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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 August 16, 2007

July 2, 2007

Stephen J. Carlson, disorderly conduct: to be dismissed upon payment of $50 court costs.

July 3, 2007

Tamyris Sarter, unlicensed operation of motor vehicle: continued to pretrial conference.

July 9, 2007

Christopher S. Francis, reckless operation of motor vehicle: dismissed; speeding: not responsible; failure to wear seat belt: not responsible; marked lanes violation: responsible, must pay $100 fine.

July 12, 2007

Adriana R. Alves, unlicensed operation of motor vehicle: to be dismissed upon payment of $100 court costs and completion of eight hours of community service.

Jose C. Barahona, unlicensed operation of motor vehicle, OUI-liquor or .08%, negligent operation of motor vehicle and speeding: continued to pretrial conference.

Steven M. Bryan, unlicensed operation of motor vehicle: continued to pretrial conference.

John P. Burchill, disorderly conduct: dismissed; disturbing the peace: continued without finding for one year, must pay $200 court costs; unlawful possession of fireworks: continued without finding for one year.

David E. Cosseboom, OUI-liquor or .08%, negligent operation of motor vehicle and marked lanes violation: continued to pretrial conference.

Alesandro P. Dasilva, unlicensed operation of motor vehicle: to be dismissed upon payment of $100 court costs and completion of eight hours of community service; possession/use of false/stolen Registry of Motor Vehicle document: dismissed; marked lanes violation: responsible, must pay $100 court costs.

Luiz P. Demiranda, unlicensed operation of motor vehicle: to be dismissed upon payment of $100 court costs and completion of eight hours of community service; operating motor vehicle with suspended registration: responsible, must pay $100 fine; uninsured motor vehicle: continued without finding for one year, must pay $21 PSF.

Marcos A. Goncalves, unlicensed operation of motor vehicle: to be dismissed upon payment of $100 court costs and completion of eight hours of community service.

Sercionil P. Mendes, unlicensed operation of motor vehicle: to be dismissed upon payment of $100 court costs and completion of eight hours of community service; traffic violation on state highway: responsible, must pay $20 fine.

Silveleno G. Moranda, motor vehicle lights violation: responsible, must pay $35 fine; unlicensed operation of motor vehicle: to be dismissed upon payment of $100 court costs and completion of eight hours of community service.

Paulo Ricarta Oliveira, no inspection/sticker: not responsible; unlicensed operation of motor vehicle: to be dismissed upon payment of $100 court costs and completion of eight hours of community service; license not in possession: not responsible.

Gerson A. Sabino, unlicensed operation of motor vehicle: to be dismissed upon payment of $100 court costs and completion of eight hours of community service.

Thomas K. Steel, malicious destruction of property under $250 and possession of Class D drug (marijuana): continued to pretrial conference.

July 13, 2007

Leonard G. Clark, breaking and entering a building at nighttime to commit a felony, threat to commit a crime, a second charge of threat to commit a crime, assault and battery, assault and malicious destruction of property over $250: continued to pretrial conference.

Michael D. Francis, failure to stop for police: dismissed; negligent operation of motor vehicle: one year probation, must pay $250 HIF, $50 VW and $21 PSF; leaving the scene of property damage: continued without finding for one year; marked lanes violation: not responsible; speeding: not responsible.

Christine M. Knoff, leaving the scene of property damage: dismissed; 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.

Tristan D. Lodge, possession of liquor by person under 21: continued to pretrial conference.

June L. Leon a/k/a June L. Moore, failure to signal: not responsible; OUI-liquor or .08%, 3rd offense: 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: dismissed; registration not in possession: dismissed.

Jesse G. Masek, assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, a second charge of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, intimidation of a witness and malicious destruction of property over $250: continued to pretrial conference

Fredrick Murry, resisting arrest: continued to pretrial conference.

Ian Schlesinger, trespassing: dismissed; disorderly conduct: continued without finding for one year, must pay $50 VW, $21 PSF and compete eight hours of community service; resisting arrest: dismissed.

Daniel Singer, possession of Class D drug (marijuana), resisting arrest and possession to distribute Class D drug (marijuana): continued to pretrial conference.

George V. Tankard, 3rd, disorderly conduct: continued to pretrial conference.

July 16, 2007

Liza Alves, dropping cigarette/match on forest/field: responsible, must pay $50 fine; unlicensed operation of motor vehicle: to be dismissed upon payment of $100 court costs and completion of 16 hours of community service.

Brendan J. Cooney, motor vehicle lights violation: not responsible; unlicensed operation of motor vehicle: to be dismissed upon payment of $50 court costs.

Richard A. Curtis, possession of Class D. drug (marijuana): dismissed; failure to wear seat belt: not responsible.

Randall Dolder, violation of abuse prevention order: continued to pretrial conference.

Lori M. Dorsey, abandon motor vehicle: guilty, filed.

Alishan Haigazian, keeping a noisy and disorderly house: continued to pretrial conference.

Timothy Adam Higgins, disorderly conduct: six months pretrial probation, must complete eight hours of community service.

Thomas Neadow, disorderly conduct: six months pretrial probation, must complete eight hours of community service; resisting arrest: six months pretrial probation.

Charles E. Phetteplace, operating motor vehicle with suspended license: dismissed; operating motor vehicle with suspended registration: dismissed; speeding in violation of special regulation: responsible, must pay $130 fine.

Megan Lynn Schmidt, possession of Class E drug (Vicavent): dismissed; failure to wear seat belt: not responsible.

Arthur T. Sierputoski, operating motor vehicle with suspended registration: continued without finding for six months, must pay $50 court costs and $21 PSF; speeding in violation of special regulation: not responsible.

Stephen Tanguay, OUI-liquor or .08%, 2nd offense, negligent operation of motor vehicle, 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 sear seat belt: not responsible.

July 17, 2007

Tyson W. Andree, possession of Class D. drug (marijuana) subsequent offense and tagging property: continued to pretrial conference.

Michael P. Shea, OUI-liquor or .08%, negligent operation of motor vehicle, marked lanes violation and speeding: continued to pretrial conference.

Marion Szkotak, possession of Class D. drug (marijuana): 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.