The boyfriend of MLB legend Dennis Eckersley’s homeless daughter who was allegedly present when she gave birth in a freezing tent last week has been pictured.
George Theberge was arrested by New Hampshire police back in 2017 during a drug raid that saw cops confiscate $24,000 worth of fentanyl, crack cocaine, and several thousands of dollars in cash.
At some point after his release, Theberge, 45, became acquainted with 26-year old Alexandra Eckersley, the daughter of the Red Sox closer, who herself was arrested Monday.
She is facing multiple charges for allegedly misleading Manchester police in a search for her newborn baby boy in woods, and abandoning him in below freezing temperatures.
The boy was found and survived, and Alexandra was promptly arrested. While being interrogated, she said Theberge left the baby behind as well, even going back to the tent – where the pair had allegedly been living – to turn on a propane heater. His photo had not been circulated until now.
This is the boyfriend of MLB legend Dennis Eckersley’s homeless daughter – 45-year-old George Theberge – a convicted drugdealer who was allegedly present when she gave birth in a freezing tent last week
Alexandra Eckersley, 26, the homeless adopted daughter of MLB legend Dennis Eckersley, allegedly gave birth to the baby in a freezing tent and misled cops after the fact
A friend of Theberge’s in Manchester who spoke to DailyMail.com confided how the ex-con had been living in a tent for the past several years prior to Alexandra’s bombshell arrest last week.
‘I’ve known him for years,’ said the source, who spoke on the condition of anonymity.
‘I run into him from time to time. I think the last time I saw George was about five or six months ago.
‘He doesn’t have a house he’s been living in tents for years,’ he said.
The woods where the couple had been living is the site of several homeless encampments, including one disbanded by cops last year known as ‘The Bucket’, with Theberge among the several squatters displaced.
The pair had allegedly been living at this squalid campsite before Alexandra’s arrest last week
Police allegedly found the baby uncovered and ‘struggling to breathe’ on the floor of a tent near the Piscataquag River
At the time, Theberge gave a quote to a local news outlet describing his disdain for the city’s decision to break up the encampment – while also expressing his and others’ preference to living outdoors as opposed to a shelter.
‘Some people don’t want to be inside,’ Theberge told NPHR in June 2021. ‘If they want to come to an encampment like this, or a community, [the city] could give us that option. Don’t force us to go into a shelter.’
Prior to that, TheBerge had been staying at 472 Granite St, property records show – a drug den that came under cops’ radar as a suspected crack house back in 2017.
On July 28, 2017, at approximately 5:50 am, a SWAT team executed an early-morning raid of the premises, arresting Theberge and three others.
She is the adopted daughter of Dennis Eckersley (pictured), a MLB Hall of Famer
Cops discovered a litany of drugs, cash, and other illicit paraphernalia – although Theberge was arrested on another police department’s warrant.
Records show that Theberge has had multiple other run-ins with the town police force, being arrested at least nine times for offenses including felony stalking, assault, and possession of a weapon.
A woman who is friends with Theberge on Facebook told DailyMail.com that the career criminal would frequently message her on social media that gave off a ‘creepy’ vibe.
Theberge, however, was not arrested Monday after cops responded to a call from his girlfriend reporting that she was giving birth in woods near the city’s West Side Arena hockey rink – not far from the evacuated encampment – just before 1am.
MLB legend Eckersley – who has also commented for the Red Sox – is reportedly fighting to be the guardian of his homeless and adopted daughter’s newborn after she allegedly abandoned him
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