Westfield District Court
Tuesday, May 13, 2014
Brian J. Wood, 38, of 39 Beech St., Southwick, pleaded guilty a charge of leaving the scene of a property damage accident brought by State Police and was sentenced to a six month term in the house of correction. He was found to be not responsible for a charge of speeding and a marked lanes violation. In a second case, brought by Westfield police, Wood pleaded guilty to charges of uttering a false prescription, obtaining drugs by fraud and conspiracy to violate drug laws and was sentenced to three concurrent two year terms to be served after the sentence imposed in the previous case. In a third case brought by Southwick police, Wood again pleaded guilty to charges of obtaining drugs by fraud, conspiracy to violate drug laws and larceny of property valued less than $250 and was sentenced to two more two year terms and a one year term to be served concurrently with the sentences imposed in the Westfield case. In a second case brought by Southwick police, Wood pleaded guilty to a charge of larceny of property valued more than $250 and was sentenced to a sixth concurrent two year term in the house of correction.
Melissa L. Trudell, 38, of 30 Summer St., pleaded guilty to charges of uttering a false check and larceny of property valued more than $250 brought by Westfield police and was sentenced to concurrent one year terms in the house of correction with time served directly awaiting trial and the balance suspended with probation until July 2, 2015.
John M. Stone, 23, of 157 Main St., pleaded guilty to a charge of larceny of property valued less than $250 brought by Westfield police and was fined $125. He was assessed $50.
Dylan T. Porter, 19, of 49 Dundee Road, Quincy, submitted to facts sufficient to warrant a guilty finding for a charge of being a person younger than the legal drinking age in possession of liquor brought by Westfield police and the charge was continued without a finding and dismissed upon payment of fees and assessments totaling $100.
Gina M. Gallo, 24, of 162 Root Road, submitted to facts sufficient to warrant guilty findings for charges of larceny of property valued more than $250 and larceny of property valued less than $250 brought by Westfield police and the charges were continued without a finding with probation for one year. She was assessed $90 and ordered to pay restitution of $2,235.
James M. Germana, 32, of 19 Lockhouse Road, was held in lieu of $10 cash bail after he was arraigned on charges of operating a motor vehicle with a suspended license and speeding in violation of special regulations.
Fernando J. Suarez, 34, of 22 St. Jerome St., Holyoke, submitted to facts sufficient to warrant a guilty finding for a charge of unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle brought by Westfield State University police and the charge was continued without a finding and dismissed upon payment of fees and assessments totaling $100.
William E. Carroll, 19, of 55 Mountain View Terrace, Lee, was placed on pretrial probation before a charge of being a person younger than the legal drinking age in possession of liquor brought by Westfield police was dismissed upon payment of a $50 fee.
Nicholaas G. Van Gelder, 20, of 1036 Main Road, Granville, was released on his personal recognizance pending a July 15 hearing after he was arraigned on charges of leaving the scene of a property damage accident, speeding and a marked lanes violation.
Krista M. Mikos, 24, of 205 East St., Ludlow, submitted to facts sufficient to warrant guilty findings for charges of possession of a Class A drug and unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle brought by Westfield police and the charges were continued without a finding with probation for 11 months. She was assessed $50 and found to be not responsible for a state highway traffic violation.
Onix D. Concepcion, 33, of 79 Franklin St., was released on his personal recognizance pending a July 8 hearing after he was arraigned on charges of operating a motor vehicle with a suspended license and unsafe operation of a motor vehicle brought by Westfield police.
Kenneth A. Adams, 40, of 54 Klondike Ave., submitted to facts sufficient to warrant guilty findings for charges of operating a motor vehicle with a suspended license, operating an unregistered motor vehicle and a number plate violation to conceal identification brought by Westfield police and the charges were continued without a finding with probation for three months. He was assessed $50 and charges of operating an uninsured motor vehicle and operating a motor vehicle with suspended registration were not prosecuted.
