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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 30, 2006

February 28, 2006
Christopher K. King, unlicensed operation of motor vehicle, possession of class B drug (cocaine), marked lanes violation, arrestee furnishing false name/social security number: continued to March 2 pretrial conference.

March 2, 2006
Richard A. Duarte, operating motor vehicle with suspended license: to be dismissed upon payment of $100 court costs; license not in possession: responsible, must pay $35 fine; registration not in possession: not responsible.

Christopher K. King, possession with intent to distribute class A drug (heroin): continued to March 9 pretrial conference.

Bret Farr Stevenson, marked lanes violation: found responsible in bench trial, must pay $100 fine; OUI-liquor or .08%: found not guilty in bench trial; speeding in violation of special regulations: found responsible in bench trial, must pay $120 fine and $50 surfine; failure to wear seat belt: found not responsible in bench trial.

Marcia R. Zolin, unlicensed operation of motor vehicle: to be dismissed upon payment of $100 court costs and completion of eight hours community service; failure to wear seat belt: responsible, must pay $25 fine; operating motor vehicle with suspended license: dismissed.

March 3, 2006
Daniel R. Anderson, disorderly conduct: guilty, one year probation, must pay $100 fine, $25 surfine, $50 VW, and $21 PSF; possession of class B drug (cocaine): dismissed.

Robert A. Anderson, larceny over $250: dismissed.

Roy J. Cavanaugh, operating motor vehicle with suspended license: dismissed; no motor vehicle inspection/ sticker: responsible, must pay $50 fine.

Mark D. Medeiros, 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; failure to stop/yield: responsible, filed; marked lanes violation: not responsible.

David J. Sylvia, failure to license dog: dismissed.

March 6, 2006
Tara M. Araujo, OUI-liquor or .08%, marked lanes violation, failure to dim headlights: continued to March 31 pretrial conference.

Yee B. Cheng, assault and battery: continued to March 30 pretrial conference.

Deana L. Bernard Keniston, larceny by check under $250: continued without finding for six months, must pay $50 VW and $21 PSF, restitution previously paid; utter worthless/false note: dismissed; a separate charge of utter worthless/false note: dismissed.

Darrell S. Lamarche, failure to appear upon recognizance: dismissed.

Matthew S. Look, operating motor vehicle with suspended license, OUI-liquor or .08% second offense, failure to stop for police, speeding in violation of special regulations, negligent operation of motor vehicle: continued to March 10 pretrial conference.

Lawrence W. Snyder, possession of class D drug (marijuana): continued to March 31 pretrial conference.

March 7, 2006
Gilmar D. DePaula, unlicensed operation of motor vehicle, failure to wear seat belt, unregistered motor vehicle: continued to April 20 pretrial conference.

March 9, 2006
Gregory Kenneth Leland, trafficking in cocaine: amended on March 9, 2006, to possession with intent to distribute class B drug (cocaine): guilty, two and a half years in house of corrections, one year committed, balance suspended, must pay $90 VW and $65 PSF, complete 100 hours of community service, and forfeit $1,150; possession of class D drug (marijuana): continued without finding for one year; possession of class B drug (ecstasy): dismissed; possession of open container of alcohol in motor vehicle: not responsible.

Jonbrian Nickerson, violation of municipal bylaw or ordinance (open container): to be dismissed upon payment of $150 court costs.

Kevin F. O'Brien, OUI-liquor or .08% second offense: guilty, 90 days in house of corrections suspended, two years probation, must attend 14-day inpatient program and pay $50 VDD, $50 VW, and $65 PSF; negligent operation of motor vehicle: dismissed; marked lanes violation: not responsible.

March 10, 2006
Ryan J. Casey, number plate violation: to be dismissed upon payment of $100 court costs; unregistered motor vehicle: dismissed; uninsured motor vehicle: dismissed.

Jean M. DaSilva, unlicensed operation of motor vehicle: to be dismissed upon payment of $100 court costs and completion of eight hours community service.

Michael A. Harmon, marked lanes violation: responsible, must pay $100 fine; negligent operation of motor vehicle: guilty, one year probation, must pay $250 HIF, $50 VW, and $65 PSF; OUI-liquor or .08%: dismissed.

Richard J. Kerns, 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; marked lanes violation: responsible, must pay $100 fine; negligent operation of motor vehicle: continued without finding for one year; possession of class D drug (marijuana): continued without finding for six months; carrying a dangerous weapon: continued without finding for six months.

Richard J. Kerns, operating motor vehicle with suspended license: to be dismissed upon payment of $100 court costs.

Sarah J. McLane, unlicensed operation of motor vehicle: continued to April 21 pretrial conference.

Sean O'Brien, leaving the scene of property damage: continued without finding for one year; negligent operation of motor vehicle: continued without finding for one year, must pay $500 court costs, $250 HIF, $50 VW, and $21 PSF and complete 16 hours community service; speeding: not responsible.

Kurt A. Waltersdorf, operating motor vehicle with suspended registration, no motor vehicle inspection/sticker, miscellaneous motor vehicle equipment violation; unregistered motor vehicle: continued to April 21 pretrial conference.

Vernon G. Welch, OUI-liquor or .08%: continued without finding for one year, must attend driver alcohol education program and pay program fee, $250 state fee, 210-day loss of license, must pay $250 HIF, $50 VDD, $50 VW, and $65 PSF; marked lanes violation: not responsible; possession of alcohol by a person under age 21: dismissed; speeding: responsible, must pay $50 fine and $50 surfine.


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