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Hart woman pleads guilty to welfare fraud.

June 17, 2019

Hart woman pleads guilty to welfare fraud. #OceanaCountyCrime By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART – A 44-year-old Hart woman does not face any jail time after pleading guilty to welfare fraud over $500 in 27th Circuit Court Monday, June 17, but she may be required to pay $58,000 in restitution. Zandra Carinda Vasquez, of 619 Woodlawn St., admitted to Judge Robert…

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EF ‘artist’ pleads guilty to cocaine delivery.

June 17, 2019

EF ‘artist’ pleads guilty to cocaine delivery. #OceanaCountyCrime By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART – A 37-year-old Atlanta, Georgia man who said he was an artist at the 2018 Electric Forest Festival will be sitting behind bars during this year’s festival after pleading guilty in 27th Circuit Court Monday, June 17, to delivery/manufacture of cocaine less than 50 grams. Jeffrey Bernard…

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Fremont man sent to prison for safe breaking.

June 17, 2019

Fremont man sent to prison for safe breaking. #OceanaCountyCrime By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART – A 33-year-old Fremont man was sentenced to 19 months to 30 years in prison for a conviction of safe breaking in 27th Circuit Court Monday, June 17. Jon-Erik Cook, of 1790 S. Baldwin Ave., pleaded guilty, April 22. “I’d like to apologize for the crime…

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Hart man gets 6-20 years in prison for meth.

June 17, 2019

Hart man gets 6-20 years in prison for meth. #OceanaCountyCrime By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART – A 31-year-old Hart man was sentenced to six to 20 years in prison Monday, June 17, in 27th Circuit Court for a conviction of delivery/manufacture of methamphetamine. Michael August Barrett, of 301 S. State St., pleaded guilty, April 22. “Mr. Barrett is classical junkie,”…

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Witnesses say man was beating his dog at Hesperia Dam.

June 17, 2019

Witnesses say man was beating his dog at Hesperia Dam. #OceanaCountyCrime By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HESPERIA – A 45-year-old Muskegon man was arrested by Oceana County sheriff’s deputies Friday, June 14, after witnesses say they saw him beating his dog, according to Oceana County Sheriff Craig Mast. The man, whose name is not being released pending arraignment, is charged with…

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