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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 July 19, 2007

June 8, 2007

Bruce C. Lambert, negligent operation of motor vehicle: dismissed; speeding: responsible, must pay $50 HIF and $220 fine.

Joseph P. Lavalle, Jr., assault and battery: continued without finding for six months, must pay $50 VW and $65 PSF.

Nicholas R. Saunders, 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.

Helen M. Uusitalo, 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; marked lanes violation: not responsible.

Zachary J. Wallen, attempt to procure liquor by a person under age 21: continued without finding for six months, must pay $50 VW and $21 PSF; false/misuse of liquor identity card/license: continued without finding for six months.

Zachary J. Wallen, possession of liquor by a person under age 21: continued without finding for six months, must pay $50 VW; setting fire in the open: dismissed.

June 11, 2007

Jeffrey Brown, municipal by-law or ordinance violation: to be dismissed upon payment of $100 court costs.

Shane Chubb, disorderly conduct: three months pretrial probation, must pay $100 court costs.

Kevin J. Cusack, assault and battery on a public employee: continued to pretrial conference.

Yuseff A. Gray, fugitive from justice without warrant: continued to pretrial conference.

Ivo C. Guimaraes, OUI-liquor or .08%, negligent operation of motor vehicle, marked lanes violation: continued to pretrial conference.

Joyce L. Look, failure to license dog: continued to pretrial conference.

Raphael Magri, failure to license dog: dismissed.

Jeffrey D. Melanson, operating motor vehicle with suspended license and speeding: continued to pretrial conference.

Tobias Silva, trespassing with motor vehicle: to be dismissed upon payment of $100 court costs.

Adam P. Thibodeau, failure to license dog: dismissed; a second charge of failure to license dog: dismissed.

Horace C. Thomas, OUI-liquor or .08%, negligent operation of motor vehicle and marked lanes violation: continued to pretrial conference.

June 12, 2007

Patrick Alfred Joyce, assault and battery: continued to pretrial conference.

June 13, 2007

Johnny W. Faust, failure to register as sex offender: continued to pretrial conference.

June 14, 2007

Benjamin D. Fogg, OUI-liquor or .08%, negligent operation of motor vehicle and speeding: continued to 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.