NASHUA – Naked and recently hit by a Taser is a bad way to be placed under arrest. That’s exactly what happened though to city resident Mark Fader on Thursday night.

Fader was one of more than 20 people arrested by city, state and federal officers Thursday as part of a citywide sweep of people who had variety of outstanding arrest warrants.

Officers spotted a naked Fader, 50, in the entrance way of his 7 Morrill St. apartment Thursday evening and had to chase him upstairs toward his room, according to Nashua Police Sgt. Denis Linehan.

Inside his apartment, Fader allegedly tried to hide in a bathroom and then resisted officers as they tried to arrest him. A U.S. Marshal used a Taser, Linehan said, and Fader was eventually brought outside and given a robe.

That was one of the stranger arrests that about 20 officers, including Nashua police, Hillsborough County Sheriffs deputies, state probation and patrol officers and U.S. Marshals made as they spent nearly eight hours hitting the last-known addresses of 58 people in the city with warrants issued by probation and parole, the sheriff’s office or Nashua police.

Working in four teams of four men each, officials locked up 21 people on charges ranging from drug violations and assault to failure to appear in court and unpaid child support.

At one point during the evening, the Nashua Police Department’s holding cells were filled and arrangements had to be made to transport some prisoners to the Hillsborough County Department of Corrections in Manchester.

The effort topped expectations. Before it began, Linehan said he would count 10-12 arrests as a successful night.

“This particular night, we were fortunate that we had some good addresses on these subjects,” he said.

Linehan said most of the warrants served on Thursday were relatively minor charges since police would have been searching for suspects wanted on more serious and violent warrants immediately after they were issued.

“We’re not going after anyone violent. I mean, we don’t sit on those,” he said.

The two most serious charges among the group were second-degree assault, against Arend Tappan, 21, of no fixed address, (see related story on Page 3) and several domestic violence charges against Glen Walker, 21, of 23 Temple St. Linehan said police have been looking for those men since their alleged offenses happened but hadn’t had any luck until Thursday.

The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office requested to participate in Thursday’s sweep, Linehan said, adding the inter-agency efforts happen a couple of times a year.

“It kind of opens up the lines of communication with other departments, which is always a good thing,” he said. “The success also was a result of all the agencies working very well together.”

Police said the others arrested Thursday night include:

Nycholis Dejarnette, 25, of 16 Amory St. – possession of marijuana.

Karissa Scruggs, 18, of 4 Temple Place – simple assault.

Alfred Gaudette, 33, of 29 Chestnut St. – two counts of failure to appear.

Derek Marois, 39, of 12 Niquette Drive – failure to appear, default on child support.

Jessica Dumais, 26, of 17 Heritage Circle, Hudson – possession of a controlled drug.

Derek Hammerle, 26, of 188 Concord St. – four counts of sale of a narcotic drug.

Jose Vazquez, 36, of 103 Pine St. – receiving stolen property.

Daniel Gagnon, 42, of 3 Quincy St. – default on child support.

Robert Davis, 48, of 20 Cherokee Ave. – theft of services.

James Cassidy, 51, of 12 Prescott St. – default on child support.

Paul Overacker Jr., 33, no fixed address – default on child support.

Matthew Gendron, 32, of 13 Heon Court – default on child support.

Wendy Wilson, 54, of 57 Tyler St. – three counts of sale of a narcotic drug.

Arend Tappan, 21, no fixed address – second-degree assault.

Jeremy Turgeon, 27, 26 Cedar St. – driving after suspension.

James Gibson, 19, of 11 Fernwood St. – possession of drugs in a motor vehicle.

Valerie Hammerle, 45, of 7 Mason St. – two counts of sale of narcotic drugs.

Steven Romero-Gomez, 21, no fixed address – violation of probation.

Kara Jones, 28, of 16 Amory St. – failure to appear.

Glen Walker, 21, of 23 Temple St. – seven counts of domestic violence simple assault and one count of domestic violence criminal threatening.

Joseph G. Cote can be reached at 594-6415 or jcote@nashuatelegraph.com.