Courts

Five men sentenced in connection to cockfighting ring.

October 22, 2018

Five men sentenced in connection to cockfighting ring. #OceanaCountyCrime By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART — Five men, including a Shelby man, were sentenced in 27th Circuit Court Monday, Oct. 22, for felony convictions of attending an animal fight in connection to the cockfighting ring that was raided by police last June in Hart Township. Hector Francis Vasquez-Melchor, 20, of 101…

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Man ordered to jail for accosting child.

October 22, 2018

Man ordered to jail for accosting child. #OceanaCountyCrime By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART — A 25-year-old Hesperia man was sentenced in 27th Circuit Court Monday, Oct. 22, to 101 days in jail with credit for 101 days served and five years probation for a felony conviction of accosting a child for immoral purposes. Monte Lee Dupont, of 65 S. Winter…

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Man sentenced to jail for car theft.

October 22, 2018

Man sentenced to jail for car theft. #OceanaCountyCrime By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART — A 31-year-old Minneapolis-area, Minnesota man was sentenced to 108 days in jail with credit for 108 days served in 27th Circuit Court Monday, Oct. 22, for a conviction of unlawful driving away of an automobile or car theft. Chad Thomas Shelso pleaded guilty last August. Shelso…

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Hesperia man gets 25-40 years for sexually assaulting child.

October 22, 2018

Hesperia man gets 25-40 years for sexually assaulting child. #OceanaCountyCrime By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART — A 46-year-old Hesperia man was sentenced to 25-40 years in prison Monday, Oct. 22, in 27th Circuit Court for a conviction of first-degree criminal sexual conduct. Edward Allen Dawkins, of 8366 E. M 20, molested a 4-year-old girl, said Oceana County Prosecutor Joseph Bizon.…

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Teen sent to prison for impregnating 12-year-old girl.

October 22, 2018

Teen sent to prison for impregnating 12-year-old girl. #OceanaCountyCrime By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART – An 18-year-old Mears man was sentenced to 18 months to 15 years in prison for a felony conviction of third-degree criminal sexual conduct Monday, Oct. 22, in 27th Circuit Court. Jordan Joseph Howard, of 3238 N. Ridge Rd., impregnated a 12-year-old girl “who had to…

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