils and a can of white spray paint.
Messages used the existing word “Stop” to start political phrases. “(Stop) Blaming the Drugs HPD killed Gigga” was one, relaying anti-police sentiment in the aftermath of the death of Francis P. Gigliotti III while in police custody. Other phrases were “(Stop) Crooked Cops,” “(Stop) Government Thugs,” “(Stop) Medicaid Cuts” and “(Stop) Killer Cops.”
The city spent about $124 each to replace the traffic control signs.