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79th District Court sentencings, posted April 26, 2024

April 26, 2024

HART — The following were sentenced recently in Oceana County’s 79th District Court: Joseph Earl Tanner, 56, of 294 Pine St., Shelby, pleaded guilty April 16 to operating while intoxicated and was sentenced to one day in jail with credit for one day served; Alcohol Highway Safety Education (AHSE); and $1,155 in fines and costs. Conviction reportable to the Secretary…

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79th District Court arraignments, posted April 25, 2024

April 25, 2024

HART — The following were arraigned recently in Oceana County’s 79th District Court: Felonies – Bruce Wayne Bramer, 52, of 2505 W. Winston Rd., Rothbury; third-degree child abuse and operating while intoxicated. Preliminary exam: April 30 at 1 p.m. – Alan Arthur Cole, 34, of 6263 E. Van Buren Rd., Walkerville; methamphetamine possession, carrying a concealed weapon, felony firearm and…

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Accused arsonist arraigned

April 25, 2024

HART — A 57-year-old Hart man who allegedly set a mattress on fire inside an apartment earlier this month has been arraigned in Oceana County’s 79th District Court on a felony charge of first-degree arson. Luna Jesus Trigo, of 2320 W. Baseline Rd., is scheduled to appear for a preliminary exam in district court May 7 at 1 p.m. Trigo’s…

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51st Circuit Court sentencings, posted April 23, 2024

April 23, 2024

HART — The following were sentenced recently in Oceana County’s 51st Circuit Court: – Randy Ray Anderson, 41, pleaded guilty March 5, 2024 to carrying a concealed weapon and was sentenced April 22, 2024 to 150 days in jail with credit for 61 days served; 18 months probation; and $598 in fines and costs. Charges of firearm possession by a…

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Teen faces year in jail for accosting child

April 22, 2024

By Allison Scarbrough, News Editor HART — A 19-year-old Mears man faces a year in jail after pleading “no contest” to accosting a child for immoral purposes during a pretrial hearing in Oceana County’s 51st Circuit Court Monday, April 22. Earl Phillip Alms, Jr., of 308 S. 56th Ave., was also charged with child sexually abusive activity and using computers…

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