Current Court Report - June 24, 2025
David Creed •
This week’s Current Court Report includes arraignments and dispositions from the Monday and Tuesday Nantucket District Court sessions.
Laurence J. Boyd, 49, of Nantucket had Nov. 1st, 2024 charges of assault with a dangerous weapon and threatening to commit a crime dismissed due to lack of prosecution after the alleged victim in the case declined to cooperate with prosecutors.
William Stephen Cowzer, 54, of Nantucket was arraigned on a June 14thcharge of assault & battery on a family/household member. He had a not-guilty plea entered on his behalf and will have the charge dismissed on the condition he complete three months of pretrial probation.
Vincent G. Goulding, 26, of Nantucket was arraigned on March 7th charges of negligent operation of a motor vehicle, leaving the scene of property damage, operating an uninsured motor vehicle, operating an unregistered motor vehicle, and a license plate violation. He had not-guilty pleas entered on his behalf and was ordered to return to court July 14th for a pretrial hearing.
After being continued without a finding for one year, Beth Ann Hampshire, 67, of Indiana had a Jan. 26th, 2024 charge of negligent operation of a motor vehicle dismissed.
After being continued without a finding for one year, Elmer G. Lemus Bonilla, 52, of Nantucket had Dec. 14th, 2023 charges of operating a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol and negligent operation of a motor vehicle dismissed.
Daniel Omar Ramirez Maldonado, 41, of Nantucket was arraigned on June 14th charges of operating a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol, possessing an open container of alcohol in a motor vehicle, failure to wear a seatbelt, and negligent operation of a motor vehicle. He had not-guilty pleas entered on his behalf and was ordered to return to court July 14th for a pretrial hearing.
Alexander Patrick Ryan, 32, of Nantucket was arraigned on June 15thcharges of operating a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol, a motor vehicle lights violation, and negligent operation of a motor vehicle. He had not-guilty pleas entered on his behalf and was ordered to return to court July 14th for a pretrial hearing.
*All defendants are considered innocent until proven guilty under a court of law*