ROCKLAND- The following cases were closed in Knox County Unified Court from Feb. 24-March 2.

Rivers Boland, 18, of Rockland, burglary in Rockport Sept. 20, 2019, dismissed.

Ricci Boutilier, 27, of Corinna, trafficking in prison contraband in Warren Aug. 17, 2018, 364 days in prison, all suspended, probation six months.

Jarad Bryant, 39, of Rockland, failure to register vehicle in Rockland Jan, 12, 2020, $150 fine.

Frederick Campbell, 60, of Tenants Harbor, operating while license suspended or revoked and failure to register vehicle, both in St. George May 6, 2019, all dismissed; violating condition of release, operating while license suspended or revoked and failure to register vehicle, all in Rockland May 27, 2019, all dismissed.

Daron Cleary, 49, of Washington, operating while license suspended or revoked in Union Jan. 8, 2020, $250 fine; violating condition of release in Union Jan. 8, 2020, $250 fine.

Clancy Collins, 28, of Waldoboro, unlawful trafficking in scheduled drugs in Thomaston April 4, 2018, $400 fine, three years in prison with all but 73 days suspended, probation three years; unlawful possession of scheduled drug in South Thomaston July 16, 2018, $400 fine, 73 days in jail; violating condition of release in South Thomaston July 16, 2018, 73 days in jail; violating condition of release in Rockland Aug. 31, 2018, 73 days in jail.

Stephen P. Cummings, Jr., 32, of Northport, trafficking in prison contraband in Warren Jan. 9, 2018, 80 days in jail; trafficking tobacco in adult correctional facility in Warren Jan. 9, 2018, 80 days in jail.

Douglas G. Day, 22, of Vinalhaven, domestic violence assault on Vinalhaven May 12, 2019, dismissed; disorderly conduct, offensive words, gestures on Vinalhaven May 12, 2019, $250 fine.

Ananda Fenton, 42, of Camden, operating under the influence (alcohol) in Warren June 20, 2018, dismissed; operating under the influence (alcohol) in Warren June 20, 2018, $750 fine, license suspended 150 days.

Ariel Harper, 28, of Warren, operating vehicle without license in Warren Jan. 16, 2020, $150 fine.

Joan Hayward, 55, of Rockland, operating under the influence (alcohol) in Rockland July 20, 2018, dismissed; driving to endanger in Washington July 20, 2018, $575 fine, license suspended 30 days.

Melvin H. Hubbard IV, 25, of Waterville, trafficking tobacco in adult correctional facility in Rockland Sept. 14, 2019, $250 fine.

Alex J. Johnson, 31, of Saco, failing to make oral or written accident report on Vinalhaven Oct. 25, 2019, dismissed; assault on an officer in Rockland Dec. 15, 2019, dismissed; assault in Rockland Dec. 15, 2019,$300 fine, 60 days in jail; disorderly conduct, offensive words, gestures in Rockland Dec. 14, 2019, 60 days in jail; criminal trespass in Rockland Dec. 14, 2019, 60 days in jail.

Jacqueline E. Johnson, 40, of Waterville, aggravated assault in Rockland Nov. 5, 2017, dismissed; assault in Rockland Nov. 5, 2017, $300 fine, 364 days in prison with all but 60 das suspended, probation one year; theft by unauthorized use of property in Rockland Feb. 3, 2018, 60 days in jail; operating under the influence (alcohol), no test, $500 fine, license suspended 150 days; passing a roadblock, refusing to submit to arrest or detention, physical force and driving to endanger, all dismissed in Rockland Feb. 3, 2018; violating condition of release in Rockland Feb. 3, 2019, 60 days in jail.

Anthony Kirklian, 24, of Camden, operating under the influence (alcohol) in Rockland Oct. 13, 2019, $500 fine, 48 hours in jail, license suspended 150 days.

Ryan D. Lane, 26, of Bangor, trafficking in prison contraband in Warren Oct. 10, 2018, one year in prison; aggravated assault in Warren Oct. 10, 2018, three years in prison; assault on an officer in Warren Nov. 23, 2018, one year in prison; trafficking in prison contraband in Warren Nov. 23, 2018, one year in prison.

Caleb Leland, 22, of Warren, failing to notify of motor vehicle accident and failure to register vehicle both in Warren Oct. 16, 2019; failure to produce vehicle or return it to scene in Warren Oct. 16, 2018, $250 fine.

Kevin Murphy, 61, of Rockland, domestic violence assault in Rockland Aug. 26, 2018, dismissed; obstructing report of a crimine in Rockland Aug. 26, 2018, $250 fine; disorderly conduct, offensive words, gestures in Rockland Aug. 26, 2018, $250 fine.

