ROCKLAND, Maine — Three people charged in connection with a Monday night, Feb. 13, robbery at an Owls Head home made their initial court appearances Wednesday, Feb. 15, while the victim in the case was sentenced to jail for violating a condition of bail.
The most serious charges were lodged against Jessica L. Elwell, 21, of Owls Head; and Derrick A. Bustard, 19, of Rockland. Elwell was charged with robbery, two counts of stealing drugs, assault, theft and two counts of violating conditions of release. Bustard was charged with robbery, two counts of stealing drugs and assault.
A third suspect, Kristi M. Hall, 22, of Owls Head, was charged with two counts of stealing drugs and one count of theft.
The alleged victim of the robbery also was in 6th District Court Feb. 15 to answer to a criminal charge. Kimberly A. Vieira, 37, of Spruce Head, pleaded guilty to violating a condition of release by having consumed alcohol while she was on bail in a pending operating under the influence case.
Vieira was sentenced to 48 hours in jail for the bail violation.
Vieira called police Monday night to report that she had been assaulted and robbed of prescription medications, her cellphone and possibly a debit card, according to an affidavit filed by the Knox County Sheriffs Office in 6th District Court.
The victim had visible bruises on her face and a bloody nose, according to the affidavit.
Vieira claimed she was visiting at Hall’s residence in Owls Head when Elwell and Bustard came in and Elwell attacked her. Elwell and Bustard then stole the prescriptions that included suboxone and clonazepam as well as the other items and the pair and Hall fled the residence leaving the victim alone, according to the affidavit.
The sheriff’s office report noted that Vieira was extremely intoxicated — a test later determined her blood alcohol level at 0.23. She was taken to Pen Bay Medical Center in Rockport to be treated for her injuries and then arrested for the bail violation.
The department investigated her complaint and found the suspects at Elwell’s residence. Most of the medication was gone, according to the affidavit. The other items reported stolen were found in Elwell’s residence and vehicle.
The court papers also note that sneaker treads found in the blood where Vieira reported being attacked matched Bustard’s sneakers.
Judge Michael Westcott ordered Elwell held without bail on the motion sought by the district attorney to revoke her bail on a previous operating under the influence charge that is pending. He then set bail at $10,000 cash or $50,000 surety on the new charges.
Bail for Bustard was set at $500 cash and he was ordered to be put under house arrest. His father and older sister volunteered to watch him at the house where he must stay unless he is going to work.
Westcott told Bustard he was fortunate to have someone willing to be responsible for him.
Bail for Hall was set at $800 cash and she was ordered to report daily on weekdays to Maine Pre-Trial Services and on weekends to the Rockland Police Department.
Did the cops put probation conditions on this stellar trio to get visible neck tattoos for their next mug shots?
Just going out on a limb here, but i would like to know how the “victim” is associated with these kids.. Seems to me, at first thought, this was a drug deal gone robbery. I mean hello, shes “just visiting” with a 22 year old i guess “friend”, when her two other friends show up, (maybe the ones with the money?) they beat her up, and leave her at Halls residence? Either this trio doesn’t have a single brain cell, or they didnt expect their older “friend” to go to the police. Just saying… Why else would she bring all the drugs in with her?
0.23 …. it could be she just fell flat on her face; I know I couldn’t stand upright if I was that loaded.
I hope these kids clean up their acts, get rid of their drug tattoos and do something with their lives before its too late if its not already too late.
bustard, bustard, bustard, bustard, is his daddy a state trooper
Highly doubt Tr. Bustard has a 19 yro son…
A lovely bunch of coconuts we are.
what a scary bunch!
The only requirement for bail shall be to insure the presence of the defendant. Anything else is outside the parameters of the Constitution. Period.
Sounds like $10,000 cash or $50,000 surety ought to do it! So what’s your point? Or are you just trolling?
End the violence that the government created black market creates. Makes these available without a prescription.
Seriously? You think the problem here is the “government created black market”? You’d also have to make all drugs free. A major part of the problem is these fools don’t have jobs, ergo; they don’t have money; ergo they rob people.
Actually at least two of these people DO have jobs.
Hmmm… It might be “DID” have jobs…
End the violence these drug fed hoods create , put them in jail for 10 years or more with no parole ! No more plea bargains for drug related crimes. No more plea bargains at all !
Spoken like a true user Loser!
Exactly. The black market creates $100 pills that these addicts will kill and steal for. Those who need prescription drugs for medical reasons have become a target to these scum bags. One of the unintended consequences of the failed War on Drugs.
Whoa, the “Black Market” isn’t smart enough to CREATE a drug. They are adept at finding the lowest scum to go out and steal it and then sell it back to them for a tidy profit.
