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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 February 8, 2007

January 26, 2007

Julie M. Benway, negligent operation of motor vehicle: to be dismissed upon payment of $1000 restitution.

Roy J. Cavanaugh, Jr., uninsured motor vehicle: to be dismissed upon payment of $100 court costs; unregistered motor vehicle: not responsible; number plate violation to conceal identity: dismissed.

Nicole S. Cleary, larceny under $250: to be dismissed upon completion of 24 hours community service.

Douglas E. Cray, abandon motor vehicle: to be dismissed upon payment of $355 restitution.

Douglas E. Cray, assault and battery (amended on 1/26/07): continued without finding for one year, must pay $21 PSF.

Travis Davies, disobeying dog order: placed on probation for six months.

Scott G.Dyer, possession of Class D drug (marijuana) amended on 1/26/2007: guilty, one year probation, must pay $50 VW, $65 PSF and complete 100 hours of community service; selling/delivering liquor to person under 21: guilty, one year probation.

Scott G.Dyer, operating motor vehicle with suspended license: continued without finding for one year, concurrent with previous charge; uninsured motor vehicle: dismissed; no motor vehicle inspection/sticker: dismissed; operating motor vehicle with suspended registration: dismissed; possession of Class D drug (marijuana): continued without finding for one year, conditions as in count one.

Miguel G. Gonsalves, leaving the scene of property damage: to be dismissed upon payment of $500 restitution.

Nathaniel Kistler, possession of Class B drug (cocaine): to be dismissed upon payment of $500 court costs.

Patricia D. Look, possession of Class B drug (cocaine): to be dismissed upon payment of $500 court costs; possession of Class D drug (marijuana): dismissed concurrent with conditions in count one.

January 30, 2007

Magdalene Mary Cullen, OUI-liquor or .08%, 1st offense (amended 1/30/07): guilty 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: continued without finding for one year, concurrent with count one; marked lanes violation: not responsible.

Amy Master Nevin, assault and battery: dismissed.

February 1, 2007

Michael W. Drake, unlicensed operation of motor vehicle: to be dismissed upon payment of $100 court costs.

Jason Graves, assault and battery with a dangerous weapon: continued to pretrial conference.

Christopher H. Lyons, OUI-liquor or .08%, 2nd offense (amended 2/1/07): guilty, 90 days in the house of correction suspended, two years probation, must attend driver alcohol education program and pay program fee, $250 state fee, $50 VDD, $50 VW, and $65 PSF and complete 24 hours of community service; negligent operation of motor vehicle: dismissed; marked lanes violation: not responsible.

February 2, 2007

Meagan Andrews, uninsured motor vehicle: dismissed; operating motor vehicle with suspended registration: dismissed; failure to wear seat belt: responsible, must pay $20 fine.

Robert L. Bernard, employer failure to pay wages timely: continued to pretrial conference.

Douglas R. Burwell, unlicensed operation of motor vehicle, motor vehicle operator refusal to identify self, failure to wear seat belt, speeding: continued to pretrial conference.

Gary S. Hathaway, Jr., 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; no motor vehicle inspection/sticker: responsible, must pay $50 fine; license not in possession: not responsible; possession of Class D drug (marijuana): to be dismissed upon payment of $100 court costs.

John B. Teagan, OUI-liquor or .08%, negligent operation of motor vehicle, speeding in violation of special regulations, resisting arrest: continued to pretrial conference.

February 5, 2007

Max Ellis, marked lanes violation, negligent operation of motor vehicle, OUI-liquor or .08%, speeding in violation of special regulations, license not in possession: continued to pretrial conference.

Thomas L. Glasser, OUI-liquor or .08%: continued without finding for one year, must attend driver alcohol education program and pay program fee, $250 state fee, must pay $250 HIF, $50 VDD, $50 VW, and $65 PSF; negligent operation of motor vehicle: dismissed; marked lanes violation: not responsible.

Michael T. Governo, operating motor vehicle with suspended license: to be dismissed upon payment of $500 court costs.

William A. Rau, marked lanes violation, negligent operation of motor vehicle, speeding in violation of special regulations, OUI-liquor or .08%, 4th offense: continued to pretrial conference.

Richard D. Roy, assault and battery: guilty-18 months house of correction, to serve six months, balance suspended, placed on probation of two years, must pay $65 PSF.

Richard D. Roy, assault and battery: dismissed; malicious destruction of property under $250: dismissed.

Oakly Smith, unregistered motor vehicle: not responsible; unlicensed operation of motor vehicle: to be dismissed upon payment of $100 court costs; possession of Class D drug (marijuana): six months pre-trial 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.