Alexa M. Pelkey, 25, of Lincolnville, operating under the influence (alcohol) in Lincolnville Jan. 7, 2020, $500 fine, 48 hours in jail, license suspended 150 days.

Devin V. Ranquist, 33, of South Thomaston, operating while license suspended or revoked (operating under the influence) in South Thomaston Oct. 9, 2019, $600 fine, seven days in jail, license suspended one year; failing to make oral or written accident report in South Thomaston Oct. 9, 2019, seven days in jail; failing to notify of motor vehicle accident in South Thomaston Oct. 9, 2019, seven days in jail; operating under the influence (drugs or combination), no test, two priors, in Thomaston Dec. 10, 2019, $1100 fine, six months in jail, license suspended six years, registration suspended; operating while license suspended or revoked (operating under the influence) in Thomaston Dec. 10, 2019, $600 fine, seven days in jail, license suspended one year; unlawful possession of scheduled drug in Thomaston Dec. 10, 2019, $400 fine, 30 days in jail; attaching false plates in Thomaston Dec. 10, 2019, $100 fine, seven days in jail; failure to register vehicle in Thomaston Dec. 10, 2019, $100 fine, seven days in jail.

Abbey M. Shields, 21, of Rockport, domestic violence assault in Hope July 4, 2019, dismissed; disorderly conduct, offensive words, gestures in Hope July 4, 2019, $250 fine.

Earl Stevens, 61, of Augusta, operating after habitual offender revocation, prior, in Washington Nov. 21, 2019, dismissed; operating while license suspended or revoked in Washington Nov. 21, 2019, $500 fine, 30 days in jail.

Joshua L. Vandine, 39, of Thomaston, theft by stolen property in Rockland Nov. 20, 2016, eight years in jail; illegal possession of firearm in Thomaston March 19, 2018, five years in jail; theft by receiving stolen property in Brewer Feb. 16, 2018, five years in jail;

Vandine was charged with 40 counts of burglary, 45 counts of theft by unauthorized taking, 38 counts of criminal mischief, with the remaining two counts for illegal possession of a firearm and burglary.

He was arrested March 19, 2018 in Rockland and also charged with theft by receiving stolen property.

He has remained in jail since his March 21 hearing.

According to the affidavit filed in March 2018 in Knox County Unified Court by Maine State Police Sgt. Patrick Hood, he was notified by Maine State Game Warden Mark Merrifield that a landlord reported that a tent was being set up on his property without his permission Dec. 17, 2017.

Merrifield confirmed that the man was a felon and in possession of a firearm and issued a criminal summons. Also present were several rounds of .22 caliber ammunition and a soft-sided gun holder.

Police interviewed the man and he finally admitted that he had received the gun from Vandine, which was stolen from a home in Newcastle, according to the affidavit.

Police began investigating vehicles that Vandine owned to see if they matched the surveillance photographs from additional break-ins at storage units, documents said. They discovered that at a storage unit in Woolwich, about $100,000 in antiques had been stolen. The surveillance video showed a vehicle similar to one Vandine owned at the time at the scene, documents said. 

They were able to get photographs of the stolen antiques since they been recently appraised.

Rockport police were notified on May 29, 2017 of a break-in at a coin shop in West Rockport. Five days earlier a man fitting Vandine’s description had been in the coin shop looking at the coins that were later stolen.

Police obtained an arrest warrant and according to a previous news release from the Maine Department of Public Safety, troopers seized enough items from Vandine’s home, vehicle and his own storage locker, to load up two U-Haul trucks. The items included chainsaws, tools, hunting and fishing equipment, coins, antiques, toys, and clothing.

Troopers said Vandine is suspected in multiple burglaries into storage lockers over the past two years. He is suspected of cutting the padlocks from the storage units and then replacing the lock with one of his own to avoid immediate detection. Owners who have not checked their own storage units in months could be victims, the release also said.

The thefts may have included Sagadahoc, Lincoln, Knox and Waldo counties and troopers have been working with the sheriff’s offices from those four counties in the investigation, the release said. Some of the thefts dated back to 2016.

Shannon A. Watts, 36, of Tenants Harbor, operating vehicle without license in Rockport Jan. 13, 2020, $150 fine.

Bernard L. Young, 43, of Cushing, operating under the influence (alcohol) in Thomaston Oct. 15, 2017, $500 fine, 45 days in jail, license suspended 150 days; operating vehicle without license-conditions/restrictions in Thomaston Oct. 15, 2017, 45 days in jail; violating condition of release in Warren June 21, 2018, 30 days in jail.

Sarah Shepherd can be reached at news@penbaypilot.com