Joshua Deveer doesn’t try to fight his place in life anymore.
“I used to think doing something was everything, and now I’m starting to realize that, maybe not doing something is everything,” says the 23-year-old from outside of a modest North Conway inn, where he pays $600 per month to live. “Maybe restricting my footprint here, making sure that I watch my steps is what’s most important.”
In July of 2017, Deveer was pulled over by State Trooper Clinton Trussell and arrested on two misdemeanor charges and one violation: operating without a valid license, disobeying a police officer and possessing marijuana.
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Joshua Deveer outside his home in North Conway in 2020. Jordyn Haime / Granite State News Collaborative
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Joshua Deveer doesn’t try to fight his place in life anymore.
“I used to think doing something was everything, and now I’m starting to realize that, maybe not doing something is everything,” says the 23-year-old from outside of a modest North Conway inn, where he pays $600 per month to live. “Maybe restricting my footprint here, making sure that I watch my steps is what’s most important.”
TAMWORTH â Members of the State Police, local police officers, New Hampshire National Guard members, court employees, and family and friends gathered outside the State Police Troop E barracks at 1864 White Mountain Highway in Tamworth on Wednesday to salute Trooper First Class Clinton Trussell at the conclusion of his final duty shift as a New Hampshire State Trooper.
Trussell joined State Police Troop E on Dec. 31, 2002, and stayed with the barracks for the entirety of his career.
He served as a member of the Collision Analysis Reconstruction unit (CAR) and as the troopâs court officer for several years.
Many times, he was the troopâs representative to the New Hampshire Troopers Association.