Saturday, May 12 2012 15:49
Written by RiverheadLOCAL
Excerpts from Riverhead Town Justice Court docket for May 8, 2012, Justice Allen M. Smith presiding. There were a total of 107 cases on the docket.
Information provided by Riverhead Town Justice Court.
PLEAS
Alfred Cowell, 32, of Riverhead, charged on May 26, 2011 with resisting arrest; pleaded guilty as charged; sentenced to 30 days in Suffolk County Jail concurrent to another judgement and fined a surcharge of $205.
Mark Goode, 39, on Flanders, charged on Aug. 8, 2011 with open alcohol; pleaded guilty as charged; sentenced to time served.
Mark Moritz, 42, of Wading River, charged on Nov. 12, 2011 with driving while intoxicated .15%, driving while intoxicated observed and vehicle and traffic law infractions; pleaded guilty to driving while intoxicated .15%; adjourned to Aug. 14, 2012 for sentencing.
Cassandra Dayton, 25, of Jamesport, charged on March 11, 2012 with driving while intoxicated .12%, driving while intoxicated observed and a vehicle and traffic law infraction; pleaded guilty to driving while ability impaired; other charges dismissed in the interest of justice; fined $660.
Amanda Moreau, 25, of Brooklyn, charged on Dec. 23, 2010 with petit larceny, possession of burglar tools, endangering the welfare of a child and bribery in the third degree; pleaded guilty to petit larceny and possession of burglar tools; other charges dismissed; sentenced to three yard probation and fined $700.
Marquis Nolan, 21, of Laurel, charged on Dec. 12, 2011 with two counts of petit larceny; pleaded guilty to one count of disorderly conduct; other charge dismissed; fined $250.
Samantha Vanostrand, 31, of Wyandanch, charged on April 28, 2010 with petit larceny; pleaded guilty as charged; sentenced to five months in Suffolk County Jail concurrent with county court sentence and fined a surcharge of $205.
Jonathan Zaneski, 30, of Wading River, charged on Oct. 11, 2011 with unauthorized use of a motor vehicle; pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct; fined $250.
WARRANTS
Donald Dicostanzo, 49, of Bridgehampton, charged on Dec. 30, 2009 with vehicle and traffic law infractions; bench warrant issued.
Scott Evans, 20, of Riverhead, charged on April 20, 2012 with criminal mischief in the fourth degree, resisting arrest and unlawfully dealing with fireworks; charged on Mach 22, 2012 with a vehicle and traffic law infraction; bench warrant issued.
DISMISSALS
Michael Clinco, 47, of Baiting Hollow, charged on May 17, 2011 with petit larceny; charged on May 18, 2011 with criminal possession of stolen property in the fourth degree; charges dismissed, defendant deceased.
Editor's note: A criminal charge is an accusation. By law, a person charged with a crime is presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
Cases reported here do not include adjournments, miscellaneous vehicle and traffic law citations or citizen complaints of harassment.