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79th District Court sentencings, posted July 17, 2024

July 17, 2024

By Allison Scarbrough, News Editor HART — The following were sentenced recently in Oceana County’s 79th District Court: Christine Louise O’Connell, 61, of 796 McIntosh Ln., Muskegon, pleaded guilty July 2 to operating while intoxicated and was sentenced to two days in jail with credit for two days served; six months probation; and $1,1155 in fines and costs. Alcohol Highway…

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Hart man pleads ‘no contest’ to arson

July 16, 2024

By Allison Scarbrough, News Editor HART — A 57-year-old Hart man who set a mattress on fire inside an apartment last April pleaded “no contest” to a felony charge of first-degree arson in Oceana County’s 51st Circuit Court Monday, July 15. Luna Jesus Trigo, of 2320 W. Baseline Rd., faces a minimum term of 29 months in prison with a…

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79th District Court arraignments, posted July 16, 2024

July 16, 2024

By Allison Scarbrough, News Editor HART — The following were arraigned recently in Oceana County’s 79th District Court: Felonies – Noel Trevino, 44, of 3051 W. Baker Rd., Shelby; three counts of assaulting/resisting/obstructing police. Preliminary exam: July 30 at 1 p.m. – Tristan Daniel Whaley, 23, of 1619 Tuttle Ave., Datton, Ohio; felonious assault and felony firearm. Preliminary exam: July…

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Man pleads ‘no contest’ for gross indecency involving 10-year-old girl

July 15, 2024

By Allison Scarbrough, News Editor HART — A 41-year-old Holland man pleaded “no contest” to gross indecency between a male and female in Oceana County’s 51st Circuit Court Monday, July 15. Christopher Matthew Kubacki committed gross indecency involving a 10-year-old girl at a local hotel. Kubacki will serve 13 months to five years in prison and must register as a…

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Saranac man, 20, sent to prison for sexually assaulting boy at church camp

July 15, 2024

By Allison Scarbrough, News Editor HART — A 20-year-old Saranac man was sentenced to 55 months to 15 years in prison in Oceana County’s 51st Circuit Court Monday, July 15, for sexually assaulting a 13-year-old boy at a Christian youth camp. William David Kastanek, who was 18 years old at the time, sexually assaulted the boy at Camp Ao-Wa-Kiya in…

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