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District Court Report

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 whileunder the influence of intoxicating liquor
PSF=monthly probation supervision fee
VDD=victims of drunk driving trust fund fee
VW=victim witness assessment fee

Posted October 13, 2005

Sept. 20, 2005

Patrick L. Irwin, assault: continued to Sept. 22 pretrial conference.

Sept. 22, 2005

Sheila A. Gazaille, OUI-liquor or .08%, marked lanes violation, negligent operation of motor vehicle: continued to Oct. 7 pretrial.

Sept. 23, 2005

John A. Confident, state highway traffic violation: not responsible; OUI-liquor or .08%: dismissed; speeding: not responsible.

John A. Confident, negligent operation of motor vehicle: continued without finding for one year, must attend driver alcohol education program and pay program fee, $250 state fee, must pay $200 court costs, $250 HIF, $50 VW, and $21 PSF.

Timothy A. Higgins, five charges of larceny by check under $250: continued to Nov. 10 pretrial conference.

Jacinto A. Ferro, possession of class D drug (marijuana): continued without finding for nine months, must pay $50 VW and $21 PSF; possession of class B drug (Oxycodone): dismissed, must pay $100 court costs.

Tyson Patrick Kehl, four charges of larceny by check under $250: continued to Oct. 17 pretrial conference.

Tyson Patrick Kehl, a separate charge of larceny by check under $250: continued to Oct. 17 pretrial conference.

Neal T. Montgomery, OUI-liquor or .08%: guilty, two years 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 $21 PSF; marked lanes violation: not responsible.

Zadoc E. Moreis, possession of liquor by a person under age 21: continued without finding for six months; possession of class D drug (marijuana): continued without finding for nine and a half months, must pay $50 VW; possession of unlawful fireworks: continued without finding for six months.

Brian E. Murphy, 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.

Nelson D. Rivera, possession to distribute class A drug (heroin): dismissed; conspiracy to violate drug laws: dismissed; possession of a hypodermic: dismissed; being present where heroin is kept: six months pretrial probation.

Brandon Thibault, breaking and entering building at nighttime for a felony: continued without finding for two years, must pay $6,636.70 restitution joint and several and $90 VW; larceny from building: continued without finding for two years; malicious destruction of property over $250: continued without finding for two years; receiving stolen property over $250: dismissed; trespassing: guilty, two years probation.

Jonathan H. Zeeman, operating motor vehicle with suspended license; speeding in violation of special regulations: continued to Oct. 20 pretrial conference.

Sept. 26, 2005

William E. Bradley, assault and battery with a dangerous weapon: continued to Sept. 30 pretrial conference.

Ronald E. Bruzda, OUI-liquor or .08%: bench trial, 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; operating motor vehicle with suspended license: dismissed; marked lanes violation: not responsible.

John Green, assault and battery, intimidating a witness: continued to Oct. 13 pretrial conference.

Richard Koning, larceny under $250: to be dismissed upon payment of $100 restitution; disturbing the peace: to be dismissed upon payment of $100 court costs.

Eric L. Lineback, larceny under $250: to be dismissed upon payment of $100 restitution; disturbing the peace: to be dismissed upon payment of $100 court costs.

Frank J. Simonetti, failure to stop/yield: not responsible.

Colin Miles Whyte, OUI-liquor or .08% second offense, marked lanes violation, negligent operation of motor vehicle, speeding in violation of special regulations: continued to Oct. 13 pretrial conference.

Sept. 27, 2005

Stephen B. Ciancio, negligent operation of motor vehicle: continued without finding for six months, must pay $100 court costs and $250 HIF; crosswalk violation: not responsible.

John Montgomery, OUI-liquor or .08% third offense: guilty, 90 days in house of corrections suspended for five years, five years probation, must attend 14-day inpatient program and pay $250 HIF, $50 VDD, $50 VW, and $65 PSF the first year, $21 PSF the second year; unregistered motor vehicle: not responsible; speeding: not responsible.

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


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