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Camper faces reckless firearm charge after allegedly shooting himself.

July 21, 2016
Camper faces reckless firearm charge after allegedly shooting himself.

#OceanaCountyNews #OceanaCountyCourtNews By Allison Scarbrough. Editor. HART — A 48-year-old Macomb, Michigan man who police said accidentally shot himself in the hand when he was handling his 9 mm pistol while camping at the Jellystone Campground near Silver Lake July 3, was arraigned this week in 78th District Court on a misdemeanor charge of reckless use of firearms. Alberto Urbano…

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Rothbury man pleads guilty to car wash break-in.

July 18, 2016
Rothbury man pleads guilty to car wash break-in.

#OceanaCountyNews #CourtNews By Allison Scarbrough. Editor. HART — A 33-year-old Rothbury man who broke into a Shelby car wash business last month pleaded guilty in 27th Circuit Court Monday, July 18, to breaking and entering with intent to commit larceny. David Barco Quintero, of 2423 W. Meadow Lane, faces up to five months of upfront jail time as part of…

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Drug smuggling case heads to trial.

July 18, 2016
Drug smuggling case heads to trial.

#OceanaCountyNews #CourtNews By Allison Scarbrough. Editor. HART — A 43-year-old Hart woman who allegedly smuggled drugs inside her body into the Oceana County Jail that she stole from the adult foster care home where she was living asked 27th Circuit Court Judge Anthony A. Monton for a jail term instead of a prison sentence Monday, July 18, during her sentencing.…

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‘Facebook feud’ lands pair in jail.

July 18, 2016
‘Facebook feud’ lands pair in jail.

#OceanaCountyNews   #CourtNews By Allison Scarbrough. Editor. HART — Two Mears men convicted of felonious assault stemming from “a Facebook feud that went bad” were sentenced to one year in jail in 27th Circuit Court Monday, July 18. Fred Austin Tanner, Jr., 29, and Nicholas John Erickson, 38, “rushed the door” of a home in Grant Township and assaulted a…

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Walkerville woman pleads ‘no contest’ in bizarre stabbing case.

July 18, 2016
Walkerville woman pleads ‘no contest’ in bizarre stabbing case.

#OceanaCountyNews    #CourtNews By Allison Scarbrough. Editor. HART — Candice Lee Fennel, 20, of Walkerville, who pleaded “no contest” Monday, July 18, in 27th Circuit Court to felonious assault in a bizarre stabbing case that may have involved prostitution, faces a prison term of one year and one day. Fennel may be eligible for special alternative incarceration (SAI) or “boot…

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