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78th District Court felony arraignments.

October 2, 2020

78th District Court felony arraignments. By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART — The following were arraigned recently on felony charges in Oceana County’s 78th District Court: – Rogelio Noel Saldana, 30, of 6415 E. Garfield Rd., Hesperia, was arrested by the Michigan State Police (MSP) on a felony of assault with a dangerous weapon and four felony counts of assaulting/resisting/obstructing police.…

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78th District Court sentencings, Sept. 30, 2020.

September 30, 2020

78th District Court sentencings, Sept. 30, 2020. By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART — The following were sentenced recently in 78th District Court: – Rodger Paul Gagnon, 43, of 7415 Whitehall Rd., Whitehall, was found guilty of operating while impaired and was sentenced to 93 days suspended jail with credit for one day served; Alcohol Highway Safety Education (AHSE); and $1,105…

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78th District Court sentencings, Sept. 22, 2020.

September 22, 2020

78th District Court sentencings, Sept. 22, 2020. By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART — The following were sentenced recently in 78th District Court: – Kevin Lee Randol, 45, of 4936 Automobile Rd., Muskegon, was found guilty Sept. 14 of second-offense operating while intoxicated and was sentenced to one year suspended jail; must serve 12 days for failure to pay fines on…

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Murder case dismissed.

September 22, 2020
Murder case dismissed.

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,…

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Shelby man pleads to misdemeanor in ethnic intimidation case.

September 21, 2020

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…

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