Is it really a crime when the scum robs the scum?
I’m guessing a slap on the wrist will suffice for this “horribles parade” …what a 4 some…..
The 5’3″ Gang…
Now THAT is funny…
Yes, it is……….
BDN
Highly doubt Tr. Bustard has a 19 yro son.
http://www.albinoblacksheep.com/flash/youare
you forgot one… http://www.albinoblacksheep.com/flash/youare
Nope… No Snitching.
Don’t you get it? these are crooks stealing from other crooks. I say give them all a set of brass knuckles and let ’em go.
Longer jail sentences………………
Drug abuse is growing at such a rapid rate in the State of Maine, if it isn’t dealt with quickly and aggressively no one will be safe in there home’s, apartments or on the streets! We need to stop creating laws to protect criminals that hinder police efforts to seek an arrest! I don’t want the police going around harassing innocent people but in the case of a known drug user or dealer etc. they need a greater support and less restrictions placed on them by the system! We need punishments that are equal to and that fit the crime! I want the streets rid of these people so my family feels safe at home and out walking!!!!
I am safe in my home. I have Mr. Marlin and Mr. Winchester as my home security system.
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Home surveillance cameras, dogs, guns, fences, alarms – all to merely feel safe in our own homes. Is this a great country or what? I mean, we’ve built a real peaceable republic for ourselves, haven’t we?
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What laws have we made that hinder police efforts to seek arrests?
that’s hateful!! How would you like to be unemployed and have to go eat at a soup kitchen. How far from that are you??????? Yes, I work, yes I’m a professional.
I put in 25 years(air intercept controller) in the US Military and 20 years as a civilian air traffic controller so please…don’t feed me the worn out, liberal “how would you like to be employed ” mantra. I have never been unemployed because I have a work ethic and motivation and DON’T EXPECT others to take care of me. I have worked since I was 13. I own my home. I have money in the bank. I have never been arrested and I didn’t look for cheap thrills through drugs. So save your sanctimonious rhetoric for your fellow bleeding hearts. I EARNED MY WAY and because of MY efforts I am VERY far from needing anyone to take care of me. I also do volunteer work and ES, I also contribute to charities….of MY choosing.That’s how responsible people go through life. These people who EXPECT others to take care of them (Before they try to help themselves) need to look no further than the mirror to see who should be responsible for them. Time for people to take control of their own lives. You should be thankful that there still are many people who do work and are responsible because if not for the taxpayers, there’d be a hell of a lot more people dining in soup kitchens.
Thank you for you’re service. I appreciate it.
Thank you for your service. My family appreciates what you have done.
And thanks for your perspective on life :) I couldn’t agree more! Glad i’m not the only one left in this state that believes in personal responsibility.
All that wonderful good fortune and yet you didn’t learn anything.
there is a big difference between good fortune and work ethic
Typical liberal snob. Id say you need to learn something…manners.
I salute you sir for your sevice!
very well said!
Why are you talking to mmmlllddd about you? His/her comment has nothing to do with you. I did think it interesting that you mentioned “I” or “Me” 19 times in your comment. Thanks for your service but please do be aware that some folks may not find your financial successes simply because on their way through life they stopped a few times to help or talk about someone other than themselves. Just some food for thought, not meant to give you “Another” belly ache.
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To OLEYANE:
First off, I am a female. Surprised? Yes, females also serve in the military and yes, females are also air traffic controllers. But I imagine in your narrow mind where everyone else’s opinions are “shtick” simply because they don’t jibe with your own there probably isn’t room for anything beside your rose-colored, myopic viewpoint of your seemingly perfect world. Perhaps you are a tad misogynistic as well.
To StillrelaxingYou assume that only you have “stopped a few times to help or talk about someone other than themselves.” First off , I was making a point that one can succeed without every government agency holding their hand. For some reason, that seems to bother you. You haven’t the slightest clue what charities I have given to….what clubs, societies, organizations I have contributed to during my life, both here and abroad. I would enlighten you, but I don’t want to go over my quota of “me” and “I” . (Can’t imagine giving a personal opinion without saying me or I…being that would be the essence of a personal opinion.)
Have a pleasant evening.
Good grief, she is angry with the world! EasyWriter, I gently and without malice suggest you visit your local VA hospital and ask for a psychiatric evaluation. You’ve earned it and there is no shame in seeking help. Really, I am sincere. It is fine to have an opinion, everyone who makes a comment does. But really you are over the top angry about life.
Uh let’s see, earlier you called her smart, self assured, and indicated she’s compassionate, self sufficient and sucessful. Seems you are either envious, enamored or just plain jealous because you never aspired to much.
