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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 October 4, 2007

August 20, 2007

Philip Bowen, disorderly conduct: to be dismissed upon payment of $50 court costs.

Jose C. Barahona, unlicensed operation of motor vehicle: 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; speeding: not responsible.

Richard A. Campbell, assault and battery: six months pretrial probation.

David E. Cosseboom, OUI-liquor or .08%: 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; marked lanes violation: responsible, filed.

Gleyson L. DeCarvalho, unlicensed operation of motor vehicle: to be dismissed upon payment of $100 court costs and eight hours of community service; motor vehicle brakes violation: responsible, must pay $35 fine.

Riley Dobel, larceny over $250: dismissed; vandalizing property: continued without finding for one year, must complete 30 hours of community service; trespassing: continued without finding for six months; possession of Class D drug (marijuana): continued without finding for six months.

Leonny Fazolo, OUI-liquor or .08%, operating motor vehicle with suspended license, negligent operation of motor vehicle, state highway traffic violation: continued to pretrial conference.

Benjamin D. Fogg, disorderly conduct: to be dismissed upon payment of $100 court costs.

Praire Rose Gottshau, 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; wrong way on state highway: not responsible.

Joshua Hathaway, assault and battery and disorderly conduct: continued to pretrial conference.

Andrew Larsen, larceny over $250: dismissed; vandalizing property: continued without finding for one year, must pay $21 PSF and complete 30 hours of community service; trespassing: continued without finding for one year.

Gene Laudon, negligent operation of motor vehicle: guilty, one year probation, must pay $200 court costs, $250 HIF, $50 VW and $21 PSF.

Gene Laudon, OUI-liquor or .08%: dismissed; marked lanes violation: not responsible; failure to stop/yield: not responsible; speeding in violation of special regulation: not responsible.

Douglas Mccusker, larceny by check under $250: six months pretrial probation, must pay $369.06 in restitution; six additional counts of larceny by check under $250: each count to receive six months pretrial probation.

Douglas Mccusker, larceny by check under $250: six months pretrial probation, must pay $209.00 in restitution; two additional counts of larceny by check under $250: each count to receive six months pretrial probation.

Douglas Mccusker, selling/delivering liquor to person under 21: guilty, 30 days in the house of correction concurrent with another charge; possession of Class B drug (percocet): guilty, 30 days in the house of correction concurrent with another charge; possession of Class B drug (hydromorphone): dismissed.

Jason G. Simon, unlicensed operation of motor vehicle: to be dismissed upon payment of $200 court costs; motor vehicle lights violation: not responsible; speeding in violation of special regulations: responsible, must pay $100 fine.

Deborah Travers, assault with a dangerous weapon: continued to pretrial conference.

Michael Curtis Walker, operating motor vehicle with suspended license: dismissed.

August 22, 2007

Kenneth B. Cloutier, OUI-liquor or .08%, negligent operation of motor vehicle, possession of Class D drug (marijuana), marked lanes violation, possession of open container of alcohol in motor vehicle: continued to pretrial conference.

August 23, 2007


Edward A. Goodby, larceny over $250: dismissed.

August 24, 2007

Justin Robert Albert, disorderly conduct, assault and battery on a police officer: continued to pretrial conference.

Kyle S. Carter, failure to stop/yield, a second count of failure to stop/yield, speeding in violation of special regulation, negligent operation of motor vehicle, marked lanes violation, and OUI-liquor or .08%: continued to pretrial conference.

Sarah S. Omer, OUI-liquor or .08%, 2nd offense, negligent operation of motor vehicle, marked lanes violation and speeding in violation of special regulation: continued to pretrial conference.

Cameron J. Parry, OUI-liquor or .08%, speeding in violation of special regulation, possession of Class D drug (marijuana), negligent operation of motor vehicle: continued to pretrial conference.

August 27, 2007

Lisa A. Carney, OUI-liquor or .08%, speeding in violation of special regulation: continued to pretrial conference.

Charlotte S. Caskey, OUI-liquor or .08%: dismissed; negligent operation of motor vehicle: guilty, must pay $200 fine, $50 surfine, $250 HIF and $50 VW; marked lanes violation: not responsible.

Andrew M. Chace, negligent operation of motor vehicle, no inspection/sticker, speeding: continued to pretrial conference.

Diego A. Desouza, OUI-liquor or .08%: continued without finding for one year, must attend driver alcohol education program and pay program fee, $250 state fee, 210-day loss of license, must pay $250 HIF, $50 VDD, $50 VW, and $65 PSF; negligent operation of motor vehicle: dismissed; speeding: responsible, filed.

