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79th District Court arraignments, posted June 20, 2024

June 20, 2024

HART — The following were arraigned recently in Oceana County’s 79th District Court: Felonies – James Patric Horne, 47, of 2980 Pleasant Trl., Southfield, Michigan; a felony of assault with intent to create bodily harm less than murder and a misdemeanor of operating while intoxicated. Preliminary exam: July 9 at 1 p.m. – Jeffrey Allen Boyette, 37, of 64 s.…

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79th District Court sentencings, posted June 19, 2024

June 19, 2024

HART — The following were sentenced recently in Oceana County’s 79th District Court: Alejandro Joseph Salazar, 39, of 3511 N. Ridge Rd., Mears, pleaded guilty June 7 to disturbing the peace and was sentenced to $400 in fines and costs. One count of disorderly person — drunk was dismissed. James Robert Carmean, 31, of 179 W. Columbia, Muskegon Heights, pleaded…

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Former teacher and coach accused of accosting child to appear in court next month 

June 17, 2024

By Allison Scarbrough, News Editor WHITE CLOUD — The case against a former Shelby High School teacher and coach facing felony charges of accosting a child for immoral purposes and using a computer to commit a crime following a sting operation was bound over to Newaygo County’s 27th Circuit Court. Jairo Humberto Coronado, 40, is scheduled to appear at a…

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Former school secretary sentenced for embezzling from youth basketball fundraiser

June 14, 2024

HART — A 47-year-old Walkerville woman was sentenced in Oceana County’s 51st Circuit Court Monday, June 10, for a felony conviction of embezzlement. Elizabeth Jean Oomen, of 140 W. Michigan, pleaded guilty to the charge April 8, according to court records. Oomen was a secretary at Walkerville Public Schools, said Oceana County Prosecuting Attorney Joseph Bizon. “She embezzled just over…

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Man ordered to pay $44,000 in restitution for embezzling from farm

June 14, 2024

By Allison Scarbrough, News Editor HART — A 41-year-old New Era man who ran the migrant farm worker program at Lewis Adventure Farm and Zoo in New Era was ordered to pay $44,000 in restitution Monday, June 10, in Oceana County’s 51st Circuit Court as part of his sentence for an embezzlement conviction. Celso Sanchez, of 5210 S. Water Rd.,…

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