She is being detained in Manchester’s Valley Street Jail. She was detained in July 2021 on charges of violating seven laws regarding penalties for providing false information and abusing the state’s 911 texting system.
According to a post on Patch, she allegedly stated that she was being spoofed at the time.
While residing in Laconia as a man, she was found guilty in 2008 of conspiring to commit credit card fraud and falsifying physical evidence.
In November 2012, she was elected as the first transgender official in New Hampshire and one of only a handful nationwide, around four years after she initially appeared on the ballot to compete for state representative in Nashua.
Her felony status and jail time were made public after her election. Laughton resigned after speaking with state Democrats and considering the media coverage.
