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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 11, 2006

April 20, 2006

Crenildo M. DaSilva, larceny of motor vehicle: dismissed; unlicensed operation of motor vehicle: to be dismissed upon completion of eight hours community service; unregistered motor vehicle: responsible, must pay $100 fine; uninsured motor vehicle: guilty, must pay $500 fine and $125 surfine; negligent operation of motor vehicle: continued without finding for one year, must pay $250 HIF, $50 VW, and $21 PSF; leaving the scene of property damage: continued without finding for one year.

Sanderson P. DaSilva, aggravated assault and battery: dismissed.

Gilmar D. DePaula, unlicensed operation of motor vehicle: to be dismissed upon payment of $200 court costs; failure to wear seat belt: responsible, must pay $25 fine; unregistered motor vehicle: responsible, must pay $100 fine.

Gedion Nunes DeSouza, failure to yield at intersection: responsible, must pay $35 fine; unlicensed operation of motor vehicle: to be dismissed upon payment of $100 court costs and completion of eight hours community service.

Romildo Ferreira, unlicensed operation of motor vehicle: to be dismissed upon payment of $100 court costs and completion of eight hours community service; number plate violation: not responsible.

Paula D. Goncalves, unlicensed operation of motor vehicle: to be dismissed upon payment of $100 court costs and completion of eight hours community service; speeding: responsible, must pay $50 fine and $50 HIF.

Edward Hill Jr., possession of class A drug (heroin), possession of class B drug (cocaine), possession of class B drug (seboxyn), possession of class E drug (trazodone): state declined to prosecute these charges.

Edward Hill Jr., carrying a firearm without a license, trafficking in cocaine: state declined to prosecute these charges.

Edward Hill Jr., conspiracy to violate drug laws, trafficking in cocaine, possession to distribute class A drug, possession of a firearm without a firearms identification card, operating motor vehicle with license revoked as an habitual traffic offender, unregistered motor vehicle, unregistered motor vehicle, uninsured motor vehicle, number plate violation to conceal identity: state declined to prosecute these charges.

Reginaldo J. Merlim, no motor vehicle inspection/sticker: responsible, must pay $50 fine; unlicensed operation of motor vehicle: to be dismissed upon payment of $100 court costs and completion of eight hours community service; speeding in violation of special regulations: responsible, must pay $50 fine and $50 surfine.

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

Fabricio A. Munis, no motor vehicle inspection/sticker: responsible, must pay $50 fine; unlicensed operation of motor vehicle: to be dismissed upon payment of $100 court costs and completion of eight hours community service.

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

Sebastian B. Rodrigues, marked lanes violation: not responsible; operating motor vehicle with suspended license: to be dismissed upon payment of $100 court costs.

Ronaldo C. Silva, unlicensed operation of motor vehicle: to be dismissed upon payment of $100 court costs and completion of eight hours community service; no motor vehicle inspection/ sticker: not responsible.

Nivaldo A. Souza, number plate violation: responsible, must pay $35 fine; operating motor vehicle with license revoked as an habitual traffic offender: to be dismissed upon payment of $365 court costs.

Josiel Ventura, leaving the scene of property damage, unlicensed operation of motor vehicle: continued to June 2 bench trial.

April 21, 2006

George A. Baird, violation of abuse prevention order: continued without finding for six months, must pay $50 VW.

George A. Baird, malicious destruction of property over $250: continued without finding for one year, must pay $823.89 restitution, $90 VW, and $21 PSF.

Justin J. Bettencourt, no motor vehicle inspection/sticker: not responsible; operating motor vehicle with suspended registration: to be dismissed upon payment of $100 court costs; uninsured motor vehicle: to be dismissed upon payment of $100 court costs.

Jason A. Bowes, possession of class B drug (naloxone and buprenorphine [suboxone]): guilty, 31 days in house of corrections; possession of class E drug (trazodone): guilty, 31 days in house of corrections concurrent with first charge.

Donald R. Combra, assault and battery, continued to May 4 pretrial conference.

Steven Costas, operating motor vehicle with suspended registration: dismissed.

Brendon T. Dahill, OUI-liquor or .08%, negligent operation of motor vehicle, marked lanes violation: continued to May 12 pretrial conference.

Harland D. Gibbs, larceny over $250: dismissed, must pay $50 VW; shoplifting by concealing merchandise: guilty, must pay $50 fine.

Harland D. Gibbs, a separate charge of larceny over $250, to be dismissed upon payment of $4,000 restitution.

Harland D. Gibbs, a separate charge of shoplifting by concealing merchandise: guilty, must pay $50 fine; a separate charge of larceny over $250: dismissed, must pay $50 VW.

Daniel A. Jaimen-Navarrete, disorderly conduct: to be dismissed upon payment of $100 court costs.

Joseph P. McCarthy, assault and battery: 18 months pretrial probation.

Sarah J. McLane, unlicensed operation of motor vehicle: to be dismissed upon completion of eight hours community service.

Kurt A. Waltersdorf, operating motor vehicle with suspended registration: to be dismissed upon payment of $100 court costs; no motor vehicle inspection/sticker: not responsible; miscellaneous motor vehicle equipment violation: not responsible; unregistered motor vehicle: not responsible.

April 24, 2006

Ronald W. Crampton, OUI-liquor or .08%, negligent operation of motor vehicle, speeding in violation of special regulations: continued to May 19 pretrial conference.

Werissimo V. Demoraes, unlicensed operation of motor vehicle, speeding in violation of special regulations: continued to April 28 pretrial conference.

Walison Alves Dos Reis, unlicensed operation of motor vehicle: dismissed; speeding: dismissed.

Joseph P. McCarthy, violation of abuse prevention order: continued to May 8 pretrial conference.

Rodrigo Silva, unlicensed operation of motor vehicle: guilty, must pay $100 fine and $50 VW; leaving the scene of property damage: continued without finding for 18 months, must pay $21 PSF and complete 24 hours community service.


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