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March 29, 2012

District Court

NEWBURYPORT: The following items were recorded at Newburyport District Court on Monday, March 26, with Judge Peter Doyle presiding over the jury-waived trials:

Heather A. Player, 30, 83R Asbury St., Topsfield; driving while under the influence of alcohol (second offense), guilty, one year in the house of correction, five months to be served and the balance suspended, with two years' probation, conditioned upon remaining drug- and alcohol-free, having no alcohol in the home where the defendant resides, AA counseling, two-year loss of license, followed by compliance with an electronic monitoring device and sobrietor for six months, $50 Victim-Witness Fund, $250 Operating Under Intoxication fee, $50 Operating Under Intoxication-Victim Fund, $250 Head Injury Fund; negligent driving, continued without finding and probation for two years, $250 HIF; marked lanes violation, responsible, filed (Rowley).

Alexander M. Emery, 19, 29 Newton Ave., Haverhill; driving while under the influence of alcohol, continued without finding and probation for one year, conditioned upon completion of an alcohol safety awareness program, 210-day loss of license, $50 VWF, $250 OUI, $50 OUI-V, $250 HIF; fail to stop/yield, responsible, filed (Merrimac).

Jade Theos, 22, 87 Hanover St., Newbury; assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, pretrial probation, continued generally for six months; domestic assault and battery, pretrial probation, continued generally for six months (Newbury).

NEWBURYPORT: The following items were recorded at Newburyport District Court on Tuesday, March 27, with Judge Peter Doyle presiding over the jury-waived trials:

Michael G. Couture, 18, 29 Maple Ave., Atkinson, N.H.; possession to distribute class D drugs, continued without finding and probation for 18 months to include completion of the Mt. Auburn prevention and recovery program and remaining drug- and alcohol-free, $50 VWF; possession of class D drugs, dismissed; sell/possess an electronic stun gun, defendant placed on pretrial probation and the case continued generally for 18 months; possession of alcohol by a person under the age of 21, continued without finding and probation for 18 months; marked lanes violation, responsible, filed (State Police).

Michael J. Malone, 55, 12 Bostonia Ave, Brighton; driving while under the influence of alcohol (second offense), guilty, probation for two years conditioned upon completion of an alcohol safety awareness program, 90-day loss of license, $50 VWF, $250 OUI, $50 OUI-V, $250 HIF; negligent driving, continued without finding and probation for two years, $250 HIF (Amesbury).

Richard Nieves, 20, 31 Chester St., Apt. 2, Lawrence; possession of alcohol by a person under the age of 21, continued without finding and probation for three months, $50 VWF (Amesbury).

Derek J. Coughlin, 18, 207 Central St., Rowley; driving while under the influence of alcohol, continued without finding and probation for one year, conditioned upon completion of an alcohol safety awareness program, 210-day loss of license, $50 VWF, $250 OUI, $50 OUI-V, $250 HIF; vehicle not meeting safety standards, responsible, filed (Amesbury).

Richard F. Gonyea Jr., 51, 208 Chelsea St., Apt. 2, South Royalton, Vt.; assault with a dangerous weapon (knife), guilty, two-and-a-half years in the house of correction, 18 months to be served and the balance suspended with two years' probation, conditioned upon completion of the Level 3 program of the Office of Community Corrections, remaining drug- and alcohol-free, complying with the restraining order and no abuse of the victim, $90 VWF; assault and battery with a dangerous weapon (knife), guilty, probation for two years; domestic assault and battery, guilty, probation for two years; threat to commit a crime (murder of the victim), guilty, six months in the house of correction, the term to be served concurrently with the first sentence; threat to commit a crime (assault and battery on a police officer), six months in the house of correction, term be served concurrently; disturbing the peace, guilty, filed (Amesbury).

NEWBURYPORT: The following jury-waved trial was recorded March 27 at Newburyport District Court with Judge Peter Doyle presiding:

Michael Mize, 28, 3 Pine Bluff Road, Merrimac; driving while under the influence of alcohol, continued without finding, 45-day loss of license; operating motor vehicle with open container, filed; disorderly conduct, dismissed by commonwealth (Amesbury).

NEWBURYPORT: The following jury-waved trials were recorded March 28 at Newburyport District Court with Judge Allen Swan presiding:

Kelly Walsh, 25, 147 Deepwood Road, Portland, Maine; receiving a stolen motor vehicle, pretrial probation for one year; carrying a dangerous weapon, pretrial probation for one year to serve concurrently (Salisbury).

Paula Waterman, 56, 16 Singing Wood Drive, Haverhill; driving while under the influence of alcohol, 60-day loss of license, enrollment in alcohol safety program, VWF $50, HIF $250 (Amesbury).

Michael Hogg, 44, 9 Greenwood St., Amesbury; negligent operation of motor vehicle, to be dismissed upon payment of court costs, VWF $50, court costs $50, (Newburyport).

Sombath Chen, 22, 4 Orchard Park, Amesbury; vandalizing property, probation for one year, pay restitution, VWF $90; discharge of BB gun or air rifle, probation for one year, concurrent (Newburyport).

Derek Stehlin, 21, 5 S St., Newburyport; unlicensed operation of motor vehicle, pretrial probation for three months, VWF $50 (Rowley).

John Dinan, 27, 231 School St., Groveland; operation of uninsured motor vehicle, paced on probation for four months; concealing license plate, probation (West Newbury).

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