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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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Suspect armed with butcher knife, axe handle faces felonious assault charges.

April 13, 2016
Suspect armed with butcher knife, axe handle faces felonious assault charges.

By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. HART — The 31-year-old Hart area man who allegedly confronted police with a fiberglass axe handle and a 12-inch butcher knife Sunday afternoon, April 10, was arraigned in 78th District Court on two counts of felonious assault, according to Lt. Craig Mast of the Oceana County Sheriff’s Office. Alejandro Salazar was tased by police after threatening…

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Home invasion leads to jail.

April 11, 2016
Home invasion leads to jail.

By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. HART — A 28-year-old Hart man was sentenced to serve nine months up front of a one-year discretionary jail term, with credit for 92 days served, Monday, April 11, in 27th Circuit Court for a conviction of second-degree home invasion. Kenyon Clark Thomas, Jr., of 1133 W. Hazel Rd., had also faced a felony count…

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