MANCHESTER, N.H. – On October 17, 2022, Manchester Police responded to Bunny’s Convenience, 947 Elm St., for a report of an armed robbery.
An employee told police a male had walked to the back of the store and appeared to be trying to steal items. When the employee confronted him, he pulled a gun from his waistband and pointed it at her. The victim ran from him, but he chased her and demanded that she walk to the register and give him money
and cigarettes. After giving him the items, he left the store, and the employee called the police.
The victim gave a detailed description of the suspect, and officers quickly located Stephen Ham, 56, of Manchester (no set address), near Elm and Manchester Streets, with a female.
Initially, they both walked away, but officers quickly detained them. Ham was arrested and charged with two counts of Alleged Robbery with a Weapon and two counts of Resisting Arrest. Officers determined that Ham was also a convicted felon and charged him with felon in possession of a dangerous weapon.
The female, Michelle Banks, 52, of Manchester, faces a charge of falsifying evidence for allegedly trying to leave with the bag of stolen items. Banks also has active bail conditions from earlier this month.
Anyone accused of a crime is innocent unless proven guilty by a court of law.