Martha's Vineyard District Court Report
Published: December 4, 2008
November 6, 2008
Armando L. Ribeiro, Edgartown; DOB 10/30/81, unlicensed operation of motor vehicle and marked lanes violation: continued to pretrial conference.
Graciano D. Rocha, Edgartown; DOB 3/8/88, OUI-liquor or .08%, unlicensed operation of motor vehicle, failure to stop for police and marked lanes violation: continued to pretrial conference.
November 7, 2008
Theresa Allen, Vineyard Haven; DOB 4/14/71, operating motor vehicle with suspended registration: filed without change of plea.
Tanya L. Cruz, Oak Bluffs; DOB 11/21/84, operating motor vehicle with suspended license: to be dismissed upon payment of $100 court cost.
James Henry Grassia, Edgartown; DOB 3/2/86, OUI-liquor or .08%: dismissed; marked lanes violation: not responsible; negligent operation of motor vehicle: continued without finding for one year, must pay $250 HIF, $50 VW and $65 PSF; speeding: not responsible; possession of Class D drug (marijuana): one year pretrial probation concurrent with count 3.
James Henry Grassia, Edgartown; DOB 3/2/86, breaking and entering a building during nighttime to commit a felony: dismissed; larceny from a building: dismissed; larceny under $250: one year pretrial probation.
Michael R. Harbaugh, Kettering, OH; DOB 12/22/84, possession of Class D drug (marijuana): continued without finding for six months, must pay $50 VW and $21 PSF; drug violation near school/park: dismissed.
Benjamin M. Higgins, Vineyard Haven; DOB 2/29/80, marked lanes violation: not responsible; OUI-liquor or .08%: guilty, one 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; operating motor vehicle with suspended license: dismissed.
Benjamin M. Higgins, operating motor vehicle with suspended license: dismissed.
Benjamin M. Higgins, Vineyard Haven; DOB 2/29/80, OUI-liquor or .08%: guilty, one year probation, must pay $50 VW and $50 OUI; negligent operation of motor vehicle: dismissed; unregistered motor vehicle: dismissed; operating motor vehicle with suspended license: dismissed.
John E. Holmes, Oak Bluffs; 7/12/76, intimidating witness: dismissed; malicious destruction of property under $250: dismissed.
Cesar A. Marquez, Chilmark; DOB 4/27/60, assault and battery: continued without finding for eighteen months, must pay $50 VW and $65 PSF; intimidating a witness: continued without finding for eighteen months.
Devin E. McCormack, West Tisbury; DOB 8/6/75, utter false prescription: guilty, one year probation, must pay $90 VW and $65 PSF; a second charge of utter false prescription: guilty, one year probation concurrent with count 1.
Timothy D. Mercier, Edgartown; DOB 2/10/80, unregistered motor vehicle: dismissed; unlicensed operation of motor vehicle: to be dismissed upon completion of 24 hours of community service.
Dana S. Olcott, Oak Bluffs; DOB 6/23/64, OUI-liquor or .08%, negligent operation of motor vehicle and possession of Class C drug (diazipan): continued to pretrial conference.
Oliver H. Perry, Vineyard Haven; DOB 3/14/28, disorderly conduct: filed without change of plea.
Andrew Rankin, Edgartown; DOB 1/19/82, larceny by check under $250: to be dismissed upon payment of $72.21 restitution.
Andrew Rankin, Edgartown; DOB 1/19/82, assault and battery: dismissed; disorderly conduct: guilty must pay $50 VW; possession to distribute Class D drug (marijuana): guilty, twenty days in the House of Corrections deemed served.
Paul Simmons, Vineyard Haven; DOB 4/29/57, OUI-liquor or .08%, 2nd offense: guilty-one year in the house of correction suspended, to attend the 14 day inpatient program, placed on probation for two years, must pay $50 VW, $50 OUI and $65 PSF; negligent operation of motor vehicle: dismissed; marked lanes violation: not responsible.
Vinicius D Vareschi, Vineyard Haven; DOB 5/18/83, unlicensed operation of motor vehicle: to be dismissed upon completion of eight hours of community service; speeding in violation of special regulation: responsible, must pay $50 fine and $50 HIF.
Deborah C. Viglas, Edgartown; DOB 3/7/63, assault and battery: six months pretrial probation; a second charge of assault and battery: six months pretrial probation; intimidating a witness: six months pretrial probation; possession of Class D drug (marijuana): six months pretrial probation.
Deborah C. Viglas, Edgartown; DOB 3/7/63, violation of abuse prevention order: six months pretrial probation.
November 10, 2008
Clemildo C. Abreu, Vineyard Haven; DOB 10/5/69, intimidating a witness, disorderly conduct and resisting arrest: continued to pretrial conference.
Michael E. Cohen, Vineyard Haven; DOB 9/5/47, OUI-liquor or .08%, 2nd offense; marked lanes violation: continued to pretrial conference.
Geraldo A. Ferreira, Oak Bluffs; DOB 9/26/60, OUI-liquor or .08%, moped violation, and a second charge of moped violation: continued to pretrial conference.
