Jonathan Stone (New Hampshire politician)

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Jonathan Stone
Member of the New HampshireHouseofRepresentatives
from the Sullivan 8th district
Assumed office
December 7, 2022
Personal details
Political party Republican [1]

Jonathan Stone [2] is an American politician. He serves as a Republican member for the Sullivan 8th district of the New Hampshire House of Representatives. [3]

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Career

Prior to assuming office Stone served as a police officer for the City of Claremont Police department for six years. He was fired from the police department in March 2006 after an internal investigation. [4] During his time as a police officer there were at least 14 internal affairs reports regarding Stone's conduct. [5] He resigned from the Claremont Police in 2007. [6] The ACLU of New Hampshire and Union Leader Corporation sued to have Stone's records released. [7]

Stone ran for election to the New Hampshire House of Representatives in 2020 and was defeated by incumbent John Cloutier. In 2022 Stone was elected to the New Hampshire House of Representatives in November 2022. [5] He has a seat on the Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee. [5]

Stone is co-owner of a gun shop called Black Op Arms in Claremont. [8]

Controversy

While Stone was serving as a police officer, he was investigated for having an inappropriate relationship with a 15 year old girl. Stone threatened to rape his supervisor's wife and children and murder his supervisor as a result of the investigation. [4] He also made threats against fellow police officers. [8] The file was kept private until a journalist requested the files under New Hampshire's right-to-know laws. [6]

In 2024, it was revealed that Stone had been fired from a post as a correctional officer at the Southern State Correctional Facility in 2021 for a pattern of racist, sexist, and homophobic insults, intimidating colleagues (who reportedly feared his retaliation) to such an extent that one gay colleague resigned). Stone is described as "unrepentant", telling a supervisor “You should see me when I really get going.” [9]

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References

  1. "NH House Sullivan County District 08: Elected Officials". CitizensCount. Retrieved April 20, 2023.
  2. Merriman, Anna (September 4, 2020). "Claremont city councilor seeks to block release of records as a police officer". Valley News. Retrieved April 20, 2023.
  3. "Representative Jonathan Stone (R)". The General Court of New Hampshire. Retrieved April 20, 2023.
  4. 1 2 Documents: Rep. Jon Stone Threatened Mass Shooting and Rape After Investigation By DAMIEN FISHER for InDepthNH.org; April 5, 2024
  5. 1 2 3 InDepthNH.org, DAMIEN FISHER (2023-01-14). "Judge Orders State Rep. Stone's Docs Released; Ex-Cop Expected to Appeal". InDepthNH.org. Retrieved 2024-04-09.
  6. 1 2 "Court denies ex-officer's attempt to block records' release". Valley News. 2024-03-20. Retrieved 2024-04-09.
  7. "Jonathan Stone v. City of Claremont | ACLU of New Hampshire". www.aclu-nh.org. 2020-10-22. Retrieved 2024-04-09.
  8. 1 2 InDepthNH.org, DAMIEN FISHER (2024-04-08). "Police Standards and Training Council Knew About Jon Stone Allegations, But Did Nothing". InDepthNH.org. Retrieved 2024-04-09.
  9. Fisher, Damien (9 July 2024). "Alleged Racist, Homophobic Remarks Got NH Rep. Stone Fired as Prison Guard". InDepthNH.org. InDepthNH.org. Retrieved 24 July 2024.