Current Court Report - March 17, 2026
David Creed •
This week’s Current Court Report includes arraignments and dispositions from the Monday Nantucket District Court session.
William Sarnie, 62, of Nantucket was in Barnstable District Court Tuesday morning for his dangerousness hearing following last week's arrest where he was charged with trafficking cocaine and working alongside two other individuals, including island resident Edward Gillispie, who is facing charges in both Barnstable District Court and Nantucket District Court after a car thief allegedly uncovered a kilogram of cocaine in Gillispie's car while attempting to break in and reported it to the police in January.
Sarnie had his bail set at $50,000 cash, $500,000 surety by District Court Judge Therese M. Wright, and was ordered to wear a GPS monitoring device as part of his release. Sarnie was ordered to return to court April 15th for a probable cause hearing.
After pleading guilty and completing a 18 months of probation, Andrew Lee Ballard, 44, of Nantucket had the probation he was serving on three June 9th, 2024 three assault & battery charges terminated, and the case is now closed.
Marcos Domingo Martinez Contreras, 40, of Nantucket was arraigned on a March 14th charge of assault & battery. He had a not-guilty plea entered on his behalf and was ordered to return to court April 21st for a pretrial hearing.
Eugene J. Detmer, 70, of Nantucket, will have a February 12th charge of operating a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol continued without a finding for one year on the condition he complete a driver alcohol education course, forfeit his license for 45 days, pay $600 in fees, and complete his probation without a violation. Charges of negligent operation of a motor vehicle, marked lanes violation, failure to stop/yield, and failure to wear a seat belt were dismissed.
Manuel A. Mancia, 58, of Nantucket was arraigned on March 10th charges of operating a motor vehicle with a suspended license for operating under the influence of alcohol and failure to wear a seatbelt. He had not-guilty pleas entered on his behalf and was ordered to return to court April 13th for a pretrial hearing.