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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 26, 2007

June 15, 2007

Richard A. Curtis, possession of Class D drug (marijuana), failure to wear seat belt: continued to pretrial conference.

Ryan V. Evans, OUI-liquor or .08%, 2nd offense, negligent operation of motor vehicle, motor vehicle lights violation: continued to pretrial conference.

Charles E. Phetteplace, operating motor vehicle with suspended license, operating motor vehicle with suspended registration, speeding in violation of special regulation: continued to pretrial conference.

Ian Schlesinger, trespassing, disorderly conduct, resisting arrest: continued to pretrial conference.

Megan Lynn Schmidt, possession of Class E drug (Vicavent), failure to wear seat belt: continued to pretrial conference.

Steven M. Wilson, possession of Class D drug (marijuana), possession of Class E drug (hydrocodone), failure to wear seat belt: continued to pretrial conference.

June 18, 2007

Willie L. Burney, 3rd, assault and battery and assault and battery with a dangerous weapon: continued to pretrial conference.

James W. Campbell, assault and battery: dismissed.

Rachel Farias, operating motor vehicle with suspended license and number plate violation: continued to pretrial conference.

Rachel Farias, larceny of credit card: continued to pretrial conference.

Erly Filho, unlicensed operation of motor vehicle, noncompliant motor vehicle aftermarket lighting, modification of motor vehicle height: continued to pretrial conference.

Bobby Joe Gordineer, larceny over $250, larceny from a building: continued to pretrial conference.

Carl L. Holt, OUI-liquor or .08%, 2nd offense, negligent operation of motor vehicle, marked lanes violation: continued to pretrial conference.

David N. Lyons, unlicensed operation of motor vehicle, speeding in violation of special regulation: continued to pretrial conference.

Carl C. Sorensen, assault and battery: continued to pretrial conference.

Shane K. True, disorderly conduct: guilty, must pay $200 fine and $50 surfine; interfering with police officer: dismissed; resisting arrest: guilty, must pay $250 fine and $62.50 surfine; assault and battery on police officer: dismissed; malicious destruction of property over $250 (amended to under $250): guilty, must pay $202.83 restitution, $50 fine, and $12.50 surfine.

June 21, 2007

Meghan F. Brown, OUI-liquor or .08%, use of motor vehicle without authority, negligent operation of motor vehicle, unlicensed operation of motor vehicle: continued to pretrial conference.

Heliomar M. Deoliveira, intimidating a witness, violation of abuse prevention order: continued to pretrial conference.

James G. Lamb, disorderly conduct: continued to pretrial conference.

James G. Lamb, fugitive from justice on a court warrant: continued to pretrial conference.

Tiago Macedo, unlicensed operation of motor vehicle, forgery/misuse of Registry of Motor Vehicle document: continued to pretrial conference.

Sam Metzel, assault with a dangerous weapon: continued to pretrial conference.

Sam Metzel, assault with a dangerous weapon: continued to pretrial conference.

May Virginia Oskan, negligent operation of motor vehicle: continued without finding for six months, must pay $250 HIF, $50 VW and $21 PSF; speeding: not responsible.

Deborah Packer, marked lanes violation: not responsible; negligent operation of motor vehicle: guilty, must attend driver alcohol education program and pay program fee, $250 state fee, 45-day loss of license, one year probation, must pay $250 HIF, $50 VDD, $50 VW, $65 PSF, and complete 24 hours of community service; OUI-liquor or .08%: dismissed.

June 25, 2007

Ronald H. Chambers, failure to license dog: to be dismissed upon payment of $50 court costs.

John T. Dooley, possession of Class D drug (marijuana): continued without finding for six months, must pay $50 VW.

John T. Dooley, negligent operation of motor vehicle: continued without finding for six months, must pay $250 HIF, $21 PSF and complete 24 hours of community service; leaving scene of property damage: dismissed.

David A. Hillard, leaving the scene of property damage: dismissed; negligent operation of motor vehicle: guilty, six months probation, must pay $250 HIF, $50 VW, and $21 PSF; unsafe operation of motor vehicle: not responsible.

Patrick Alfred Joyce, unlicensed operation of motor vehicle, negligent operation of motor vehicle: continued to pretrial conference.

John B. Teagan, OUI-liquor or .08%: dismissed; negligent operation of motor vehicle: guilty, 18 months probation, must pay $250 HIF, $50 VW, $21 PSF and complete 12 hours of community service; speeding in violation of special regulation: not responsible; resisting arrest: 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.