Kenneth C. Garde, Vineyard Haven; DOB 12/27/49, negligent operation of motor vehicle: continued without finding for three months, must pay $250 HIF, $50 VW $21 PSF and complete 20 hours of community service.
Joanne Leighton, Edgartown; DOB 5/30/54, OUI-liquor or .08%, no inspection sticker, motor vehicle lights violation and marked lanes violation: continued to pretrial conference.
Jylene D. Manning, Vineyard Haven; DOB 5/12/54, uninsured motor vehicle: continued without finding for six months, must pay $50 VW and $21 PSF; operating motor vehicle with suspended registration: dismissed.
Nicole Miller, Boulder, CO; DOB 11/30/78, negligent operation of motor vehicle: dismissed; 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.
David E. Morris, Jr., Oak Bluffs; DOB 5/21/59, assault and battery: continued to pretrial conference.
Michael Morrison, Oak Bluffs; DOB 2/14/62, operating motor vehicle with suspended license: continued without finding for six months, must pay $50 VW and $21 PSF.
Filomena Mulvey, Vineyard Haven; DOB 7/5/59, failure to license dog: to be dismissed upon payment of $100 court cost; fourteen additional charges of failure to license dog: dismissed.
George A. Sourati, Oak Bluffs; DOB 12/9/63, operating motor vehicle with suspended license: to be dismissed upon payment of $100 court cost; marked lanes violation: not responsible.
Erin M. Springer, Edgartown: DOB 5/26/82, operating motor vehicle with suspended license: dismissed; no inspection sticker: responsible, must pay $50 fine.
Tonya Thomas, Edgartown; DOB 1/27/89, number plate violation: dismissed; no inspection sticker: dismissed; possession of Class D drug (marijuana): continued without finding for six months, must pay $50 VW and $21 PSF.
November 13, 2008
Eric W. BenDavid, Oak Bluffs; DOB 8/10/62, forgery of check and utter false check: continued to pretrial conference.
William Casey Elliston, Chilmark; DOB 1/7/86, operating motor vehicle with license suspended for OUI, number plate violation to conceal identity, unregistered motor vehicle, uninsured motor vehicle, registration not in possession and motor vehicle lights violation: continued to pretrial conference.
Jonathan Haar, Chilmark; DOB 4/25/56, assault and battery on police officer: dismissed; resisting arrest: continued without finding for six months, must pay $50 VW and $21 PSF; assault and battery on police officer: dismissed.
Russell S. Hoxsie, Jr, Edgartown; DOB 3/11/61, shoplifting by concealing merchandise: to be dismissed upon payment of $200 court cost; possession of Class D drug (marijuana): dismissed.
November 14, 2008
William T. Brielle, Oak Bluffs; DOB 11/1/47, larceny over $250: continued to pretrial conference.
Reuben F. Brown, Vineyard Haven; DOB 8/24/77, possession of Class B drug (Percocet): continued to pretrial conference.
Jose F. Demelo, Salisbury, MD; DOB 10/30/83, operating motor vehicle with suspended license and motor vehicle lights violation: continued to pretrial conference.
Jose Fajardo Demelo, Vineyard Haven; DOB 10/30/83, traffic violation on a state highway and unlicensed operation of motor vehicle: continued to pretrial conference.
Joseph A. Jones, Vineyard Haven; DOB 1/30/89, assault and battery: continued to pretrial conference.
Steven Slade Laneer, Keller, TX; DOB 11/11/72, failure to stop/yield: not responsible; marked lanes violation: not responsible; speeding: 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; malicious destruction of property over $250: to be dismissed upon payment of $1395.54 restitution.
Natasha R. Taylor, West Tisbury; DOB 2/26/69, over five unpaid parking tickets: continued to pretrial conference.
November 17, 2008
Darren N. Bennett, Oak Bluffs; DOB 7/28/82, possession to distribute Class B drug (controlled substance): continued without finding for 18 months, must pay $50 VW and $65 PSF; possession of Class B drug (Percocet): dismissed.
Matthew Gamache, Boston; DOB 10/3/77, no inspection sticker: not responsible; failure to stop for police: guilty, filed; resisting arrest: guilty, six months probation, must pay $21 PSF.
Kamile A. Khazan, Vineyard Haven; DOB 7/5/69, marked lanes violation and OUI-liquor or .08%: continued to pretrial conference.
William L. Scott, West Tisbury; DOB 4/4/80, violation of abuse prevention order, trespassing, breaking and entering to commit a misdemeanor, malicious destruction of property under $250: continued to pretrial conference.
November 18, 2008
Jeremy M. Bushee, N. Bennington, VT; DOB 8/9/77, stalking: Nolle Prosequi (state declined to prosecute); making annoying telephone calls: Nolle Prosequi (state declined to prosecute).
Donald T. Luce, Vineyard Haven; DOB 4/15/45, 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 $50 VDD, $50 VW, and PSF (waived).
Anthony L. Manista, Jr., Newark, DE; DOB 10/14/78, OUI-liquor or .08%: guilty, one 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; speeding: responsible, filed.
