HUDSON — Nicholas Kotsonas, the 50-year-old man who allegedly holed himself up in a Griffin Road residence for four hours Tuesday and made it clear to police that the only way he would “leave this house is in a body bag,” is in jail being held on preventive detention as he awaits his next court appearance.

While Kotsonas’s address is listed as 7 Griffin Road, the location of the incident, police said in their reports that a member of his family called a friend to tell him that Kotsonas was at her residence allegedly “harassing her” and that he was “wanted” by police.

The friend in turn called Hudson police, who sent “several officers and detectives” to the residence “due to Nicholas’s prior history of fleeing from law enforcement,” police said.

Upon their arrival, the officers spoke with the family member in back of the house, and she confirmed Kotsonas was inside.

At that point, police said, Kotsonas “appeared from a corner room,” and when officers told him to leave the house, he allegedly “became extremely agitated” and responded, “I’m not (expletive) leaving.”

When officers approached Kotsonas to arrest him, he allegedly ran into a bedroom and “yelled something” that officers took to mean he was armed with a firearm.

Police said Kotsonas “barricaded himself in “a small crawl space and (allegedly) refused to leave the residence or speak to any police officers.”

Officers in charge then requested the presence of the Southern New Hampshire Special Operations Unit, which

arrived and set up a perimeter around the house.

At some point, several SOU officers entered the house, and, police said, “immediately felt the effects of Oleoresin Capsicum,” (commonly known as OC spray, or pepper spray) which irritated their eyes and airways. “It was evident that Nicholas had sprayed (the substance) inside the residence,” police said.

According to the police reports, Kotsonas was “tasered” twice and shot once by the less-than-lethal shotgun, which fires rubber bullets.

The officers were able to take Kotsonas into custody at that point, and had him evaluated by ambulance personnel on the scene.

Police said once he was medically cleared, Kotsonas was transported to police headquarters for booking.

The charges — all Class A misdemeanors — include three counts each of criminal threatening and resisting arrest or detention, and two counts of criminal use of a self-defense weapon, which refers to the OC spray.

Kotsonas’s next court date is currently July 28.

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