PORTSMOUTH — A warrant has been issued for the arrest of a Suzanne Drive resident who failed to appear in court Monday for two counts of failing to appear in court. Gary Isabelle, 44, of 2 Suzanne Drive, was scheduled to appear in the district court July 6 on charges alleging he previously failed to appear for a criminal loitering charge and a civil complaint alleging he failed to pay rent to his former landlord. For failing to appear for the criminal charge, Judge Sawako Gardner forfeited $200 cash Isabelle posted as bail following his arrest on a prior warrant. She also ordered a new warrant for his arrest and set additional bail at $500 cash. That charge alleges Isabelle sat in a parked van after dark causing public alarm.Isabelle was also scheduled to appear in the court Monday for a small claims complaint alleging he failed to pay a former landlord $4,081.68 in rent. When Isabelle’s absence was noted, the landlord told the court he had not heard from Isabelle with the exception of two threatening emails, one of which said the landlord “should spend (his) time making sure (his) daughter is safe.”

Listen I don’t want to defend this guy or anything, but I probably wouldn’t show up to court for these charges either. I mean since when is sitting in a parked van after dark a crime? Or telling his landlord he should make sure his daughter is safe? That just sounds like being a good Samaritan to me. Plus how is he supposed to afford to pay rent if he keeps having to run into court for petty shit like this every two seconds? Do me a favor and charge him with a real crime and then I bet he shows up. Until then get off his back. So much for the Live Free or Die state huh?