Sunapee arrest log lists child welfare, trespass charges in June 4 report

Sunapee police’s June 4 arrest log put a serious child-welfare case into the public record, listing Nathan Eugene Jalbert, 31, of Hudson, on two counts of endangering the welfare of a child and one count of criminal trespass. The weekly report covers activity from May 21 through June 3 and names Sunapee police Officer Nicholas Boisvert as the arresting officer.

The log is part of the Sunapee Police Department’s regular public posting system for weekly arrest and call-for-service records. It gives the defendant’s name, age, hometown, charges, and arresting officer, but it does not offer a narrative account of what led to the arrest or where the underlying incident occurred. Even so, the charge mix is notable because allegations involving a child’s welfare usually signal a matter that can affect families, custody arrangements, or a child’s safety.

The entry should be read as an allegation, not a finding of guilt. Criminal defendants are presumed innocent unless and until the state proves the case beyond a reasonable doubt in court. The arrest log is a snapshot of police activity, not a final explanation of the facts, and it is not the same thing as a complete criminal history file or a child-protection determination.

Still, the public record matters. New Hampshire State Police say criminal history record information is kept in the state’s central repository as the official source of complete criminal history in the state. The New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services also says founded reports of child abuse and neglect are retained indefinitely in the Central Registry unless a court orders removal. That makes child-welfare allegations especially consequential, even before a case is resolved.

Jalbert’s listing is one of the more serious items to surface in Sunapee’s recent enforcement records, especially alongside a trespass charge. The town’s archive shows the department maintains weekly arrest and call-for-service logs as part of its broader public-accountability system, giving residents a way to track enforcement activity beyond a single incident. For Sullivan County readers, the June 4 log is now the clearest public marker of the case as it moves into the court process.