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Man, 68, sentenced to prison for meth.

June 11, 2018

Man, 68, sentenced to prison for meth. #OceanaCountyCrime By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART — A 68-year-old Hesperia man was sentenced to three to 30 years in prison in 27th Circuit Court Monday, June 11, for convictions of delivery/manufacture of methamphetamine, operating/maintaining a drug house, felony firearms and second-offense habitual offender. Michael Lynn Hampton, of 2684 E. Garfield Rd., was arrested…

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Montague man sentenced to jail for uttering, publishing.

June 11, 2018

Montague man sentenced to jail for uttering, publishing. #OceanaCountyCrime By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART — A 53-year-old Montague man was sentenced to 10 months in jail in 27th Circuit Court Monday, June 11, for two felony convictions of uttering and publishing. Danny Ray Darling, of 9091 Whitbeck Rd., pleaded guilty to both counts. Restitution in the case was not ordered,…

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Mears man sent to jail for resisting police.

June 11, 2018

Mears man sent to jail for resisting police. #OceanaCountyCrime By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART — A 32-year-old Mears man was sentenced to 10 months in jail in 27th Circuit Court Monday, June 11, for a conviction of assaulting/resisting/obstructing police. Alberto Tejada, of 571 Spencer Rd., was arrested last December by the Michigan State Police for three felony counts of assaulting/resisting/obstructing…

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Prison likely for sex offender.

June 11, 2018

Prison likely for sex offender. #OceanaCountyCrime By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART — A 63-year-old Hart man convicted of accosting children for immoral purposes was sentenced to one year in jail in 27th Circuit Court Monday, June 11. Juan Camargo, of 2569 N. 64th Ave., has been in jail since last November and will finish his term in Kent County, said…

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Man must pay over $40,000 in restitution to DAR Motorsports.

June 11, 2018

Man must pay over $40,000 in restitution to DAR Motorsports. #OceanaCountyCrime By Allison Scarbrough. Editor. HART — A 32-year-old Holton man will avoid jail time if he pays restitution totaling $40,649.19 within two weeks after pleading “no contest” to a reduced misdemeanor charge of embezzlement $200-$1,000 in 27th Circuit Court Monday, June 11. Brandon Taylor Gerth, of 7442 Skeels Rd.,…

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