Courts

27th Circuit Court sentencings.

July 14, 2020

27th Circuit Court sentencings. #OceanaCountyCrime By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART – The following were sentenced recently in 27th Circuit Court: – Richard Alan Lattin, Jr., 29, of 166 Hoskins St., Hesperia, was found guilty March 16 of methamphetamine possession and was sentenced June 8 to 90 days in jail with credit for six days served; driver’s license suspended 180 days/restricted…

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Shelby woman and father arrested for home invasion, assault in Mason County.

July 13, 2020

Shelby woman and father arrested for home invasion, assault in Mason County. #MasonCountyCrime SHERIDAN TOWNSHIP, Mason County — A father and his adult daughter have been arrested after allegedly breaking into and assaulting a Sheridan Township man. According to Mason County Sheriff Kim Cole, deputies from Mason County Sheriff’s Office and troopers from Michigan State Police Hart Post were dispatched…

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Mears woman sentenced to prison for drunk driving death.

July 13, 2020

Mears woman sentenced to prison for drunk driving death. #OceanaCountyCrime By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART – A 29-year-old Mears woman was sentenced in 27th Circuit Court Monday, July 13, to 28 months to 15 years in prison for killing a 43-year-old Hart man in a drunk driving accident last August. Amber Rae Davis, 5855 W. 5th St., pleaded “no contest,”…

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78th District Court sentencings, July 8, 2020.

July 8, 2020

78th District Court sentencings, July 8, 2020. #OceanaCountyCrime By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART — The following were sentenced recently in 78th District Court: – Matthew Neil Hand, 17, of 3650 N Bass Lake Rd., Pierson, Michigan, was found guilty June 24 of two wildlife conservation violations — using an artificial light/weapon and taking game from vehicle — and was sentenced…

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Dog dragger to serve 10-40 years in prison for child porn.

July 6, 2020

Dog dragger to serve 10-40 years in prison for child porn. By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART – A 50-year-old Hart man with a prior criminal sexual conduct (CSC) conviction and a felony conviction for dragging his dog to death behind a pickup truck is looking at a lengthy prison term for photographing a naked 10-year-old girl. Carl Merlin Morgan, of…

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