City man said to have also assaulted Unfonak

Forrest Rollins (Rochester Police photo)

ROCHESTER - The second man charged in the investigation into the death of Jim Unfonak allegedly assaulted the Bang N Jane drummer inside Gary's Sports Bar earlier in the evening before a Barnstead man is said to have fatally struck him outside the bar around 1:30 a.m. Jan. 31, The Lebanon Voice learned on Wednesday.

Forrest Rollins, 42, of Brook St., Rochester, turned himself in on Friday after being notified of the arrest warrant. He was booked and released on personal recognizance pending an arraignment March 21 at Rochester District Court.

Rollins was charged with one count of simple assault, a Class A misdemeanor punishable by up to a year in jail.

Rochester Police Capt. Gary Boudreau wouldn't confirm the name of the victim of the alleged earlier attack involving Rollins, because he said it was the police department's policy not to name victims.

However, a source close to the investigation confirmed it was Unfonak who was assaulted by Rollins.

Boudreau did confirm that the assault, which he characterized as a "shove," occurred before Eric Langlais, who is charged with felony manslaughter in Unfonak's death, was told to leave by bar personnel.

Unfonak, 44, of Rochester, was getting into a car to leave the tavern around 1:30 a.m. on Jan. 31 when he was allegedly punched in the head by Langlais, who is said to have had a separate altercation with Unfonak inside the bar earlier in the night. Unfonak was rushed to Maine Medical Center in Portland, Maine, where he died of his injuries the next day.

Boudreau said the case for the arrest of Rollins was developed after police interviewed and reinterviewed several witnesses in the case and reviewed video tape from inside the bar.

Also charged in the incident are two local women, Mandy Patch, 37, of Old Milton Road, Rochester; and Laurie Henner, 41, of Whitebirch Lane in Farmington.

Patch was charged with one count of simple assault, a Class A misdemeanor and felony riot. She was released on $10,000 personal recognizance bail and is scheduled to be arraigned Feb. 26 in Strafford County Superior Court.

Henner was charged with one count of felony riot and released on $10,000 personal recognizance. She is also scheduled for arraignment Feb. 26.

Boudreau said he expects no further arrests in the case, but didn't rule out the possibility altogether.

Rochester Police are still actively investigating the incident and are asking anyone who witnessed the incident and who might have left the scene before the police arrived to please contact Det. Joe Rousseau at 330-7143 or call Rochester Crimeline at 335-6500. All calls to the Rochester Crimeline will remain confidential and rewards are given for information, which leads to arrests. You can also text the Rochester Crimeline at Crimes (274637) in the body write TEXT4CASH followed by your tip.