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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 September 20, 2007

August 2, 2007

Siobhan Francis, receiving stolen property over $250: continued to pretrial conference.

Lance M. Gomes, receiving stolen property over $250: continued to pretrial conference.

Megan B. Jennings, assault and battery, criminal harassment continued to pretrial conference.

Gilmar Santos, unlicensed operation of motor vehicle: to be dismissed upon payment of $100 court costs and completion of eight hours of community service; marked lanes violation: not responsible; failure to stop/yield: responsible, must pay $100 fine.

Shelley Stewart, failure to stop for police, OUI-liquor or .08%, negligent operation of motor vehicle, marked lanes violation, speeding: continued to pretrial conference.

August 9, 2007

Ronaldo C. Silva, unlicensed operation of motor vehicle: to be dismissed upon payment of $100 court costs and completion of 16 hours of community service; marked lanes violation: responsible, must pay $100 court costs; traffic violation on a state highway: not responsible.

August 10, 2007

Shelley Stewart, failure to stop for police: 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; marked lanes violation: not responsible; speeding: not responsible.

August 13, 2007

Eugene W. Bergeron, OUI-liquor or .08%, negligent operation of motor vehicle, marked lanes violation: continued to pretrial conference.

Kevin Conroy, operating motor vehicle with suspended license: to be dismissed upon payment of $50 court costs; speeding in violation of special regulation: responsible, must pay $50 fine and $50 surfine.

Bobby Joe Gordineer, assault and battery: dismissed

David P. Jones, OUI-liquor or .08%, 2nd offense: guilty-two years in the house of correction suspended, placed on probation for two years, must pay $250 HIF, $50 VW and $65 PSF

James G. Lamb, disorderly conduct: to be dismissed upon payment of $50 court costs.

James G. Lamb, fugitive from justice on court warrant: dismissed.

Timothy J. Mcgorty, failure to stop for police: to be dismissed upon payment of $50 court costs.

August 14, 2007

Joshua Mardis, negligent operation of motor vehicle, leaving the scene of property damage: continued to pretrial conference.

August 15, 2007

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

August 16, 2007

Jack E. Butman, negligent operation of motor vehicle, failure to stop for police, failure to yield at intersection, failure to stop/yield, resisting arrest: continued to pretrial conference.

Peter A. Cannon, OUI-liquor or .08%: continued to pretrial conference.

Robert J. Francis, Jr., violation of abuse prevention order, a second charge of violation of abuse prevention order, a third charge of violation of abuse prevention order: continued to pretrial conference.

Joseph R. Greene, Jr., carrying a dangerous weapon, assault and battery with a deadly weapon: continued to pretrial conference.

Michael Francis Ayers, uninsured motor vehicle: dismissed; unregistered motor vehicle: responsible, must pay $500 fine.

Colin T. Britt, unlicensed operation of motor vehicle, no inspection/sticker: continued to pretrial conference.

Leslie A. Debettencourt, 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; improper turn: responsible, filed.

Valerio Destafani, speeding in violation of special regulation: responsible, filed; unlicensed operation of motor vehicle: guilty, must pay $300 fine.

Thomas A. Doss, uninsured motor vehicle: continued without finding for six months, must pay $21 PSF; unregistered motor vehicle: to be dismissed upon payment of $100 court costs; speeding: responsible, filed.

John M. Eide, Jr., unlicensed operation of motor vehicle, no inspection/sticker, uninsured motor vehicle, operating motor vehicle with suspended registration: continued to pretrial conference.

Adao Gomes, employing an unlicensed operator, operating motor vehicle with suspended registration, negligent operation of motor vehicle, OUI-liquor or .08%: continued to pretrial conference.

Edward A. Goodby, larceny by check under $250: to be dismissed upon payment of $65 restitution.

Alishan Haigazian, 2nd, keeping a noisy and disorderly house: three months pretrial probation and completion of eight hours of community service.

James Hakenson, assault and battery: six months pretrial probation.

Emery E. Johnson, forgery/misuse of Registry of Motor Vehicle document: continued without finding for six months, must pay $50 VW; no inspection/sticker: not responsible.

Anastasia C. Mcgruder, possession of Class B drug (vicoden): dismissed.

Steven W. Perkins, operating motor vehicle with suspended license: dismissed; no inspection/sticker: not responsible; speeding in violation of special regulation: not responsible.

Marion Szkotak, possession of Class D drug (marijuana): continued without finding for three months, must pay $50 VW and $21 PSF.

August 17, 2007

Anthony J. Mendes, trespassing, municipal by-law or ordinance violation: continued to pretrial conference.

Travis Davis, operating motor vehicle with suspended license: continued to pretrial conference.

Travis Davis, disobeying a dog order: to be dismissed upon payment of $100 court costs.

Randall Dolder, violation of abuse prevention order" continued without finding for two years, must pay $50 VW and $65 PSF.

Andrew Green, breaking and entering to commit a misdemeanor: guilty, probation for two years, must pay $50 VW and $65 PSF.

Michael C. Thomas, possession of Class D drug (marijuana): to be dismissed upon payment of $200 court costs.

Elizabeth M. Williams, larceny by check over $250: to be dismissed upon payment of $1500 restitution; a second charge of larceny by check over $250: to be dismissed upon payment of $2750 restitution; a third charge of larceny by check over $250: to be dismissed upon payment of $2750 restitution.


When information on arraignments and dispositions on a given date are unavailable as of press time, that information is presented in a future issue.