District Court Report

Posted March 20, 2008

March 10, 2008

Devin T. Church, West Tisbury; DOB 7/9/87, OUI-liquor or .08%: continued without finding for one year, must attend driver alcohol education program and pay program fee, $250 state fee, 45-day loss of license, must pay $250 HIF, $50 VDD, $50 VW, and $65 PSF; negligent operation of motor vehicle: continued without finding for one year, must pay $250 HIF; possession of liquor by person under 21: dismissed; possession of open container of alcohol in motor vehicle: not responsible; possession of Class D drug (marijuana): dismissed.

Eliza R. Greene, Vineyard Haven, DOB 12/3/90, possession of liquor by person under 21: continued to pretrial conference.

Jeremiah N. Kroup, Vineyard Haven; DOB 3/2/78, malicious destruction of property over $250: continued to pretrial conference.

Marques C. Rivers, Edgartown; DOB 5/10/82, assault and battery: continued to pretrial conference.

Christopher H. Smith, Knoxville, TN; DOB 9/30/64, negligent operation of motor vehicle, OUI-liquor or .08%, and failure to drive in the right lane: continued to pretrial conference.

March 11, 2008

Joseph Amaral, West Tisbury; DOB 4/8/77, operating motor vehicle with suspended license for OUI, unregistered motor vehicle, uninsured motor vehicle, improper operation of motor vehicle, motor vehicle lights violation, a second charge of motor vehicle lights violation, resisting arrest, negligent operation of motor vehicle, OUI-liquor or .08%, 2nd offense: continued to pretrial conference.

Walter E. Litchfield, Edgartown; DOB 11/11/61, failure to stop for police, operating motor vehicle with suspended license, resisting arrest: continued to pretrial conference.

Joshua Mardis, Blooming Grove, NY; DOB 10/31/77, negligent operation of motor vehicle: continued without finding for six months, must pay $250 HIF, $50 VW and $21 PSF; leaving scene of property damage: dismissed.

March 12, 2008

Nathan A. Briggs, Edgartown; DOB 9/27/83, OUI-liquor or .08%, 2nd offense: dismissed; negligent operation of motor vehicle: guilty, must pay $250 HIF, $50 VW, $21 PSF and complete 24 hours of community service.

April L. Cerrato, Vineyard Haven; DOB 9/5/87, forgery of check, larceny over $250, and possession of Class D drug (marijuana): continued to pretrial conference.

Andrew Rankin, Vineyard Haven; DOB 1/19/82, utter false writing, larceny over $250, and possession of Class D drug (marijuana): continued to pretrial conference.

March 14, 2008

Devin T. Church, West Tisbury; DOB 7/9/87, negligent operation of motor vehicle: one year probation, must pay $250 HIF and $50 VW; speeding: responsible, must pay $710 fine and $50 surfine; possession of liquor by person under 21: continued without finding for one year; failure to wear seat belt: responsible, must pay $25 fine.

Devin T. Church, West Tisbury; DOB 7/9/87, OUI-liquor or .08%: continued without finding for one year, must attend driver alcohol education program and pay program fee, $250 state fee, 45-day loss of license, must pay $250 HIF, $50 VDD, $50 VW, and $65 PSF; negligent operation of motor vehicle: continued without finding for one year, must pay $250 HIF; possession of liquor by person under 21: dismissed; possession of open container of alcohol in motor vehicle: dismissed; possess of Class D drug (marijuana): dismissed.

Jason Graves, Oak Bluffs; DOB 1/30/81, resisting arrest: one year probation.

Jason Graves, Oak Bluffs; DOB 1/30/81, OUI-liquor or .08%: two years probation, must attend driver alcohol education program and pay program fee, must pay, $50 OUI, and $50 VW; negligent operation of motor vehicle: one year probation, must pay $250 HIF; failure to stop for police: guilty, must pay $100 fine; speeding in violation of special regulation: not responsible; operating motor vehicle with suspended license: dismissed; failure to stop/yield: not responsible; motor vehicle lights violation: not responsible; use of motor vehicle without authority, 2nd offense: not responsible; marked lanes violation: not responsible.

Jason Graves, Oak Bluffs; DOB 1/30/81, speeding in violation of special regulation: not responsible; OUI-liquor or .08%: two year probation, must attend driver alcohol education program and pay program fee, $250 state fee, 45-day loss of license, must pay $250 HIF, $50 VDD, $50 VW, and $65 PSF; negligent operation of motor vehicle: dismissed; trespassing with motor vehicle: dismissed; resisting arrest: dismissed; operating motor vehicle with suspended license: dismissed; assault and battery on police officer: two years probation.

Mathew Hannigan, Oak Bluffs; DOB 8/25/75, receiving improper credit card under $250: six months in the house of correction with credit for time served; credit card fraud under $250: guilty, filed; a second charge of credit card fraud under $250: guilty, filed.

