Unhoused Man Charged with Assault | Concord News

Concord News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Aug 19, 2026 · 1m

A man once unhoused in Concord, New Hampshire, is now facing felony charges after allegedly assaulting a woman he’d been allowed to stay with on her couch during a winter cold snap. The victim, in her early 20s, claims she woke up to find him assaulting her and even heard him say she’d become his wife. Investigators dug deeper, interviewing her ex-boyfriend who noted her strange behavior and reported seeing Martin with a gun. Martin, initially denying everything and claiming he didn’t remember due to substance use, later admitted being at the apartment and having sex with her — but insisted…