Chaos struck in Manchester, NH, last Wednesday when a man and woman allegedly committed an armed robbery and a separate stabbing incident unfolded shortly afterward, leading to a swift arrest by local law enforcement, as detailed in a Facebook post from the Manchester Police Department.
The first incident took place at around 12:45 PM near 181 Merrimack Street, where the victim, after an interaction with a man and woman he did not know, reported that the woman took his money and brandished a gun and her male accomplice threatened him holding a knife the victim managed to escape and contact the police. This tale of a day marred by fear and crime doesn't end there; a mere hour later, a stabbing was reported near the Families in Transition Shelter, which the second victim claimed occurred while he tried to intervene in a brawl.
It didn't take long for the Manchester Police to connect the dots. One of the quarrelers involved in the fight bore a striking resemblance to the male suspected in the earlier robbery. He was identified as Michael Kustra, a 34-year-old resident of Manchester.
Michael Kustra now faces multiple charges, including Armed Robbery for the theft at Merrimack Street and First Degree Assault, Falsifying Physical Evidence, and Criminal Threatening with a Deadly Weapon in connection to the stabbing incident
Kustra was arraigned yesterday, at the Manchester Circuit Court. The Manchester Police urge anyone with information about the female suspect to come forward as they continue their investigation into the harrowing events.
