Courts

Pedestrian death case heads to trial.

March 13, 2020

Pedestrian death case heads to trial. #OceanaCountyCrime By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART — The criminal case against a 57-year-old Rothbury man charged with two counts of moving violation causing death 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 is set for a two-day…

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Man admits he was in possession of 345 grams of heroin.

March 9, 2020

Man admits he was in possession of 345 grams of heroin. #OceanaCountyCrime By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART – A 20-year-old Shelby man faces a prison term of 20 months to 20 years after pleading guilty in 27th Circuit Court Monday, March 9, to possession with intent to deliver 50-449 grams of heroin. Steve Olvera, of 98 Sessions Rd., testified before…

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Hart man pleads guilty to breaking and entering.

March 9, 2020

Hart man pleads guilty to breaking and entering. #OceanaCountyCrime By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART — A 34-year-old Hart man pleaded guilty Monday, March 9, in 27th Circuit Court to breaking and entering a building with intent. Paul Madison Phillips, of 8808 N. 126th Ave., testified that he used a screw driver to break into a storage shed on East Main…

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Man sentenced to year in jail for strangling wife.

March 9, 2020

Man sentenced to year in jail for strangling wife. #OceanaCountyCrime By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART – A 24-year-old Bitely man was sentenced to one year in jail Monday, March 9, in 27th Circuit Court for a conviction of assault with intent to create great bodily harm less than murder/strangulation. Thomas Jay Gager, of 2316 W. Pinewood Blvd., pleaded guilty to…

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Hart man sent to prison for child porn.

March 9, 2020

Hart man sent to prison for child porn. #OceanaCountyCrime By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART — A 24-year-old Hart man was sentenced in 27th Circuit Court Monday, March 9, to 13 months to four years in prison for a conviction of child sexually-abusive material. Ottoniel Fonseca, of 215 S. State St., pleaded guilty to the charge, Jan. 13. During his testimony…

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