Kevin Duffy, Jr., disorderly conduct: one year pretrial probation, must complete 100 hours of community service.

Michael S. Duga, Jr., possession of Class D drug (marijuana), trespassing, breaking and entering a building during the daytime to commit a felony, larceny from building, a second count of breaking and entering a building during the daytime to commit a felony and a second count of trespassing: continued to pretrial conference.

Kenneth B. Hurd: operating motor vehicle with suspended license, no inspection/sticker, registration not in possession, speeding: continued to pretrial conference.

Linda Johnson, abandon motor vehicle: dismissed.

Jesse G. Masek, assault and battery with a dangerous weapon: three months pretrial probation; a second count of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon: three months pretrial probation; intimidate witness: three months pretrial probation; malicious destruction of property over $250, amended on 8/27/2007 to under $250: continued without finding for six months, must pay $50 VW and $21 PSF.

Barry Mccabe, trespass: continued without finding for one year, must pay $50 VW and $21 PSF.

Derrick C. Mercier, operating motor vehicle with suspended license, motor vehicle lights violation and failure to wear seat belt: continued to pretrial conference.

Benjamin JM Peckenpaugh, assault and battery on a police officer: to be dismissed upon payment of $500 court costs; possession of Class D drug (marijuana): to be dismissed upon payment of $500 court costs.

Shawn P. Powers, disorderly conduct: one year pretrial conference, must complete 100 hours of community service.

Christopher S. Rosen, assault and battery, a second count of assault and battery, disorderly conduct: continued to pretrial conference.

Cynthia A. Sequeira, uninsured motor vehicle: to be dismissed upon payment of $100 court costs.

Michael P. Shea, 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.

Jarred A. Sibert, OUI-liquor or .08%: dismissed; unlicensed operation of motor vehicle: dismissed; failure to stop/yield: responsible, must pay $100 fine.

Maurice Sykes, unlicensed operation of motor vehicle, no inspection/sticker: continued to pretrial conference.

Thomas Walsh, OUI-liquor or .08%: dismissed; negligent operation of motor vehicle: guilty, must pay $200 fine, $50 surfine, $250 HIF and $50 VW; marked lanes violation: not responsible.

Alyson E. Woolacott, larceny by check under $250: continued without finding for six months, must pay $21 PSF with restitution is to be determined; forgery of check: continued without finding for six months; utter false check: continued without finding for six months.

Alyson E. Woolacott, abandon motor vehicle: six months pretrial probation.

August 30, 2007

Siobhan Francis, receiving stolen property: Nolle Prosequi.

August 31, 2007

Andrew P. Cohen, possession of Class D drug (marijuana): guilty, must pay $100 fine, $25 surfine and $50 VW.

Junio S. Depaula, unlicensed operation of motor vehicle: dismissed; passing violation: not responsible.

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

John L. Hibbard, municipal by-law or ordinance violation: responsible, must pay $25 fine; five additional counts of municipal by-law or ordinance violations: responsible, must pay $25 fine for each.

John P. Jones, OUI-liquor or .08%, 2nd offense: guilty, must attend the 14 day inpatient program, placed on probation for 2 years, must pay $50 OUI, $50 VW and $65 PSF; unsafe operation of motor vehicle: responsible, filed; no inspection/sticker; responsible, filed.

Shane M. Montesion, OUI-liquor or .08%, 2nd offense: guilty, 90 days in the house of correction suspended, to attend the 14 day inpatient program, placed on probation for two years, must pay $50 OUI, $50 VW and $65 PSF; negligent operation of motor vehicle: dismissed; operating motor vehicle with suspended license: dismissed.

Shane M. Montesion, disorderly conduct: dismissed; operating motor vehicle with a suspended license: ten days in the house of correction suspended, six months probation; motor vehicle lights violation: responsible, filed.

Carole Ann Tivnan, leaving the scene of property damage: continued without finding for six months, must pay $50 VW.

Myles E. Thurlow, OUI-liquor or .08%, marked lanes violation and motor vehicle lights violation: continued to pretrial conference.

Guy W. Torain, marked lanes violation, motor vehicle lights violation and OUI-liquor or .08%: continued to pretrial conference

Christopher Venn, affray (common law): to be dismissed upon payment of $100 court costs.

Nicholas E. Zell, affray (common law): to be dismissed upon payment of $100 court costs.


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