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HART — The following were arraigned recently in Oceana County’s 79th District Court:
Felonies
Salazar
– Brandon Leon Salazar, 27, of 213 N. 61st Ave., Shelby; assault with intent to do great bodily harm less than murder. Preliminary exam: April 8 at 1 p.m.
Finney
– Holly Ann Finney, 39, of 2313 W. Madison Rd., Hart; welfare fraud over $500 and welfare fraud — failure to inform over $500. Preliminary exam: April 8 at 1 p.m.
Babic
– Blake Louis Babic, 36, of 700 S. 176th Ave., Hesperia; a felony of firearms posession by a prohibited person and a misdemeanor of fourth-degree child abuse. Preliminary exam: April 15 at 1 p.m.
Medema
– David Alan Medema, 57, of 8963 96th St., Holton; methamphetamine possession and prisoner possessing contraband. Preliminary exam: April 1 at 1 p.m.
Fuller
– Sidney B. Fuller, 62, of 3222 N. Minke Rd., Walkerville; methamphetamine possession. Preliminary exam: April 1 at 1 p.m.
Misdemeanors
– Shauna Lyn Gale, 43, of 2320 W. Baseline Rd., Shelby; operating while intoxicated. Pretrial: May 1 at 1:30 p.m.
– Bradley Dean Recknagel, 46, of 2328 Bloomfield Crt., Norton Shores; operating while impaired. Pretrial: April 24 at 1 p.m.
– Michael S. Dragon, 40, of 4045 W. 48th St., Fremont; operating while intoxicated. Pretrial: April 17 at 9:30 a.m.
– Joseph Alan Chubb, 39, of 2026 Judson Rd., Spring Lake; operating while impaired by a controlled substance. Pretrial: May 17 at 10:30 a.m.
– Jason Paul Becklin II, 28, of 553 Mary, Muskegon; operating while intoxicated. Pretrial: May 8 at 11:45 a.m.
– Dylan Wyatt King, 29, of 2174 S. 167th Ave., Shelby; operating while intoxicated. Pretrial: May 8 at 11:45 a.m.
– Tyler Ray Bishop, 19, of 3604 Lever Rd., Hart; domestic violence. Pretrial: April 10 at 11 a.m.
– Fred Dennis Hall, 65, of 2157 N. Mears St., Mears, larceny less than $200. Pretrial: April 24 at 1:15 p.m.
– Hillary Hall Atkinson, 38, of 10759 N. Bingham Rd., Bitely; assault and battery. Pretrial: May 22 at 10:45 a.m.
– Brenda Lee Leonard, 52, of 53 ½ S. State St., Hart; disorderly person — disturbing the peace and obscene conduct. Pretrial: April 24 at 9 a.m.
– Wesley James Bob-Burns, 33, of 2392 Skeels Rd., Holton; animal abandoning/cruelty. Pretrial: May 8 at 11:45 a.m.
– Nikolas Paul Martin, of 158 S. 13th St., Manistee; retail fraud. Plea/sentencing hearing: April 1 at 2:45 p.m.
– Sean W. Johnson, 39, of 4440 W. Beattie Rd., Muskegon; second-offense driving while license suspended (DWLS). Pretrial: April 24 at 9:45 a.m.
– William Kenneth Hagenbaugh, 58, of 6333 S. 142nd Ave., Rothbury; DWLS. Pretrial: April 24 at 1:15 p.m.
– Antonio Rocha, 52, of 6969 N. 126th Ave., Hart; second-offense DWLS. Pretrial: May 1 at 1:45 p.m.
– Brian Neil Carrier, 42, of 10088 Blu Lake Rd., Twin Lake; DWLS. Pretrial: May 8 at 10:45 a.m.
– Daniel Jay Malm, 35, of 5237 176th Ave., Walkerville; second-offense DWLS. Pretrial: April 17 at 9:45 a.m.
– Larry Wayne Leister, Jr., 57, of 5752 S. Sagola Tr., New Era; DWLS. Pretrial: April 24 at 10:30 a.m.
– Trad Paul Sheafor, 35, of 7044 N. 92nd Ave., Hart, DWLS. Pretrial: April 17 at 1:45 p.m.
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