Crime & Safety
Court Blotter: Late-January Round-Up
A round-up of events at the Dukes County District Court. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction unless otherwise stated.
The following is a selection of cases from the Dukes County District Court:
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Donald B. Edgar
Oak Bluffs, date of birth, 6/5/1952
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Offense date: 10/21/2012
Appeared in court on: 1/22/13
Judge: Barrett
-Assault & Battery, admission to sufficient facts but continued without a finding until 1/22/14, defendant ordered to submit to counseling and evaluation with no contact with victim.
Elizabeth A. Doon
Oak Bluffs, date of birth, 1/14/1967
Offense date: 7/17/2012
Appeared in court on: 1/22/13
Judge: Barrett
-OUI, sufficient facts found but continued without a finding until 1/22/14
-Marked Lanes Violation, found not responsible
-Send/Recieving an electric message (text), found not responsible
-Unsafe operation of a motor vehicle, found not responsible
Robert K. Kaye
Oak Bluffs, date of birth, 11/28/1945
Offense date: 10/20/2012
Appeared in court on: 1/22/13
Judge: Barrett
-Assault & Battery on a person over 60 years of age, defendant placed on pre-trial probation until 1/22/14, no contact with the victim, ordered also to surrender any firearms for a one year period
-Trespassing, defendant placed on pre-trial probation until 1/22/14, no contact with the victim, ordered also to surrender any firearms for a one year period
Andrew C. Trudeau
Hinsdale, MA, date of birth, 7/6/1987
Offense date: 6/22/2012
Appeared in court on: 1/3/13
Judge: Williams
-Drug Possession, dismissed on upon request of the Commonwealth
David J. Sylvia
Vineyard Haven, date of birth, 7/2/1971
Offense date: 11/17/2012
Appeared in court on: 1/18/13
Judge: Williams
-Disorderly conduct, found guilty, fine issued
-Intimidating a witness, dismissed upon request of the Commonwealth
-Resisting arrest, placed on probation until 1/15/14 with 30 hours community service and alcohol free with screens