Mathew Hannigan, Oak Bluffs; DOB 8/25/75, improper use of credit card under $250: six months in the house of correction from and after previous charge; improper use of credit card under $250: guilty, filed.

Mathew Hannigan, Oak Bluffs; DOB 8/25/75, forgery of document: dismissed; a second charge of forgery of document: dismissed; utter false writing: dismissed; a second charge of utter false writing: dismissed; larceny under $250: guilty, six months in the house of correction from and after other charges; a second charge of larceny under $250: guilty, filed; improper use of credit card under $250: guilty, filed; a second charge of improper use of credit card under $250: guilty, filed.

Theodore C. Howes, Chilmark; DOB 12/5/59, failure to stop/yield: not responsible; OUI-liquor or .08%: continued without finding for one year, must attend driver alcohol education program and pay program fee, $250 state fee, 45-day loss of license, must pay $250 HIF, $50 VDD, $50 VW, and $65 PSF.

Marcos T. Morais, West Tisbury; DOB 10/9/73, operating motor vehicle with suspended license: continued to pretrial conference.

Luciano Nunes, Norwood, Ma; DOB 1/22/78, operating motor vehicle with suspended license: guilty - 10 days in the house of correction deemed served; speeding: guilty, must pay $50 fine and $50 court costs; motor vehicle operator refusal to identify self: guilty, ,must pay $100 fine; false statement in application for license: guilty - one year in the house of correction, 30 days committed, balance suspended, probation for one year, must pay $50 VW and $21 PSF.

John P. Robbins, East Falmouth; DOB 1/15/79, abandon motor vehicle: dismissed; uninsured motor vehicle: to be dismissed upon payment of $100 court costs; unregistered motor vehicle: dismissed.

Rebecca K. Tremblay, Edgartown; DOB 8/16/78, reckless endangerment of child: continued without finding for two years, must pay $50 VW and $21 PSF; selling/delivering liquor to person under 21: continued without finding for two years; distribution of Class A drug (oxycontin): dismissed; distribution of Class B drug (percocet): dismissed; distribution of Class C drug (xanax): dismissed; distribution of Class E drug (adderall): dismissed.

Nelson R. Tuck, West Tisbury; DOB 3/16/81, negligent operation of motor vehicle: continued without finding for one year, must pay $250 HIF; no inspection/sticker: dismissed; OUI-liquor or .08%: continued without finding for one year, must pay $50 VW, $250 State fee, $50 OUI and $65 PSF; speeding in violation of special regulation: not responsible.

Mary I. Weisbeck, Vineyard Haven; DOB 12/12/52, indecent exposure: dismissed; a second charge of indecent exposure: dismissed.

March 17, 2008

Silvana Dias Campos, Vineyard Haven; DOB 10/7/76, attempted murder and unlicensed operation of motor vehicle: continued to pretrial conference.

Silvana Dias Campos, Vineyard Haven; DOB 10/7/76, assault and battery: continued to pretrial conference.

Charles M. Degeofroy, Edgartown; DOB 3/11/81, assault and battery: Nolle Prosequi; malicious destruction of property over $250: Nolle Prosequi.

Dimas Lemos, Barnstable; DOB 8/22/88, uninsured motor vehicle: dismissed; unregistered motor vehicle: not responsible.

Dimas Lemus, West Tisbury: DOB 8/22/89, possession of Class B drug (cocaine): continued without finding for one year.

Dimas Lemus, Edgartown; DOB 8/22/89, larceny from building: continued without finding for six months, must pay $50 VW, $21 PSF and complete 24 hours of community service; use of motor vehicle without authority: continued without finding for six months.

Fabricio A. Munis, Vineyard Haven; DOB 3/22/84, unlicensed operation of motor vehicle: to be dismissed upon payment of $100 court costs and completion of eight hours of community service.

Tyler S. Paulson, Vineyard Haven; DOB 1/14/63, assault and battery, a second charge of assault and battery, possession of Class D drug (marijuana): continued to pretrial conference.

March 18, 2008

Bruce Michael Gaskell, Monson, MA; DOB 7/29/73, OUI-liquor or .08%, 2nd offense, violation of signal/sign/markings on a state highway, and license not in possession: continued to pretrial conference.

Thomas M. Harrington, 3rd, Belchertown, MA; DOB 12/8/82, possession of Class D drug (marijuana): continued to pretrial conference.

Julius F. Marullo, Kittery Point, ME; DOB 9/7/61, OUI-liquor or .08%, negligent operation of motor vehicle, and violation of signal/sign/markings on a state highway: continued to pretrial conference.

When information on arraignments and dispositions on a given date are unavailable as of press time, that information is presented in a future issue.

Key to Abbreviations
HIF=head injury assessment fee - OUI-liquor or .08%=operating motor vehicle w/percentage, by weight, of alcohol in blood of .08 or greater or while under the influence of intoxicating liquor - PSF=monthly probation supervision fee - VDD=victims of drunk driving trust fund fee - VW=victim witness assessment fee