Courts

78th District Court sentencings.

April 22, 2016
78th District Court sentencings.

The court news is sponsored by Emelander Law Firm, PC, serving Oceana, Mason and Newaygo counties. Office: 231.303.5005; Cell: 231.303.0905. www.emelanderlaw.com. By Allison Scarbrough. Editor. HART — The following were sentenced recently in 78th District Court: – Jesus C. Felix, 22, of 1825 N. 56th Ave., Mears, was found guilty April 18 of operating while intoxicated and sentenced to 93…

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Muslim woman’s lawsuit against the sheriff’s office dismissed.

April 19, 2016
Muslim woman’s lawsuit against the sheriff’s office dismissed.

By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART – A Muslim woman’s federal lawsuit that claimed Oceana County Sheriff’s Office deputies violated her constitutional rights last spring by forcing her to remove her headscarf during jail booking has been dismissed. The woman’s claim included many inaccurate statements, according to Oceana County Sheriff Robert Farber. Fatme Mohamad Dakroub’s lawsuit against the county, the sheriff’s office, Sheriff…

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78th District Court arraignments include 4 arrests for attempted fraud.

April 15, 2016
78th District Court arraignments include 4 arrests for attempted fraud.

The court news is sponsored by Emelander Law Firm, PC, serving Oceana, Mason and Newaygo counties. Office: 231.303.5005; Cell: 231.303.0905. www.emelanderlaw.com By Allison Scarbrough. Editor. HART — The following were arraigned recently in front of the 78th District Court magistrate: Felonies Timothy James Davis, 26, of 7845 Portland Rd., Clarksville, Michigan, was arrested April 8 by the Hart post ofthe…

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78th District Court sentencings.

April 15, 2016
78th District Court sentencings.

The court news is sponsored by Emelander Law Firm, PC, serving Oceana, Mason and Newaygo counties. Office: 231.303.5005; Cell: 231.303.0905. www.emelanderlaw.com By Allison Scarbrough. Editor. HART — The following were sentenced recently in 78th District Court: – Arron John Cunningham, 41, of 1854 N. 56th Ave., Mears, was found guilty April 11 of operating while intoxicated. He was sentenced to…

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Hart teen charged with 1st-degree CSC.

April 15, 2016
Hart teen charged with 1st-degree CSC.

HART — A 19-year-old Hart man faces a maximum sentence of life in prison for a felony charge of first-degree criminal sexual conduct (CSC). Gilberto Miguel Colon, of 3461 N. 72nd Ave., was arrested, April 6, by Michigan State Police after a warrant was issued by the Oceana County Sheriff’s Office, according to his court file. Colon is accused of…

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