Courts

Man rejects plea offer in fentanyl death case

January 29, 2025

By Allison Scarbrough, News Editor LUDINGTON — A 32-year-old Oceana County man facing multiple charges in Mason County’s 51st Circuit Court, including delivery of a controlled substance causing death, rejected a plea offer Tuesday, Jan. 28, of serving a minimum of just over 19 years in prison. Travis Michael Gale, who is lodged in the Mason County Jail on a…

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79th District Court arraignments, published Jan. 20, 2025

January 20, 2025

HART — The following were arraigned recently in Oceana County’s 79th District Court: Felonies – Timothy Allan Robinson, 64, of Mears, third-offense operating while intoxicated and transporting open intoxicants. Competency hearing: Jan. 23 at 9:15 a.m. – Gregory Merle Felt, Jr., 40, of Hesperia, larceny in a building. Preliminary exam: Feb. 4 at 1 p.m.  – Michael Earl Miles, 58,…

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79th District Court sentences, published Jan. 20, 2025

January 20, 2025

HART — The following were sentenced recently in Oceana County’s 79th District Court: Mark Alan Henrickson, Jr., 41, of Shelby, pleaded guilty Jan. 14 to alcohol — open container in a vehicle and was sentenced to a $200 fine. One count of wildlife conservation violation was dismissed. Conviction reportable to the Secretary of State (SOS). Patrick Daniel VanHaften, 52, of…

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51st Circuit Court sentences, published Jan. 16, 2025

January 16, 2025

HART — The following were sentenced this week in Oceana County’s 51st Circuit Court: – Darrell Lee Rader II, 32, pleaded guilty Nov. 18 to breaking and entering a building with intent and was sentenced Jan. 13 to five months in jail with credit for 97 days served; two years probation; and $598 in fines and costs. Charges of unlawful…

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Men accused of armed robbery appear in court

January 15, 2025

By Allison Scarbrough, News Editor HART — Two Shelby men accused of robbing the La Mexicana De Pancho grocery store at gunpoint the evening of Dec. 13 appeared in Oceana County’s 79th District Court Tuesday, Jan. 14. Jorge Soriano Benitez, 38, and Miguel Angel Vargas-Mares, 23, both waived their preliminary exams and pleaded not guilty to charges of armed robbery,…

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