A person can be self assured, smart, and successful ( I said she WAS NOT compassionate) while still having emotional issues that require treatment by a professional. You seem to think I suggested EasyWriter get psychiatric examination to be mean however you are wrong. I was being quite sincere.
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Or perhaps they have had success and still managed to learn compassion. EasyWriter is lucky I’m in a good mood tonight. I am letting her off easy. Really, considering her pompous self assured personae she is actually quite angry with the world.
Claiming to be a (professional) implies you are paid for doing something… So?
Here’s another hint to INDICATE the caliber of citizen Viera is.
1. What is suboxone and clonazepam used for?
2. Where was she assaulted?
3.why was she arrested?
Hateful? The whole lot of them should have been tazered just for fun on the way to the pokey!
If she is delivering drugs she is employed, making more money then those of us who choose to have a real job. Get real and open your eyes it’s all around us!
And the drugs she is selling were probably paid for by Maine Care….Just sayn’
Hahaha “If she is delivering drugs she is employed.” Righteous! As if the drugs she was delivering were LEGAL!!!
The article said that most of the medication was gone!Easy to tell who got em.check the photos..The Eyes Never Lie………..
Geez… you can’t even be a victim anymore without going to jail!
lmaooooo
From what I’ve seen, in about 99% of crimes against a person, the “victim” has made some very poor choices that lead them to be at high risk of having a crime committed against them–ie. hanging out with dirt bags, drug abuse, etc.
There was a recent case in Rockport where a young man and woman were arrested on drug charges after selling fake oxycontin to a DEA agent. In my opinion, they were lucky he was DEA. This particular crime could have very easily led to a murder if someone addicted to oxycontin had received the fake drugs. Come on people–think about the choices you’re making.
Bustard and his “harem”…
Winners one and all.
Outstanding future leaders of America.
oh this is good… alcohol and suboxone and clonazepam … yup so the methodone treatments just keep going on and on and on and how is it not being monitored?… legal drug outlets and a clearinghouse for the users…. what better way to meet potential clients then at a methadone clinic… plus a free ride there…. P. S. watch the comments on this… here they come.
Beauty fades, dumb is forever there little Miss Jessica. The rest, well…you’re screwed!
Better to have people think you are a fool than to open your mouth and remove all doubt.
You must be looking in a mirror…LOL…
Yes, she’s pretty now, but not for long. She’s ruined her life. The charges are serious. If she’s convicted, she’ll go to prison for a term of years and then probably end up a crack w***e, lose her teeth, destroy her nasal septum, etc. and die young.
sad, but true
Ya sure paint a pretty picture….
That’s what happens in a State where the young have nothing constructive to do….actually nothing to do at all….
True, google bangor and “bath salts” are one of the first words to appear. Sad.
Wow nothing better to do with their life’s except to commit crimes and do drugs. We will see all of them again in the paper. I bet their parents are soo proud of them.
i have mr smith and mr wesson. agaian 2 badd dudes. lol
for some reason my reply came in here rather than under the intended comment.
What a waste of a life . They were good enough looking to make it as strippers lol.
oh geez it’s jimmy swaggert again.
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You better repent your ways HEATHEN or the Lord will SMITE THEE sinners as he has the poor souls mentioned above !!!
geeez after that sermon it makes me feel like i gotta send him some money.
LMAO I can’t imagine why Ol’Crafty flagged me!! Guess he didn’t like the Hell, Fire & Brimstone lapping at his hypocritical butt.
oh boy…. there goes his blood pressure again.
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Ah he’s OK, Craftsman has a lifetime warrantee! But on second thought….
You crack me up chief… I cant stop laughing..
Careful if you say something that resembles the truth Ol’Crafty will flag ya!!!
Ol’Crafty just thinks he’s the sharpest tool on the shelf.
Dr. Deeeeeee is use to it…… But I’m still here…… I have outlasted most…LOL…
what he said.
That top girl is a cutey……
Hell Yeah!!!!! Heathens…..
Yeah! A new record 21 “I” and “Me’s.” Simply fascinating. I hope no one try’s turning this into a drinking game!
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Yes, in spite of being so smart and self sufficient they didn’t get my point after all.
And so it begins for another group of losers. Nice friends they are keeping.
It’s too bad Ms. Elwell is such scum because on the outside she’s quite nice on the eyes. Just another example to never judge a book by its cover.
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The title of this story should have been, “What the Occupy neanderthals have been doing since they got chased out of their city campgrounds.”
Yeah, those Harvard kids in Boston and Columbia students in NYC protesting the rampant corruption of Wall Street billionaires are practically retarded. Good thing we have people like you to help keep fiscal reform from happening.
I guess I’ll have to find 3 different ladies now or cancel the reservations I made for Saturday night.