Knox County Superior Court

Cases April 1-10, 2003

William J. Baptist, 20, Rocky Mount, Va., criminal operating under influence of intoxicants, jail 48 hours, $400, license suspended 90 days; failure to stop for officer, $350.

Philip F. Bennett Jr., 47, Vinalhaven, molesting lobster gear, $500.

John Bickford Sr., 67, Vinalhaven, criminal threatening, jail 10 days; assault, 180 days all but 10 days suspended, probation two years; terrorizing, dismissed.

David L. Dean, 44, South Thomaston, unlawful possession of oxycodone, 364 days all but 30 days suspended, probation one year; receiving stolen property, concurrent 364 days all but 30 days suspended, probation one year; violation conditions of release, concurrent 30 days.

Jo A. Fales, 33, Warren, criminal operating under influence of intoxicants, $600, license suspended 90 days.

Joel A. Harkins, 22, Waldoboro, operating after suspension, $250.

Stephen M. Hersom, 59, Pelham, N.H., criminal operating while under influence of intoxicants, jail 14 days, $800, license suspended 18 months.

Adam M. Knight, 19, Camden, operating after suspension, $250; operating all-terrain vehicle to endanger, dismissed.

Leroy Leavitt, 49, Washington, disorderly conduct, $75.

Randall Lee II, 35, Friendship, violation of marine resources regulations, 10 traps without tags, $500.

Randall M. McKee, 37, Cushing, criminal operating while under influence of intoxicants, $400, license suspended 90 days; theft, jail six months, all but 72 hours suspended, probation one year; theft, $150.

Edward J. Moss, 57, Thomaston, stalking, jail nine months, all but 30 days suspended, probation one year; violation of protection order, consecutive seven months all suspended, probation six years; and lesser concurrent terms for stalking, two counts violation of conditions of release, one count harassment and two counts violation of protection order.

Benjamin Oakes, 23, Oakland, two counts aggravated assault, three years concurrent with a Waterville sentence.

Tammy S. Payson, 38, Belfast, criminal operating while under influence of intoxicants, $400, license suspended 90 days.

John Sargent, 32, Portland, taking of more than 5 percent urchins, $500.