Courts

Muskegon man ordered to pay over $7,300 for sports poster scam.

July 26, 2021

Muskegon man ordered to pay over $7,300 for sports poster scam. By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART — A 70-year-old Muskegon man was ordered to pay over $7,300 in restitution Monday, July 26, in 27th Circuit Court for defrauding local businesses in a sports poster advertising scam. Gregory Allen Jackson pleaded guilty, April 19, to a felony of false pretenses $1,000-$20,000.…

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78th District Court sentencings, July 19, 2021.

July 19, 2021

78th District Court sentencings, July 19, 2021. By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART — The following were sentenced recently in 78th District Court: Daniel Richard Vannett, 36, of 11527 Fourth St., Montague, was found guilty July 1 of driving while license suspended (DWLS) and was sentenced to one day in jail with credit for one day served and $475 in fines…

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27th Circuit Court sentencings, July 16, 2021.

July 16, 2021

27th Circuit Court sentencings, July 16, 2021. By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART — The following were sentenced recently in 27th Circuit Court: Bradley James Skofic, Jr., 20, of 3110 Tahoe Tr., New Era, was found guilty April 5 of malicious destruction of property over $1,000 and was sentenced July 12 to 201 days in jail with credit for 201 days…

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78th District Court sentencings, July 15, 2021.

July 15, 2021

78th District Court sentencings, July 15, 2021. By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART — The following were sentenced recently in 78th District Court: Tyler Lee Sheehy, 21, of 6154 N. 144th Ave., Walkerville, was found guilty June 22 of operating while impaired and was sentenced to 93 days suspended jail with credit for one day served; Alcohol Highway Safety Education (AHSE);…

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Stabbing suspect to undergo psych exam.

July 15, 2021

Stabbing suspect to undergo psych exam. By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. Editor’s note: A defendant is presumed innocent until proven guilty. HART — The 44-year-old Detroit man accused of stabbing a man and assaulting another man and woman at the Lucky Lake Campground in Grant Township June 20 will undergo a psychological evaluation, according to Oceana County Prosecutor Joseph Bizon. Mario Louis…

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