Courts

27th Circuit Court sentencings.

January 23, 2017

27th Circuit Court sentencings. #OceanaCountyNews #CourtNews By Allison Scarbrough. Editor. HART — The following were sentenced recently in 27th Circuit Court: – Bernabe Luevano, 24, of 134 N. Michigan Ave., Shelby, was found guilty Nov. 21 of third-degree fleeing/resisting/obstructing police and operating under the influence of liquor (OUIL). He was sentenced Jan. 18 to one year in jail with credit…

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Ex-police chief embezzlement case heads to trial.

January 18, 2017

Ex-police chief embezzlement case heads to trial. #OceanaCountyNews #CourtNews By Allison Scarbrough. Editor. HART — The felony embezzlement case against fired Shelby Police Chief Robert Wilson, 62, is heading to trial in April. Wilson appeared in 27th Circuit Court for a pretrial hearing Wednesday, Jan. 18, with his defense attorney, Terry Shaw. “Mr. Wilson would like to exercise his right…

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Hamilton man sent to prison for cottage break-in.

January 18, 2017

#OceanaCountyNews #CourtNews Hamilton man sent to prison for cottage break-in. By Allison Scarbrough. Editor. HART — A 37-year-old Hamilton, Michigan man was sentenced to two to 10 years in prison in 27th Circuit Court Wednesday, Jan. 18, for breaking into a northern Oceana County cottage last summer. Wade James VanGelderen pleaded “no contest” last November to a felony count of…

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Shelby man sent to jail for knifepoint robbery.

January 18, 2017

Shelby man sent to jail for knifepoint robbery. #OceanaCountyCourtNews By Allison Scarbrough. Editor. HART — A 39-year-old Shelby man was sentenced in 27th Circuit Court Wednesday, Jan. 18, to one year in jail for a conviction of unarmed robbery. Oscar Borrego, of 186 Pine St., initially faced up to life in prison for his involvement in a robbery in which…

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Convicted sex offender sentenced to year in jail for child abuse.

January 18, 2017

Convicted sex offender sentenced to year in jail for child abuse. #OceanaCountyNews #CourtNews By Allison Scarbrough. Editor. HART — A 40-year-old Muskegon man, who is a convicted sex offender, was sentenced to one year in jail in 27th Circuit Court Wednesday, Jan. 18, for a conviction of third-degree child abuse. Cledis James Montgomery pleaded “no contest” to the charge last…

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