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79th District Court sentencings, published May 16, 2025

May 16, 2025

HART — The following were sentenced recently in Oceana County’s 79th District Court: Shatia Marie Gilmer, 33, of Toledo, Ohio, pleaded guilty Dec. 3, 2024 to operating with a high blood alcohol content and was sentenced April 29, 2025 to three days in jail with credit for three days served; Alcohol Highway Safety Education (AHSE); Victim Impact Panel; and $1,190…

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79th District Court arraignments, published May 16, 2025

May 16, 2025

HART — The following were arraigned recently in Oceana County’s 79th District Court: Felonies – Devon Izac-Mathew Smith, 28, of Montague; fleeing police in a vehicle and misdemeanors of driving while license suspended (DWLS) and open intoxicants. Preliminary exam: May 20 at 1 p.m. – Steven Harold Taylor, 61, of Rothbury; third-offense operating while intoxicated. Preliminary exam: May 27 at…

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51st Circuit Court sentencings, published May 9, 2025

May 9, 2025

HART — The following were sentenced recently in Oceana County’s 51st Circuit Court: – Roel Belmares, 30, pleaded “no contest” March 10 to assault with intent to commit great bodily harm less than murder and was sentenced May 5 to 85 days in jail with credit for 85 days served; two years probation; and $450 in fines and costs. One…

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Hart man sent to prison for choking brother over legroom argument in car 

May 8, 2025

By Allison Scarbrough, News Editor HART — A 28-year-old Hart man was sentenced to 16 months to 10 years in prison for a conviction of assault with intent to do great bodily harm less than murder in Oceana County’s 51st Circuit Monday, May 5. Gilberto Miguel Colon pleaded “no contest” to the charge, March 10.  “They were traveling in a…

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51st Circuit Court sentencings, published May 1, 2025

May 1, 2025

HART — The following were sentenced in Oceana County’s 51st Circuit Court Monday, April 28, 2025: – Benjamin Carl Meyer, 51, of Whitehall, pleaded no contest March 3 to third-degree home invasion and was sentenced April 28 to one year in jail with credit for 188 days served; 18 months probation; and $598 in fines and costs. One count of…

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