Courts

Man sent to jail for stealing mom’s credit card to buy beer, cigarettes.

December 3, 2018

Man sent to jail for stealing mom’s credit card to buy beer, cigarettes. #OceanaCountyCrime By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART – A 36-year-old Mears man who stole his mother’s credit card to buy beer, cigarettes and gas was sentenced to six months in jail in 27th Circuit Court Monday, Dec. 3. Joseph Alan Riggs, of 5839 5th St., pleaded guilty last…

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78th District Court arraignments.

November 30, 2018

78th District Court arraignments. #OceanaCountyCrime By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART – The following were arraigned recently in 78th District Court: – Lucas Adam Tracy, 25, of 946 S. Stony Creek Lane, Hesperia, was arrested by the Oceana County Sheriff’s Office (OCSO) for a misdemeanor of fugitive from justice stemming from a felony charge of rape of a child. Tracy is…

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78th District Court sentencings.

November 30, 2018

78th District Court sentencings. #OceanaCountyCrime By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART – The following were sentenced recently in 78th District Court: – Frank Adam Sagan, 80, of 1011 Monona, Ludington, pleaded “no contest” Nov. 26 to operating while impaired and was sentenced to 93 days discretionary jail for one year; Alcohol Highway Safety Education (AHSE); and $1,055 in fines and costs.…

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Cockfighting ring leader found guilty by jury.

November 29, 2018

WARNING: SOME PHOTOS MAY BE CONSIDERED GRAPHIC. Cockfighting ring leader found guilty by jury. #OceanaCountyCrime By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART — A jury in 27th Circuit Court Wednesday, Nov. 28, found a 37-year-old Shelby man guilty of a felony of animals – fighting in connection to a cockfighting ring that was raided by police last June in Hart Township. Lazaro…

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Man accused of shooting school windows arraigned.

November 26, 2018

Man accused of shooting school windows arraigned. #OceanaCountyCrime PENTWATER – Gavin Krueger-Swanderski, 22, of 6137 Wayne Rd., Pentwater, was arraigned in 78th District Court on a felony charge of malicious destruction of property and two misdemeanor charges of MDOP for allegedly shooting the Pentwater Public School windows with a B-B gun last week, causing approximately $3,000 in damages. Swanderski also…

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