Murder case dismissed. Key witness refusing to testify. By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. This article was updated Tuesday, Sept. 22, at 7 p.m. with further information. LUDINGTON — The murder, assault and weapon charges against Corey Ryan Beekman, 33, of Free Soil Township were dismissed Tuesday, Sept. 22, in Mason County’s 51st Circuit Court. Beekman was accused of murdering William Buchanan,…
Shelby man pleads to misdemeanor in ethnic intimidation case. #OceanaCountyCrime By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. SHELBY — A 68-year-old Shelby man who faced a felony count of ethnic intimidation and a misdemeanor of false impersonation of a police officer following an incident last June pleaded “no contest” Monday, Sept. 21, in 27th Circuit Court to an added misdemeanor count of assault…
Rothbury man sentenced to 20-40 years in prison for CSC. By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART — A 21-year-old Rothbury man was sentenced in 27th Circuit Court Monday, Sept. 21, to 20-40 years in prison for a conviction of first-degree criminal sexual conduct (CSC). Gregory Lawrence Dougherty, of 7169 S. 88th Ave., pleaded guilty, June 29, when he testified that he…
Senior center serves as venue for criminal jury trials. By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART — In the era of COVID-19, court staff is working closely with the community to secure venues so the court schedule keeps moving along. The courtrooms are not big enough to accommodate proper social distancing, so larger facilities in the community are being used. Oceana’s 27th…
2 arrested on CSC charges in connection to child trafficking case. By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. OCEANA COUNTY — Two Muskegon men face charges of first-degree criminal sexual conduct (CSC) in connection to a child trafficking investigation conducted by a multijurisdictional task force including the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), according to Oceana County Sheriff Craig Mast. Dwight Bernard McKinney, 17,…
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