Courts

Man sentenced for drunkenly wielding axe at neighbor

December 12, 2024

By Allison Scarbrough, News Editor HART — A 40-year-old man was sentenced to five months in jail in Oceana County’s 51st Circuit Court earlier this month for a conviction of assault with a dangerous weapon. Alejandro Joseph Salazar was also ordered to pay $4,000 in restitution to cover hotel expenses for the victim in the case. “Salazar has a substance…

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79th District Court arraignments, published Dec. 4, 2024

December 4, 2024

By Allison Scarbrough, News Editor HART — The following were arraigned recently in Oceana County’s 79th District Court: Felonies – James Robert Current, 44, of 1080 Water Rd., Hart, assault with intent to do great bodily harm less than murder. Preliminary exam: Dec. 17 at 1 p.m. – Shawn Sterling Mader, 54, of 2150 Amy St., Burton, Michigan; a felony…

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79th District Court sentencings, published Dec. 3, 2024

December 3, 2024

By Allison Scarbrough, News Editor HART — The following were sentenced recently in Oceana County’s 79th District Court: Benito Escamilla, Jr., 54, of 3241 N. 72nd Ave., Hart, pleaded guilty Nov. 26 to larceny less than $200 and was sentenced to 89 days suspended jail with credit for 89 days served and $345 in fines, costs and restitution. Escamilla pleaded…

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‘Spinning donuts’ yields felony charges for six local men

December 2, 2024

By Allison Scarbrough, News Editor HART — Six local men face felony charges for allegedly ”spinning donuts” on a newly-paved road, causing $40,000 in damages. The Oceana County Sheriff’s Office investigated the malicious destruction of a 250-foot section of newly-paved East Baker Road in Newfield Township caused by vandals “spinning donuts.” The Oceana County Road Commission reported that the road…

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51st Circuit Court sentencings, published Dec. 2, 2024

December 2, 2024

HART — The following were sentenced recently in Oceana County’s 51st Circuit Court: – Andrew Bert Dykman, 34, pleaded guilty Sept. 30 to fraudulent use of a public utility and was sentenced Nov. 25 to one day in jail with credit for one day served; two years probation; and $1,665 in fines, costs and restitution. – Stephanie Marie Christmann, 52,…

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