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78th District Court sentencings, posted Dec. 29, 2020.

December 29, 2020

78th District Court sentencings, posted Dec. 29, 2020. By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART — The following were sentenced recently in 78th District Court: Jason Roy Coffell, Jr., 44, of 1041 W. Arthur Rd., Rothbury, pleaded “no contest” Feb. 25, 2020 to attempted unlicensed residential builder and was sentenced Dec. 8, 2020 to 180 days suspended jail with credit for one…

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Rothbury man sentenced to jail for pedestrian deaths.

December 29, 2020

Rothbury man sentenced to jail for pedestrian deaths. By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART — A 58-year-old Rothbury man was sentenced to 30 days in jail in 78th District Court this month in connection to the deaths of a 14-year-old Montague girl and her father the night of June 3, 2019 on Webster Road in Grant Township. William Franklin Rudat, of…

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27th Circuit Court sentencings, posted Dec. 21, 2020

December 21, 2020

27th Circuit Court sentencings, posted Dec. 21, 2020. By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART — The following were sentenced recently in Oceana County’s 27th Circuit Court: – Travis Scott Plotts, 27, of 10782 N. Bingham Ave., Bitely, Michigan, was found guilty by a jury Oct. 7 of two counts of fleeing and eluding and one count of using a police radio/scanner/receiver…

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Hesperia woman charged with 4 felonies in connection to assault.

December 18, 2020

Hesperia woman charged with 4 felonies in connection to assault. By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART — The following were arraigned recently in Oceana County’s 78th District Court on felony charges: – Nicole Christine Roth, 25, of 2660 Loop Rd., Hesperia, was arrested by the Michigan State Police (MSP) on felony charges of first-degree home invasion, assault with intent to do…

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Man sentenced to jail, over $6,500 in restitution for fake check scheme.

December 14, 2020

Man sentenced to jail, over $6,500 in restitution for fake check scheme. By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART — A 43-year-old Grand Rapids man was sentenced in 27th Circuit Court Monday, Dec. 14, to serve nine months in jail and was ordered to pay $6,533.74 in restitution for a conviction of uttering and publishing. Benito Gonzalez was involved in what appears…

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