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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 June 29, 2006

May 22, 2006

James Chaplin, operating motor vehicle with suspended license: guilty, must pay $500 fine, $50 VW; no motor vehicle inspection sticker: not responsible.

Paula A. Church, OUI-liquor or .08% second offense, marked lanes violation, possession of open container of alcohol in a motor vehicle: continued to June 30 pretrial conference.

Christine Coleman Geddis, larceny by check under $250: dismissed.

Arsen Hambardzumian, OUI-liquor or .08%, speeding in violation of special regulations: continued to June 9 pretrial conference.

Amanda L. Hutchinson, OUI-liquor or .08% second offense, negligent operation of motor vehicle, leaving the scene of property damage, marked lanes violation: continued to June 29 pretrial conference.

Robert London, larceny by check under $250, forgery of check, utter false check: continued to July 27 pretrial conference.

Darren S. Patrick, unregistered motor vehicle, OUI-liquor or .08%, negligent operation of motor vehicle: continued to June 30 pretrial conference.

Anne Sawyer, failure to license dog: dismissed.

Rachel Wuenschel, leaving the scene of property damage, negligent operation of motor vehicle: continued to July 7 pretrial conference.

June 1, 2006

Theophilus M. Araujo, negligent operation of motor vehicle: continued to July 7 pretrial conference.

Michael R. Brown, OUI-liquor or .08%, failure to stop/yield: continued to July 7 pretrial conference.

Everton V. Cardoso, unlicensed operation of motor vehicle, speeding: continued to June 26 pretrial conference.

Mary L. Collins, negligent operation of motor vehicle, uninsured motor vehicle, unregistered motor vehicle, marked lanes violation, speeding: continued to July 7 pretrial conference.

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

Erasmos B. DaSilva, 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.

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

Samantha A. Greene, no motor vehicle inspection sticker: responsible, must pay $50 fine; motor vehicle lights violation: not responsible; operating motor vehicle with suspended registration: dismissed.

Christopher P. Jones, leaving the scene of property damage, speeding, no motor vehicle inspection sticker: continued to June 29 pretrial conference.

Joseph L. Norris, uninsured motor vehicle: dismissed; operating motor vehicle with suspended registration: to be dismissed upon payment of $100 court costs; no motor vehicle inspection sticker: responsible, filed.

Elizabete A. Oliveira, unlicensed operation of motor vehicle, failure to yield at intersection, unsafe operation of motor vehicle, possession or use of false or stolen Registry of Motor Vehicles document, failure to stop/yield, motor vehicle operator refusal to identify self, utter false writing, arrestee furnishing false name or social security number: all dismissed.

Simone A. Paim, unlicensed operation of motor vehicle: to be dismissed upon completion of eight hours community service; speeding in violation of special regulations: not responsible.

Luciano Santana, 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: not responsible, must pay $25 fine.

June 2, 2006

Angelina M. Assis, unlicensed operation of motor vehicle: to be dismissed upon payment of $100 court costs and completion of eight hours community service; failure to slow: not responsible.

Benoit P. Baldwin, assault and battery, assault and battery with a dangerous weapon: continued to June 30 pretrial conference.

Fabio DeOliveria Coutinho, abandoned motor vehicle: to be dismissed upon payment of $300 restitution; uninsured motor vehicle: to be dismissed upon payment of $100 court costs; unregistered motor vehicle: responsible, filed.

Gerson F. DeSouza, unlicensed operation of motor vehicle: dismissed; possession or use of false or stolen Registry of Motor Vehicles document: to be dismissed upon payment of $200 court costs; failure to stop/yield: dismissed; utter false writing: dismissed.

Stephanie Fauteux, assault and battery: continued to July 7 pretrial conference.

Carlos M. Fialho, number plate violation: responsible, filed; unlicensed operation of motor vehicle: to be dismissed upon payment of $100 court costs and completion of eight hours community service.

Carlos M. Fialho, operating motor vehicle with suspended license: to be dismissed upon payment of $200 court costs and completion of 16 hours community service.

Carlos A. Goncalves, unlicensed operation of motor vehicle: dismissed; marked lanes violation: dismissed.

Patrick A. Kelly, no motor vehicle inspection sticker: to be dismissed upon payment of $50 court costs; failure to wear seat belt, operating motor vehicle with suspended license: continued to June 19 pretrial conference.

Sarah T. Minton, OUI-liquor or .08% third offense, negligent operation of motor vehicle, passing violation: continued until July 14 pretrial conference.

Sergio D. Reis, unlicensed operation of motor vehicle: dismissed; unregistered motor vehicle: not responsible; miscellaneous motor vehicle equipment violation: not responsible; forged or misused Registry of Motor Vehicles document: to be dismissed upon payment of $200 court costs; utter false writing: dismissed.

Gregory Rubick, marked lanes violation: not responsible; OUI-liquor or .08%: dismissed; negligent operation of motor vehicle: guilty, one year probation, must pay $100 fine, $25 surfine, $250 HIF, $50 VW, and $21 PSF; possession of class D drug (marijuana): continued without finding for one year concurrent with count 3.

Josiel Ventura, leaving the scene of property damage: to be dismissed upon payment of $500 restitution; unlicensed operation of motor vehicle: dismissed.

June 5, 2006

Sten H. Nilsson, assault and battery: continued to June 19 pretrial conference.

Jaime A. Pachico, OUI-liquor or .08%, failure to stop for police, negligent operation of motor vehicle, speeding in violation of special regulations, marked lanes violation, possession of liquor by a person under 21: continued to June 19 pretrial probation.


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