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78th District Court sentencings, July 2, 2019.

July 2, 2019

78th District Court sentencings, July 2, 2019. #OceanaCountyCrime By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART – The following were sentenced recently in 78th District Court: – Gustavo Guadarrama-Gonzalez, 25, of 103 White St., Shelby, was found guilty June 26 of driving while license not valid and was sentenced to $300 in fines and costs. Conviction reportable to the Secretary of State (SOS).…

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Accused dog beater appears in court.

June 28, 2019

Accused dog beater appears in court. #OceanaCountyCrime By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART – Thomas Wayne Anderson, 48, of Muskegon faces a misdemeanor count of animal cruelty/abandonment after witnesses say they saw him beating his dog at the Hesperia Dam earlier this month. Anderson was arraigned in 78th District Court Thursday, June 27. The hound dog that was allegedly beaten and…

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Man absconds from probation by leaving the state, gets sentenced more than two decades later.

June 24, 2019

Man absconds from probation by leaving the state, gets sentenced more than two decades later. #OceanaCountyCrime By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART – A 39-year-old Shelby man was sentenced in 27th Circuit Court, June 17, after absconding from probation over 20 years ago. Jason Allen Yerbey, of 117 Pine St., was found guilty of probation violation and sentenced to seven months…

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Man gets probation for deadly pickup truck/motorcycle crash.

June 21, 2019

Man gets probation for deadly pickup truck/motorcycle crash. OceanaCountyNews By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART — A 46-year-old Spring Lake man received a one-year suspended jail sentence and one year probation for the crash that resulted in the death of a motorcyclist and serious injuries suffered by another motorcyclist, July 28, 2018, in Grant Township. Jeremy Gene Velik, of 2020 Pontaluna…

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Murder case bound over to circuit court.

June 19, 2019

Murder case bound over to circuit court. #MasonCountyCrime By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. LUDINGTON — The murder case against Corey Ryan Beekman, 32, of Free Soil Township was bound over to 51st Circuit Court following a preliminary examination in 79th District Court Wednesday, June 19. Beekman is accused of murdering William Buchanan, 32, of Mears, April 16, and wounding 32-year-old Kaitlin…

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