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Preliminary exam adjourned for basketball coach accused of sexual assault.

August 6, 2018

Preliminary exam adjourned for basketball coach accused of sexual assault. #OceanaCountyCrime By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART — A preliminary exam for a 35-year-old high school basketball coach charged with five felony counts of criminal sexual conduct (CSC) was adjourned Monday, Aug. 6, in 78th District Court. Russell Douglas Swihart’s charges stem from the alleged sexual assaults of two 13-year-old female players.…

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Walkerville man who flashed elderly woman sentenced.

August 6, 2018

Walkerville man who flashed elderly woman sentenced. #OceanaCountyCrime HART — A 27-year-old Walkerville man convicted of a misdemeanor of indecent exposure was sentenced to six months probation in 78th District Court Monday, Aug. 6. Luis Gerardo Montemayor, of 6362 N. 192nd Ave. initially faced a high-court misdemeanor of aggravated indecent exposure after flashing a woman in her 70s as she…

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Hart man sent to prison for computer crime.

August 6, 2018

Hart man sent to prison for computer crime. #OceanaCountyCrime HART — A 47-year-old Hart man was sentenced in 27th Circuit Court Monday, Aug. 6, to serve 18 months to seven years in prison for a felony conviction of using a computer to commit a crime. Harold Raymond Labeau, of 602 State St., was arrested by the Hart Police Department on…

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CSC case against teen dismissed.

August 6, 2018

CSC case against teen dismissed. HART — The criminal case against an 18-year-old Mears man charged with a felony of third-degree criminal sexual conduct (CSC) was dismissed in 78th District Court. Cameron Lee Tanner, of 956 N. 34th Ave., was arrested by the Hart Police Department for third-degree CSC. “New information was presented, which rendered the case unprosecutable,” said Oceana…

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Pair sentenced in connection to cockfighting ring.

August 3, 2018

Pair sentenced in connection to cockfighting ring. #OceanaCountyCrime By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART — Two Newaygo County men were sentenced this week in 78th District Court in connection to a cockfighting ring in Hart Township that was raided by police, June 2. Gonzalo Magana-Chavez, 44, of 3728 104th St., Grant, and Jesus Armando Ceja-Ochoa, 36, of 8274 Mundy Ave., Newaygo…

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