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Muskegon woman sentenced for embezzlement.

August 10, 2020

Muskegon woman sentenced for embezzlement. #OceanaCountyCrime By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART — A 45-year-old Muskegon woman was sentenced Monday, Aug. 10, in 27th Circuit Court to serve 45 days in jail for a felony conviction of embezzlement over $1,000. Chris Mae Venne, of 85 Hickory Court, was also ordered by Judge Robert D. Springstead to pay $1,200 in restitution and…

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Man ordered to jail for break-in.

August 10, 2020

Man ordered to jail for break-in. #OceanaCountyCrime By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART — A 29-year-old Hesperia man was sentenced to serve 120 days in jail in 27th Circuit Court Monday, Aug. 10, for a felony conviction of breaking and entering a building with intent. Troy James Hern-Slocum, of 169 South Ave., pleaded guilty June 15. Hern-Slocum broke into an unoccupied…

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Hesperia man pleads guilty to assault with gun.

August 10, 2020

Hesperia man pleads guilty to assault with gun. #OceanaCountyCrime By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART — A 28-year-old Hesperia man faces serving up to three months in jail after pleading guilty Monday, Aug. 10, in 27th Circuit Court to felonious assault. “I used a pistol in a threatening manner to scare off these men,” Gordon Eugene Zeckzer, of 3709 Cobmoosa Trail,…

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Tractor thief faces jail term.

August 10, 2020

Tractor thief faces jail term. #OceanaCountyCrime By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART — A 27-year-old Rothbury man pleaded “no contest” Monday, Aug. 10, in 27th Circuit Court to larceny over $1,000 for the theft of a 2016 New Holland tractor last spring. Jason Dale Diebel, of 5832 Oceana Dr., faces a jail term with a three-month cap in exchange for his…

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78th District Court sentencings, dismissals.

August 7, 2020

78th District Court sentencings, dismissals. #OceanaCountyCourts By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART — The following were sentenced recently in 78th District Court: – Derek Michael Umlor, 29, of 6146 Airline Rd., Fruitport, was found guilty July 13 of second-offense domestic violence and was sentenced to one year suspended jail with credit for three days served and $535 in fines and costs.…

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