Courts

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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79th District Court felony arraignments, posted July 3, 2024

July 3, 2024

HART — The following were recently arraigned on felony charges in Oceana County’s 79th District Court: – Tony Jerome Lopez, 49, of 1588 E. Hammett Rd., Hart; uttering and publishing. Preliminary exam: July 23 at 1 p.m. – Cameron Thomas Cenzer, 27, of 14120 Arnold, Redford, Michigan; two felony counts of drug possession — narcotic or cocaine less than 25…

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 Man accused of slitting another man’s throat held on $1 million bond

July 2, 2024

By Allison Scarbrough, News Editor HART — A 24-year-old Shelby man who was involved in an hours long standoff‎ with police after allegedly slitting another man’s throat is being held in the Oceana County Jail on a $1 million cash bond, according to court records. Logan Nathaniel Duvall was arraigned in Oceana County’s 79th District Court Tuesday morning, July 2,…

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No criminal charges to be filed against driver in deadly sand drag crash

June 28, 2024

‘All activities come with risks. By participating in or spectating at events, certain risks are assumed.’ By Allison Scarbrough, News Editor HART — Oceana County Prosecuting Attorney Joseph Bizon announced Friday, June 28, that no criminal charges will be filed against the 64-year-old man who was driving the Jeep CJ that veered out of control while racing at the Silver…

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