A New Hampshire lawmaker was arrested on Friday for allegedly harassing a snowplow truck operator, who recorded the altercation and reported him to the police.
Republican Rep. Jeffrey Greeson, 51, was charged with disorderly conduct, criminal threatening, and simple assault, according to the New Hampshire State Police. He was later released on his own recognizance and ordered back to Plymouth District Court on May 18.
“On Saturday, March 4, 2023, at approximately 8:15 AM, Trooper Michael Bruno of the New Hampshire State Police Troop F Barracks received a report that a member of the Wentworth Highway Police Department had been obstructed in his efforts of snow removal by a citizen. The highway road agent had recorded part of the encounter on his cellphone,” police said in a press release.
Reporters have reached out to Greeson for comment, but he did not immediately return the request.
Paul Manson, the road agent in Wentworth, said he had already been plowing for about six hours on Mar. 4 when Greeson started screaming and swearing at him.
“He just started giving me hell, and I didn’t know what was going on,” Manson said on Thursday. “When I got out of the truck, he started screaming in my face. So I got back in the truck and got my phone.”
The viral video shows the lawmaker yelling over a snowdrift that was knee-high along the road.
“Here’s where my driveway ends, right here. Push it out of the road!” shouted Greeson, according to Manson’s recording. “Your job is to clear the road. Clear the road! Now, get in your truck and do your job!”
The road agent then admitted that it was frustrating to shovel out after a snowplow passed.
“He was upset because I wasn’t pushing the snow off the road far enough, and I was putting it all in his driveway, which I’m going to be honest with you, that’s what I do,” Manson added. “My job is to get the snow off the road. And I feel bad most of the time because I do put snow back in people’s driveway, and I really can’t help it.”
