In New Hampshire, convicted felons are ineligible to hold public office until their "final discharge" from prison.
[8] In 2019, Laughton paid $2,000 in restitution to be cleared to run for public office again and formed an exploratory committee in hopes of returning to city government.
[12] Laughton turned herself in to police on March 12, 2015, after a warrant for her arrest was issued stemming from a bomb threat phoned in to Southern New Hampshire Medical Center on February 27.
[9] On November 12, 2022, Laughton was arrested and held in jail on a single stalking charge of violating a court order,[13] prohibiting her from posting on Facebook about a woman.
[14] On June 22, 2023, Laughton was arrested and held in jail on preventive detention pending arraignment to four counts of distribution of child sexual abuse images.