Courts

LSD dealer sent to jail.

January 12, 2021

LSD dealer sent to jail. By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART – A 28-year-old Grand Rapids man was sentenced to four months in jail in 27th Circuit Court Monday, Jan. 11, for a conviction of LSD delivery. Steven Michael Nixon pleaded guilty Nov. 2, to delivery/manufacture of a schedule 1, 2, 3 drug — lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD). Nixon previously testified…

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Parolee with 25 prior convictions faces return to prison for home invasion.

January 12, 2021

Parolee with 25 prior convictions faces return to prison for home invasion. By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART — A 46-year-old Hart man pleaded guilty in 27th Circuit Court Monday, Jan. 11, to second-degree home invasion and fourth-offense habitual offender. Chad Mitchell Riggs, of 6749 W. Taylor Rd., faces a minimum prison term of up to five years, and Judge Robert…

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Texas man faces jail for owing over $43,000 in child support.

January 11, 2021

Texas man faces jail for owing over $43,000 in child support. By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART — A 56-year-old Austin, Texas man faces a jail term if he doesn’t pay back the $43,386 he owes in back child support. Amadeo Daniel Trevino appeared in Oceana’s 27th Circuit Court  for a pretrial hearing with his attorney Ryan Good via Zoom video…

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Man sent to jail for dealing drugs purchased on the Dark Web.

January 11, 2021

Man sent to jail for dealing drugs purchased on the Dark Web. By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART — A 28-year-old Grand Rapids man was sentenced in 27th Circuit Court Monday, Jan. 11, to serve nine months in jail for drug delivery. Drew Patrick Jackson, of 219 Ghilda Place, testified before Judge Robert D. Springstead that he purchased $4,000 worth of…

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Man faces jail for burning girlfriend’s truck, federal forest.

January 11, 2021

Man faces jail for burning girlfriend’s truck, federal forest. By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART — A 37-year-old Muskegon man faces serving up to four months in jail after pleading guilty to fourth-degree arson $1,000-$20,000 in 27th Circuit Court Monday, Jan. 11. “I lit my girlfriend’s truck on fire, and it caught the woods on fire,” said Seth Warren Richards, of…

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