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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 May 4, 2006

April 7, 2006
Ray B. Blanchette, larceny by check under $250: to be dismissed upon payment of $50 court costs, restitution previously paid.

April 10, 2006
Thaddeus N. Allen, possession of class D drug (marijuana): continued to May 11 pretrial conference.

Mary L. Cleveland, 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: not responsible; negligent operation of motor vehicle: dismissed; speeding in violation of special regulations: not responsible; resisting arrest: continued without finding for one year; assault and battery on a police officer: dismissed.

Mary L. Cleveland, OUI-liquor or .08%: guilty, six months in house of corrections suspended for two years, two years probation, must attend driver alcohol education program concurrent with above charge, 45-day loss of license, must pay $250 HIF and $21 PSF the second year; negligent operation of motor vehicle: dismissed; leaving the scene of property damage: dismissed.

Jocelio F. Damata, assault and battery: state declined to prosecute; assault and battery with a dangerous weapon: state declined to prosecute.

Claudio F. DaSilva, 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.

Justin A. Kelleher, OUI-liquor or .08%, unlicensed operation of motor vehicle, speeding in violation of special regulations: continued to April 27 pretrial conference.

Arnold F. Kennedy, violation of abuse prevention order: continued without finding for two years, must pay $50 VW and $65 PSF the first year and $21 PSF the second year.

Eric Martinson, leaving the scene of property damage: continued without finding for six months, must pay $100 court costs and $21 PSF; unregistered motor vehicle: not responsible.

Taurean W. Pearson, possession to distribute class B drug (cocaine), possession of class D drug (marijuana), drug violation near school/park: continued to May 12 pretrial conference.

Joao P. Pereira, OUI-liquor or .08%, negligent operation of motor vehicle, operating motor vehicle with suspended license, marked lanes violation, possession of open container of alcohol in motor vehicle: continued to May 15 pretrial conference.

Kara Peters, assault and battery: continued to May 8 pretrial conference.

Christy Phillipps, marked lanes violation, license not in possession, OUI-liquor or .08%: continued to April 28 pretrial conference.

Jesse J. Smith, OUI-liquor or .08%, marked lanes violation, speeding: continued to April 28 pretrial conference.

April 11, 2006
Patrick Arkins, marked lanes violation: not responsible; failure to stop/yield: not responsible; OUI-liquor or .08% second offense: guilty, 18 months probation, must attend 14-day inpatient program and pay $250 HIF, $50 VDD, $50 VW, and $65 PSF; negligent operation of motor vehicle: dismissed; resisting arrest: continued without finding for 18 months.

Joel Clements, OUI-liquor or .08%: guilty, 90 days in house of corrections suspended for two years, two years probation, must attend 14-day inpatient program and pay $250 HIF, $50 VDD, $50 VW, and $65 PSF and complete 24 hours community service; negligent operation of motor vehicle: dismissed; failure to stop/yield: not responsible.

April 12, 2006
Douglas Toner, marked lanes violation: found responsible in bench trial, must pay $100 fine; negligent operation of motor vehicle: found not guilty in bench trial; OUI-liquor or .08% second offense: found not guilty in bench trial.

April 14, 2006
Nicole Duval, assault with a dangerous weapon: dismissed; assault and battery: continued without finding for one year, must pay $200 court costs and $21 PSF.

Gregg W. Gerathy, operating motor vehicle with suspended registration: continued without finding for six months, must pay $100 court costs and $50 VW; operating motor vehicle with suspended license: continued without finding for six months.

Harland D. Gibbs, uninsured motor vehicle, unregistered motor vehicle, no motor vehicle inspection/sticker: continued to April 21 pretrial conference.

Paula D. Goncalves, 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, filed; speeding in violation of special regulations: responsible, must pay $50 fine.

Brett A. Leighton, operating motor vehicle with suspended license: to be dismissed upon payment of $100 court costs and completion of eight hours community service.

Tammy J. McLaughlin, breaking and entering a building at nighttime for a felony, malicious destruction of property over $250: continued to May 12 pretrial conference.

Sarah E. Moreis, disorderly conduct: six months pretrial probation.

Jesse J. Smith, 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: not responsible; speeding: not responsible.

Anthony W. White, OUI-liquor or .08%, negligent operation of motor vehicle: continued to May 5 pretrial conference.

April 18, 2006
Justin M. Clairday, OUI-liquor or .08%, negligent operation of motor vehicle, marked lanes violation: continued to May 5 pretrial conference.

John S. Gabour, uninsured motor vehicle: to be dismissed upon payment of $50 court costs; operating motor vehicle with suspended registration: dismissed; no motor vehicle inspection/sticker: responsible, must pay $50 fine; speeding in violation of special regulations: responsible, must pay $50 fine and $50 HIF.

David H. McIsaac, assault and battery, continued to May 18 pretrial conference.

Lione M. Moura, forged/misused registry of motor vehicles document, unlicensed operation of motor vehicle, failure to stop/yield: continued to May 15 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.