By Allison Scarbrough, News Editor HART — Felony charges against a repeat domestic violence offender were dismissed in Oceana County’s 79th District Court this week due to the victim in the case testifying that she was not assaulted. John Paul Redmond, 37, of Pentwater, faced multiple charges stemming from an alleged domestic assault that resulted in the stabbing death of…
By Allison Scarbrough, News Editor PENTWATER — A 27-year-old Pentwater man faces one felony count of assault with intent to murder and two felony counts of assault with intent to do great bodily harm less than murder for allegedly stabbing his parents at their Fifth Street home Friday afternoon, April 24. Clayton Lane Devries is lodged in the Oceana County…
HART — The following were sentenced in Oceana County’s 51st Circuit Court Monday, April 27, 2026: Burton Royal Policka, 51, pleaded guilty Feb. 23 to methamphetamine/ecstasy possession and was sentenced April 27 to one day in jail with credit for one day served; 18 months probation; and $598 in fines and costs. Morgan James Pearson, 28, pleaded guilty March 2…
HART – Jesuz Chapa, 63, who most recently resided in Dallas, Texas, was bound over to stand trial in Oceana County’s 51st Circuit Court Tuesday, April 21, for allegedly sexually abusing a minor child repeatedly between 2000 and 2003, stated Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel in a press release. “Chapa was recently extradited to Oceana County, from Texas, by the…
By Allison Scarbrough, News Editor LUDINGTON — April 16, 2026, marks seven years since William and Denita Buchanan’s 32-year-old son, Billy, was murdered, and the man who was accused of killing him remains free. “We’re going into the seventh year, and we’re no further than the day it happened,” said Denita. The murder, assault and weapon charges against Corey Ryan…
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