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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 April 20, 2006

March 27, 2006
Ademola Apara, unlicensed operation of motor vehicle: to be dismissed upon payment of $50 court costs; unregistered motor vehicle: not responsible; uninsured motor vehicle: dismissed; failure to stop for police: to be dismissed upon payment of $100 court costs.

George A. Baird, malicious destruction of property over $250: continued to April 21 pretrial conference.

George A. Baird, violation of abuse prevention order: continued to April 21 pretrial conference.

Keith Bassett, assault and battery: dismissed, must pay $50 court costs.

Kenneth W. Gillies, assault and battery with a dangerous weapon: amended on March 27, 2006, to assault and battery, guilty, two years probation, must pay $50 VW and $65 PSF; assault and battery with a dangerous weapon: dismissed; assault and battery: guilty, two years probation, must complete 50 hours community service.

Renee E. Iammarino, leaving the scene of property damage: continued without finding for one year, must pay $50 VW; marked lanes violation: not responsible; negligent operation of motor vehicle: dismissed, must pay $50 VW.

Renee E. Iammarino, OUI-liquor or .08% second offense: guilty, 90 days in house of corrections suspended, two years 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 the first year, $21 PSF the second year; negligent operation of motor vehicle: dismissed; speeding in violation of special regulations: not responsible; failure to stop/yield: not responsible.

Denis E. Toomey, 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; speeding in violation of special regulations: not responsible.

March 28, 2006
Joelcio Barbosa Alvares, failure to signal, unlicensed operation of motor vehicle: continued to March 30 pretrial conference.

March 30, 2006
Joelcio Barbosa Alvares, failure to signal: not responsible; unlicensed operation of motor vehicle: to be dismissed upon payment of $200 court costs and completion of eight hours community service.

Yee B. Cheng, assault and battery: dismissed.

John W. Mesheau, larceny over $250: continued without finding for one year, must pay $3,160 restitution, $90 VW, and $21 PSF; breaking and entering a building at nighttime for a felony: dismissed; trespassing: continued without finding for one year.

Andrew J. Rankin, five charges of failure to stop/yield; failure to stop for police; speeding in violation of special regulations: continued to April 14 pretrial conference.

Andrew J. Rankin, negligent operation of motor vehicle: continued to April 14 pretrial conference.

Gary M. Williams, violation of abuse prevention order: dismissed; disorderly conduct: dismissed.

March 31, 2006
Christine Coleman Geddis, operating motor vehicle with suspended license: continued to May 4 pretrial conference.

Jovair Costa, unlicensed operation of motor vehicle: to be dismissed upon payment of $100 court costs and completion of eight hours community service; marked lanes violation: not responsible.

Carlos R. DeOliveira, fraudulent use of electricity: six months pretrial probation, must pay $40 restitution.

Michael B. Ellis, unlicensed operation of motor vehicle: to be dismissed upon payment of $100 court costs and completion of eight hours community service; marked lanes violation: responsible, filed.

Joao C. Filho, no motor vehicle inspection/sticker: not responsible; unlicensed operation of motor vehicle: to be dismissed upon payment of $150 court costs and completion of 12 hours community service; motor vehicle lights violation: not responsible.

Thomas R. Grimm 3rd, operating motor vehicle with suspended license: dismissed.

Derek J. MacLeod, receiving stolen property over $250: continued without finding for six months, must pay $319.26 restitution, $100 court costs, $90 VW, and $21 PSF; failure to report motorboat accident: dismissed; no boat life-saving device: dismissed.

Flavio L. Magri, unlicensed operation of motor vehicle: to be dismissed upon payment of $100 court costs and completion of eight hours community service.

Junior N. Silva, unlicensed operation of motor vehicle: to be dismissed upon payment of $100 court costs and completion of eight hours community service; state highway traffic violation: not responsible.

Lawrence W. Snyder, OUI-liquor or .08% second offense: amended on March 31, 2006, to 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; speeding in violation of special regulations: not responsible; possession of class D drug (marijuana): dismissed.

Manuel C. Sylvia, assault and battery: dismissed.

April 3, 2006
Anna L. Baumhofer, OUI-liquor or .08%: found guilty by jury trial, 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: found guilty by jury trial, six months probation concurrent with count one; failure to stop/yield: not responsible; registration not in possession: responsible, must pay $35 fine.

Nicholas S. Bradshaw, possession of class E drug (diazepam), possession of class D drug (marijuana): continued to May 5 pretrial conference.

Leandro Cardosa, assault with a dangerous weapon, continued to April 20 pretrial conference.

Daniel Luzia da Cunha, unlicensed operation of motor vehicle: continued to April 7 pretrial conference.

Werissimo Valerio de Moraes, 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, filed.

Sarah E. Moreis, disorderly conduct: continued to April 14 pretrial conference.

Zadoc E. Moreis, resisting arrest: continued to April 7 pretrial conference.

Fabricio A. Munis, no motor vehicle inspection/sticker, unlicensed operation of motor vehicle: continued to April 20 pretrial conference.

April 4, 2006
Kristina Finley, no motor vehicle inspection/sticker, failure to wear seat belt, operating motor vehicle with suspended license: continued to April 21 pretrial conference.

Josh S. Hammond, possession of class E drug (trazodone pills): continued to April 21 pretrial conference.

Tara E. Ward, OUI-liquor or .08%: dismissed; negligent operation of motor vehicle: guilty, one year probation, must pay $250 HIF, $50 VW, and $21 PSF; marked lanes violation: not responsible; unlicensed operation of motor vehicle: dismissed.


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