Telegraph file photo by DEAN SHALHOUP Some of the numerous police officers involved in the investigation into the May 13 downtown Nashua shooting work at the scene.

NASHUA – Prosecutors in the case of Jalen Juwan Miller, the Nashua man accused of shooting another man during a downtown confrontation three weeks ago, were granted a continuation of Wednesday’s scheduled hearing after three officers who were to testify were called to Manchester to assist in protest-related activities.

Judge Charles Temple granted the motion, which Assistant County Attorney Brian Greklek-McKeon filed on an expedited basis after being notified around 2 a.m. Wednesday that numerous Nashua officers ñ including the three who were scheduled to testify at the hearing ñ were still on duty in Manchester.

When police said “they were unsure when (the officers) would be relieved of duty in Manchester,” they hastily drew up the motion and presented it to the court first thing Wednesday.

A number of Nashua officers were deployed to Manchester Tuesday afternoon at that department’s request. There they joined representatives of other regional law-enforcement agencies whose presence Manchester asked for in case the planned protests turned violent.

Attorney Charles Bookman, Miller’s lawyer, assented to the motion. McKeon wrote in the motion that because Miller is incarcerated, both sides request “that the hearing be rescheduled to the next soonest available date.”

Miller, 26, of 28 Railroad Square, Apt. 17, is charged with one count of first-degree assault, a Class A felony, and two counts of reckless conduct, Class B felonies.

The charges accuse him of shooting a 30-year-old man in the foot on the afternoon of May 13. The alleged shooting followed a confrontation in, or near, Bicentennial Park, a smallish green space on the west side of Main Street between Darrell’s Music Hall and the Nashua River.

The injuries weren’t considered life-threatening, but required treatment by AMR personnel at the scene. The alleged victim declined transport to the hospital.

Two days after the incident, Manchester police located and arrested Miller on the warrant Nashua police had issued as part of their investigation.

Dean Shalhoup may be reached at 594-1256 or dshalhoup@nashuatelegraph.com.

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