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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 March 16, 2006

February 9, 2006

Lawrence W. Snyder, OUI-liquor or .08% second offense, negligent operation of motor vehicle, marked lanes violation, speeding in violation of special regulations: continued to March 6 pretrial conference.

February 16, 2006

Kerry M. Elkin, OUI-liquor or .08%: dismissed; possession of open container of alcohol in motor vehicle: responsible, filed; failure to signal: not responsible; marked lanes violation: not responsible.

Kerry M. Elkin, negligent operation of motor vehicle: guilty, must pay $200 fine, $50 surfine, $250 HIF, and $50 VW.

Kenneth Perry, operating motor vehicle with suspended license: to be dismissed upon payment of $55 court costs; possession of class D drug (marijuana): to be dismissed upon payment of $100 court costs and completion of four hours community service.

Christopher P. Rupe, 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; marked lanes violation: not responsible.

Joao A. Sousa, unlicensed operation of motor vehicle, no motor vehicle inspection/sticker, operating motor vehicle with suspended license: continued to Feb. 27 pretrial conference.

February 17, 2006

Terry T. Amaral, marked lanes violation, negligent operation of motor vehicle, state highway traffic violation: continued to March 6 pretrial conference.

Anthony DePina, more than five unpaid parking tickets: continued to March 16 pretrial conference.

Anthony DePina, a separate charge of more than five unpaid parking tickets: continued to March 16 pretrial conference.

John Green, assault and battery: guilty, two years in house of corrections, 60 days to serve, balance suspended for three years, three years probation, must pay $50 VW and $65 PSF.

Joshua H. Hill, OUI-liquor or .08%, dismissed; disorderly conduct: continued without finding for six months.

Joshua H. Hill, negligent operation of motor vehicle: continued without finding for six months, must pay $250 HIF, $50 VW, and $42 PSF.

Jesse G. Masek, negligent operation of motor vehicle: to be dismissed upon completion of eight hours community service; passing violation: responsible, filed; speeding in violation of special regulations: responsible, must pay $50 court costs and $50 HIF.

Rosiane V. Santos, operating motor vehicle with suspended license: to be dismissed upon payment of $100 court costs.

February 21, 2006

Joelcio Alvares, unlicensed operation of motor vehicle: to be dismissed upon payment of $150 court costs; speeding in violation of special regulations: not responsible.

Nathan A. Briggs, OUI-liquor or .08%, negligent operation of motor vehicle, marked lanes violation: continued to Feb. 24 pretrial conference.

Michael A. Harmon, marked lanes violation, negligent operation of motor vehicle, OUI-liquor or .08%: continued to March 10 pretrial conference.

Rodrigo Silva, unlicensed operation of motor vehicle, leaving the scene of property damage: continued to March 16 pretrial conference.

Sean S. Steves, unlicensed operation of motor vehicle: dismissed, must pay $50 court costs; speeding: not responsible.

Sean S. Steves, failure to appear upon recognizance: dismissed.

David C. Tague Jr., operating motor vehicle with suspended license: to be dismissed upon completion of eight hours community service.

February 22, 2006

Richard Abrazinski, fugitive from justice on court warrant: continued to Feb. 23 pretrial conference.

February 23, 2006

Michael Brand, assault with a dangerous weapon: dismissed; possession of firearm without a firearms identification card: dismissed; a separate charge of possession of firearm without a firearms identification card: continued without finding for 18 months, must pay $50 VW and $21 PSF; two more charges of possession of firearm without a firearms identification card: both continued without finding for 18 months; 60 additional charges of possession of firearm without a firearms identification card: all dismissed; 65 charges of improper storage of firearm: all dismissed; possession of class D drug (marijuana): continued without finding for one year; possession of class B drug (cocaine): dismissed.

Roy J. Cavanaugh, operating motor vehicle with suspended license, no motor vehicle inspection/sticker: continued to March 3 pretrial conference.

Ronald A. Green, 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.

Daniel Keniston, assault and battery: continued to Feb. 24 pretrial conference.

Christopher M. Pagliuso, OUI-liquor or .08% second offense, negligent operation of motor vehicle, marked lanes violation: continued to March 24 pretrial conference.

Jason Willoughby, assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, intimidating a witness, a second charge of intimidating a witness, threat to commit crime: continued to March 27 pretrial conference.

February 24, 2006

Sheila Allen, employer failure to pay wages in timely manner: dismissed, must pay $180 restitution.

Nathan A. Briggs, 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.

Luciano R. Fonseca, operating motor vehicle with suspended license: to be dismissed upon payment of $50 court costs.

Shane A. Harthcock, OUI-liquor or .08%, negligent operation of motor vehicle, speeding in violation of special regulations: continued to March 27 pretrial conference.

Deana L. Bernard Keniston, larceny by check under $250, utter worthless/false note, a second charge of utter worthless/false note: continued to March 6 pretrial conference.

Megan McCormack, larceny of drug: one year pretrial probation, possession of class B drug (oxycontin) subsequent offense: one year pretrial probation.

Christian R. Sargent, four charges of larceny by check under $250: continued to April 27 pretrial conference.

Jerome W. Wasko Jr., abandoned motor vehicle: to be dismissed upon payment of $50 court costs.

February 27, 2006

Joseph Berninger, six charges of violation of abuse prevention order: continued to March 31 pretrial conference.

Walterlet DeOliveira, operating motor vehicle with suspended license: continued to March 20 pretrial conference.

Ambrose W. Seward, larceny over $250: continued to March 27 pretrial conference.

Manuel C. Sylvia, assault and battery: continued to March 31 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.