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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 December 8, 2005

November 7, 2005

Andrew P. Cohen, assault and battery: guilty, two years in house of corrections, nine months to serve, balance suspended for one year after release, concurrent with a previous charge, credit for time served, two years probation; assault with a dangerous weapon: guilty, two years in house of corrections, nine months to serve, balance suspended for one year after release, two years probation, concurrent with count one.

David P. Fleming, possession of class D drug (marijuana): continued without finding for one year.

Adam Sennott, OUI-liquor or .08%, marked lanes violation, negligent operation of motor vehicle: continued to Dec. 2 pretrial conference.

Keren L. Tonnesen, operating motor vehicle with suspended registration: to be dismissed upon payment of $50 court costs; license not in possession: not responsible.

November 8, 2005

Michael R. Mortell, OUI-liquor or .08% third offense, operating motor vehicle with license revoked as an habitual traffic offender, marked lanes violation, negligent operation of motor vehicle, failure to stop/yield: continued to Nov. 14 pretrial conference.

Patrick M. Whalen, failure to return leased personalty: continued to Nov. 14 pretrial conference.

November 9, 2005

Sean Wilcoxson, breaking and entering a building in daytime for felony, larceny over $250, larceny from building: continued to Dec. 2 pretrial conference.

November 10, 2005

Liam E. Bassett, use of motor vehicle without authority: dismissed; larceny over $250: guilty, one year probation.

Liam E. Bassett, operating motor vehicle with suspended license: to be dismissed upon payment of $100 court costs and completion of eight hours community service; speeding in violation of special regulations: responsible, must pay $250 fine and $50 HIF; malicious destruction of property: guilty, one year probation, must pay $2,136.42 and $21 PSF.

Timothy A. Higgins, five counts of larceny by check under $250: all dismissed, restitution paid.

Tracy S. Kozul, OUI-liquor or .08%: guilty, six months in house of corrections suspended, one year probation, must attend 14-day inpatient program and pay $250 HIF, $50 VDD, $50 VW, and $65 PSF; negligent operation of motor vehicle: dismissed; failure to stop for police: dismissed.

Robert H.C. Seaton 3rd, negligent operation of motor vehicle, failure to stop/yield, operating motor vehicle with license revoked as an habitual traffic offender, speeding: continued to Dec. 15 pretrial conference.

Jeffrey A. Sylvia, receiving stolen property over $250, a second count of receiving stolen property over $250, receiving stolen property under $250: continued to Dec. 1 pretrial conference.

Vitor Tiago Torres, assault and battery: continued to Nov. 17 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.