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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 January 26, 2006

December 20, 2005
Wanderson Gomes Pessoa, unlicensed operation of motor vehicle: to be dismissed upon payment of $100 court costs and completion of eight hours community service; motor vehicle lights violation: not responsible; speeding in violation of special regulations: not responsible.

December 22, 2005
Paul C. Donnelly, 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.

David J. Sylvia, failure to license dog: continued to Jan. 6 pretrial conference.

December 23, 2005
Shawn M. Devany, keeping a noisy and disorderly house, selling/delivering liquor to a person under age 21, possession of class D drug (marijuana): continued to Jan. 19 pretrial conference.

William Felder Jr., breaking and entering building at nighttime for a felony: continued without finding for two years, must pay $90 VW and complete 100 hours community service; malicious destruction of property over $250: continued without finding for two years, must pay $1,808 restitution joint and several; larceny from building: continued without finding for two years, must pay $1,200 restitution.

Gretschen Godek, marked lanes violation: responsible, filed; negligent operation of motor vehicle: dismissed; OUI-liquor or .08% second offense: amended to OUI-liquor or .08% on Dec. 23, 2005, guilty, two years probation, 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 $65 PSF the first year and $21 PSF the second year.

Ashley R. Guarino, unlicensed operation of motor vehicle, speeding in violation of special regulations: continued to Jan. 6 pretrial conference.

December 27, 2005
Fabio Motta, assault and battery, continued to Jan. 9 pretrial conference.

Wesley Winton, disorderly conduct, continued to Jan. 12 pretrial conference.

December 29, 2005
Michael J. Calnen, OUI-liquor or .08% second offense, motor vehicle operator refusal to identify self, speeding in violation of special regulations, negligent operation of motor vehicle, license not in possession, arrestee furnishing false name/social security number; operating motor vehicle with suspended license: continued to Jan. 13 pretrial conference.

Christopher M. Cardinale, larceny by check under $250: dismissed, restitution paid directly to victim.

Justin M. Clairday, possession of class D drug (marijuana): to be dismissed upon payment of $50 court costs.

Phillip R. Pankiewicz, OUI-liquor or .08% second offense, failure to stop for police, negligent operation of motor vehicle: continued to Jan. 26 pretrial conference.

Carroll L. Perry 3rd, unlicensed operation of motor vehicle: to be dismissed upon payment of $150 court costs; speeding in violation of special regulations: responsible, must pay $50 fine and $50 surfine.

Jan. 3, 2005
Edward M. Chappelle, OUI-liquor or .08%, negligent operation of motor vehicle, marked lanes violation, failure to signal, license not in possession, failure to wear seat belt: continued to Jan. 27 pretrial conference.

Michael P. Dow, OUI-liquor or .08%, marked lanes violation, negligent operation of motor vehicle: continued to Jan. 27 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.