District Court Report
Published: June 5, 2008
May 14, 2008
Ulisses Ferreira, Edgartown; DOB 9/19/79, operating motor vehicle with suspended license, failure to stop for police, no inspection/sticker, uninsured motor vehicle, operating motor vehicle with suspended registration, and unregistered motor vehicle: continued to pretrial conference.
Joseph A. Nickowal, Vineyard Haven; DOB 12/25/61, OUI-liquor or .08%: guilty, 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 and complete 24 hours of community service; negligent operation of motor vehicle: dismissed.
May 16, 2008
Stephen J. Carlson, Oak Bluffs; DOB 11/29/64, operating motor vehicle with suspended license: guilty, six months probation; possession of Class D drug (marijuana): dismissed; speeding in violation of special regulation: not responsible.
May 19, 2008
Luiz Amaral, Oak Bluffs; DOB 10/22/44, negligent operation of motor vehicle and operating motor vehicle with suspended license: continued to pretrial conference.
George A. Baird, Chilmark; DOB 6/5/76, trespassing, disorderly conduct, and resisting arrest: continued to pretrial conference.
Eli Bonnell, West Tisbury; DOB 3/2/87, OUI-liquor or .08%: dismissed; speeding: not responsible.
Benjamin J. Ferry, West Tisbury; DOB 10/18/90, possession of Class D drug (marijuana): one year pretrial probation.
Jennifer L. Gross, Edgartown; DOB 12/21/78, disorderly conduct: continued to pretrial conference.
Colin R. Hurd, West Tisbury: DOB 2/11/91, possession of liquor by person under 21: one year pretrial probation; no inspection/sticker: responsible, filed.
George P. Joubert, Edgartown; DOB 11/9/82, operating motor vehicle with suspended license: dismissed; uninsured motor vehicle: continued without finding for six months, must pay $50 VW and $21 PSF; operating motor vehicle with suspended registration: dismissed; unregistered motor vehicle: not responsible; no inspection/sticker: not responsible.
Whitney C. Lasker, Chilmark; DOB 6/29/84, OUI-liquor or .08%, possession of open container of alcohol in motor vehicle, negligent operation of motor vehicle, and marked lanes violation: continued to pretrial conference.
Matthew Alan Palmer, Vineyard Haven; DOB 8/20/81, unlicensed operation of motor vehicle: to be dismissed upon payment of $100 court costs and completion of eight hours of community service; unregistered motor vehicle: not responsible.
Robert G. Parkhurst, Edgartown; DOB 9/1/52, OUI-drugs and marked lanes violation: continued to pretrial conference.
Douglas M. Reid, 3rd, West Tisbury; DOB 3/11/86, OUI-liquor or .08%, negligent operation of motor vehicle, and no inspection/sticker: continued to pretrial conference.
Marques C. Rivers, Edgartown; DOB 5/10/82, assault and battery: continued without finding for two years, must pay $50 VW and $65 PSF.
Wendell Souza, Vineyard Haven; DOB 4/24/82, disorderly conduct: dismissed.
Stacy L. Strelecki, Edgartown; DOB 11/23/74, leaving the scene of property damage: continued without finding for one year, must pay $400 restitution and complete 24 hours of community service; negligent operation of motor vehicle: continued without finding for two years, must pay $250 HIF and $50 VW; unlicensed operation of motor vehicle: to be dismissed upon completion of eight hours of community service.
John Swan, Oak Bluffs; DOB 8/17/88, unregistered motor vehicle: responsible, must pay $100 fine; operating motor vehicle with suspended license: continued without finding for six months, must pay $200 court costs, $50 VW and $21 PSF.
Manuel C. Sylvia, Chilmark; DOB 7/15/47, operating without ignition interlock, operating motor vehicle in violation of license restriction, and speeding in violation of special regulation: continued to pretrial conference.
Robert L. Tabares, Vineyard Haven; DOB 5/18/83, uninsured motor vehicle: continued without finding for six months; failure to wear seat belt: responsible, must pay $25 fine.
Troy J. Vanderhoop, Edgartown; DOB 8/30/72, larceny under $250, utter false check, and forgery of check: continued to pretrial conference.
May 20, 2008
Peter F. Groonell, Newtown, CT; DOB 3/2/67, breaking and entering for misdemeanor and trespassing: continued to pretrial conference.
May 22, 2008
Mekenock E. Bellecourt, Chilmark; DOB 3/13/86, unlicensed operation of motor vehicle, motor vehicle operator refused to identify self, and number plate violation: continued to pretrial conference.
Jose C. Dias, Vineyard Haven; DOB 10/20/74, unlicensed operation of motor vehicle: continued to pretrial conference.
Raina C. Isham, Chilmark; DOB 3/19/84, number plate violation, uninsured motor vehicle, and unregistered motor vehicle: continued to pretrial conference.
May 23, 2008
Bruce Cote, Nantucket; DOB 8/12/76, abandoned motor vehicle: continued to pretrial conference.
Andrew Rankin, Vineyard Haven; DOB 1/19/82, utter false writing: continued without finding for six months, must pay $90 VW; larceny over $250: continued without finding for six months; possession of Class D drug (marijuana): dismissed.
Andrew Rankin, Vineyard Haven; DOB 1/19/82, OUI-liquor or .08%, 2nd offense: guilty, two years probation, must pay $250 HIF, $50 VW and $65 PSF; negligent operation of motor vehicle: dismissed; failure to stop/yield: not responsible; operating motor vehicle with suspended license, subsequent offense: dismissed; possession of open container of alcohol in motor vehicle: not responsible.
Leeann Stiles, Edgartown: DOB 1/6/69, uninsured motor vehicle: continued without finding for six months, must pay $50 VW and $21 PSF; operating motor vehicle with suspended registration: dismissed.
May 27, 2008
Lawrence Balbuena, E. Falmouth; DOB 78/28/84, 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: dismissed; marked lanes violation: not responsible.
Peter F. Groonell, Newton, CT; DOB 3/2/67, breaking and entering for misdemeanor: dismissed; trespassing: dismissed.
Raina C. Isham, Chilmark; DOB 3/19/84, number plate violation to conceal identity: one year pretrial probation; uninsured motor vehicle: one year pretrial probation; unregistered motor vehicle: one year pretrial probation.
Sean J. Lynch, Saratoga Springs, NY; DOB 1/24/69, possession of Class B drug (cocaine): continued to pretrial conference.
Melissa Neuner, Vineyard Haven; DOB 8/2/73, assault and battery: continued to pretrial conference.
Ryan M. Smith, Mashpee; DOB 6/26/71, boat OUI-liquor or .08%, 3rd offense: continued to pretrial conference.
Andrew Valley, Vineyard Haven; DOB 7/6/66, larceny under $250: continued to pretrial conference.
Nicholas S. Wallen, Chilmark; DOB 5/24/87, marked lanes violation, negligent operation of motor vehicle, and OUI-liquor or .08%: continued to pretrial conference.
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
