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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 February 23, 2006

January 19, 2006
Joseph R. Berninger, operating motor vehicle with suspended license: to be dismissed upon payment of $50 court costs; failure to wear seat belt: responsible, must pay $25 fine.

Naomi R. Brown, breaking and entering a building in daytime for a felony: guilty, six months in house of corrections suspended, three years probation; larceny from building: guilty, three years probation, must pay $65 PSF for first year and $21 PSF for second and third years; larceny of drug: dismissed.

Naomi R. Brown, unsafe operation of motor vehicle: not responsible; negligent operation of motor vehicle: guilty, filed; OUI-liquor or .08% second offense: guilty, six months in house of corrections suspended concurrent with previous charge, two years probation, must attend 14-day inpatient program, deemed served; OUI-drugs: dismissed; possession of open container of alcohol in motor vehicle: responsible, filed.

Christian Darcy, violation of abuse prevention order: continued without finding for one year, must pay $21 PSF.

Asa W. French, leaving the scene of property damage: continued without finding for seven months.

Barbara R. McCarron, negligent operation of motor vehicle: continued to Feb. 23 pretrial conference.

January 20, 2006
Jose C. Dias, unlicensed operation of motor vehicle, no motor vehicle inspection/sticker, unsafe operation of motor vehicle, motor vehicle operator refusal to identify self: continued to Feb. 6 pretrial conference.

Jose C. Dias, unlicensed operation of motor vehicle, no motor vehicle inspection/sticker, failure to wear seat belt: continued to Feb. 6 pretrial conference.

Michael P. Dow, OUI-liquor or .08%: dismissed; marked lanes violation: not responsible; negligent operation of motor vehicle: guilty, one year probation, must pay $250 HIF, $50 VW, and $65 PSF the first six months, $21 the last six months.

Patrick A. Kelly, unregistered motor vehicle, uninsured motor vehicle: continued to Feb. 9 pretrial conference.

Richard J. Kerns, OUI-liquor or .08%, marked lanes violation, negligent operation of motor vehicle, possession of class D drug (marijuana), carrying a dangerous weapon: continued to Feb. 10 pretrial conference.

Jason Robert Reagan, OUI-liquor or .08%, negligent operation of motor vehicle, marked lanes violation, speeding, failure to wear seat belt: continued to Feb. 2 pretrial conference.

Adam Robinson, conspiracy to violate drug laws, continued without finding for two years, must pay $90 VW, and $65 PSF the first year and $21 PSF the second year, and must forfeit $3,368.

January 23, 2006
Justin S. Albee, OUI-liquor or .08%, negligent operation of motor vehicle: continued to Feb. 27 pretrial conference.

Ediberto R. Belen, no motor vehicle inspection/sticker, OUI-liquor or .08% second offense, speeding in violation of special regulations: continued to Feb. 23 pretrial conference.

Dillon Kain Bilzerian, OUI-liquor or .08%, OUI-drugs, marked lanes violation, speeding in violation of special regulations: continued to Feb. 9 pretrial conference.

Gilmar E. Coelho, unlicensed operation of motor vehicle: to be dismissed upon completion of 12 hours community service; speeding in violation of special regulations: responsible, must pay $300 fine.

Matthew M. Sannella, malicious destruction of property over $250: amended on Jan. 23, 2006, to destruction of property under $250: guilty, two and a half years in house of corrections suspended, two years probation, must pay $65 PSF.

January 25, 2006
Stephen B. Ciancio, possession to distribute class D drug (marijuana), drug violation near school/park: continued to Feb. 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.