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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 15, 2007

January 30, 2007

Robert C. Manning, shoplifting by concealing merchandise: continued to pretrial conference.

February 1, 2007

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

February 7, 2007

Matthew Bartholomew, unlicensed operation of motor vehicle, operating motor vehicle with suspended license, marked lanes violation: continued to pretrial conference.

Joal B. De Oliveira, unlicensed operation of motor vehicle, failure to stop/yield, marked lanes violation: continued to pretrial conference.

February 8, 2007

Clemildo C. De Abreu, unlicensed operation of motor vehicle: guilty, must pay $200 fine; forgery/misuse of Registry of Motor Vehicle document: dismissed.

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

Adeir De Oliveiro, unlicensed operation of motor vehicle: to be dismissed upon payment of $100 court costs and completion of eight hours of community service; unregistered motor vehicle: not responsible.

Richard Dempsey, OUI-liquor or .08%: guilty, six months house of correction with credit for time from 12/26/2006; negligent operation of motor vehicle: dismissed; failure to wear seat belt: not responsible; speeding in violation of special regulations: responsible; operating motor vehicle with suspended license: guilty-10 days in the house of corrections concurrent with count 1; possession of Class D drug (marijuana): guilty-10 days in the house of corrections concurrent with count 1.

Welliton A. Firmino, unlicensed operation of motor vehicle: to be dismissed upon payment of $100 court costs and completion of eight hours of community service; load unsecured/ uncovered: not responsible.

Maria Freitas, number plate violation: not responsible; operating motor vehicle with suspended license: to be dismissed upon completion of 20 hours of community service.

Osvaldo D. Junior, operating motor vehicle with suspended registration: to be dismissed upon payment of $100 court costs.

Bonjour S. Leonardo, improper operation of motor vehicle: not responsible; unlicensed operation of motor vehicle: to be dismissed upon payment of $100 courts costs and completion of eight hours of community service; speeding: responsible, must pay $100 fine.

Edson Pinheiro, operating motor vehicle with suspended license, no inspection/sticker: continued to pretrial conference.

Josias F. Pinto, unlicensed operation of motor vehicle: to be dismissed upon payment of $100 court costs and eight hours of community service; failure to yield at intersection: not responsible.

Claudiane M. Reis, unlicensed operation of motor vehicle: to be dismissed upon payment of $100 court costs and eight hours of community service.

Istenio Werneck Vieira, failure to stop/yield: not responsible; unlicensed operation of motor vehicle: to be dismissed upon payment of $100 court costs and completion of eight hours of community service.

February 9, 2007

Robert L. Bernard, employer failure to pay wages timely: dismissed.

Marie T. Doubleday, refusal to produce license/registration/plates: not responsible; speeding in violation of special regulations: responsible, must pay $50 fine and $50 surfine; disorderly conduct: nine months probation; resisting arrest: nine months probation.

Daniel A. Ely, OUI-liquor or .08%: dismissed; negligent operation of motor vehicle: continued without finding for six months, must pay $50 VW and $21 PSF; marked lanes violation: not responsible; license not in possession: responsible, filed; unlicensed operation of motor vehicle: not responsible.

Daniel A. Ely, failure to appear upon own recognizance: continued without finding, concurrent with previous charge for six months.

James E. Kelleher, assault and battery: continued without finding for 18 months, must pay $50 VW, $65 PSF for one year and $21 PSF for the remainder; assault with a dangerous weapon: dismissed; intimidate witness: dismissed; assault to murder: dismissed.

Bobbie Jo Sears, larceny from a person: dismissed; larceny over $250: continued without finding for two years, must pay $250 restitution, $50 VW; larceny of drug: dismissed; possession of Class C drug (Lorazepam-ativan): continued without finding for two years, must pay $50 VW as in Count 2; possession of Class C. drug (Diazapam-valium): dismissed.

Seniel Seward, disorderly conduct: guilty, six months probation and completion of 20 hours of community service; resist arrest: guilty, six months probation.

February 12, 2007

Christoher M. Bennett, possession of Class B drug (oxycontin): dismissed; possession to distribute Class D drug (marijuana): dismissed.

Travis Davis, larceny by check under $250: dismissed; larceny by check under $250: dismissed; larceny by check under $250: dismissed.

Ryan N. Dillon, marked lanes violation, negligent operation of motor vehicle, OUI-liquor or .08%, speeding in violation of special regulation: continued to pretrial conference.

Arthur M. Ferro, Jr., operating motor vehicle with suspended license: guilty-60 days in the house of corrections; miscellaneous motor vehicle equipment violation: not responsible; possession of open container of alcohol in a motor vehicle: responsible, filed.

Benjamin D. Fogg breaking and entering a vehicle/boat during the daytime to commit felony: continued without finding for one year, must pay $50 VW and $21 PSF; larceny under $250: continued without finding for one year, must pay $50 VW and $21 PSF.

Benjamin D. Fogg, breaking and entering a building during the daytime to commit felony: dismissed; breaking and entering a vehicle/boat during daytime to commit felony: dismissed; entering a dwelling for felony by false pretenses: continued without finding for one year; receiving stolen property: continued without finding for one year.

Benjamin D. Fogg, breaking and entering for misdemeanor: dismissed.

Kaleb C. Garde, motor vehicle lights violation: not responsible; operating motor vehicle with suspended license: to be dismissed upon payment of $200 court costs; motor vehicle lights violation: not responsible; failure to wear seat belt: responsible, must pay $25 fine.

Richard A. Mansfield, Jr., larceny by check over $250: 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.