79th District Court news, July 26, 2023
By Allison Scarbrough, Editor
HART — The following proceedings recently occurred in Oceana County’s 79th District Court:
Arraignments
Felonies
Jonathon Joseph Geisler, of 79 White St., Shelby; drug possession. Preliminary exam: Aug. 8 at 1 p.m. Bail: $5,000/personal recognizance
(PR).
Curtis Lester-Lee Tice, of 3850 W. Melody Lane, Hart; fleeing and eluding police and drug possession. Preliminary exam: Aug. 8 at 1 p.m. Bail: $2,500/cash/surety/10 percent.
Kristopher Jay Humphreys, of 9449 Walsh Rd., Montague; drug possession. Preliminary exam: Aug. 8 at 1 p.m. Bail: $1,000/cash.
Misdemeanors
Jarrod R. Stokes, of 2782 Lakeshore Rd., Twin Lake; assault and battery. Pretrial: Aug. 17 at 2:30 p.m. Bail: $500/cash.
Jeffrey Lovell Brown, of 899 Sharon Rd., Muskegon; domestic violence. Pretrial: Aug. 17 at 1:30 p.m. Bail: $7,500/PR.
Paula Marie Bonstell, of 2158 E. Minke Rd., Hart; operating while intoxicated. Pretrial: Aug. 24 at 9 a.m. (Bail: not listed)
Kimberly Dawn Stevens, of 2590 N. Van Wagoner Ave., Hesperia; domestic violence. Pretrial: Aug. 17 at 1:45 p.m. (Bail: not listed.)
James Frederick Conley, Jr., of 8559 Gressley Rd., Hesperia; two counts of assault and battery. Pretrial: Aug. 10 at 2:30 p.m. Bail: $5,000/PR.
Felix Zuniga-Cervantes, of 1639 Francis Ave., Grand Rapids; domestic violence. Pretrial: Aug. 31 at 1:15 p.m. (Bail: not listed.)
Ashley Michelle VanVleet, of 1281 E. Pontaluna Rd., Spring Lake; domestic violence. Pretrial: Aug. 17 at 9:30 a.m. Bail: $2,500/cash/surety/10 percent.
Angelica Juanita Baza, of 5738 W. Johnson Rd., Ludington; operating while intoxicated. Pretrial: Aug. 31 at 1:15 p.m. Bail: $500/cash.
Stephanie Lynn Smith, of 50 Quincy St., Grandville; operating while intoxicated. Pretrial: Aug. 24 at 9:30 a.m. Bail: $750/cash.
Adam Charles Lathrop, of 349 N. Brucker Ave., Hesperia; open intoxicants. Pretrial: Aug. 31 at 1:30 p.m. (Bail: not listed)
Ryan Anthony Stewart, of 93343 Gavel Lake Rd., Lawton, Michigan; disorderly conduct. Pretrial: Aug. 10 at 3 p.m. Bail: $100/cash.
Ray Gavcus, of 4132 W. 93rd Pl., Oak Lawn, Illinois; burning flammable material and causing a fire. Pretrial: Aug. 17 at 10:30 a.m. Bail: $1,000/PR.
Gavin Reece Dornbos, of 68 N. State St., Hesperia; burning flammable material. Pretrial: Aug. 10 at 11:30 a.m. Bail: $1,00/PR.
Sentencings
Patrick Wayne Maschke, of 2725 E. Forrest St., Rothbury, pleaded guilty July 21 to driving while license suspended (DWLS) and was sentenced to $200 in fines and costs. Conviction reportable to the Secretary of State (SOS).
Tina Marie Hitsman, of 3560 S. 201th Ave., Hesperia, pleaded guilty July 14 to DWLS and was sentenced to $400 in fines and costs. Conviction reportable to SOS.
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