Courts

Shelby man pleads ‘no contest’ to assaulting officer.

February 3, 2016
Shelby man pleads ‘no contest’ to assaulting officer.

By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. HART — The 24-year-old Shelby man who assaulted a Shelby police officer last fall pleaded “no contest” Wednesday morning, Feb. 3, in 27th Circuit Court to one felony count of resisting/opposing/assaulting a police officer causing injury and fourth-offense habitual offender, according to Oceana County Prosecutor Joseph Bizon. Brett Anthony Peoples, of 109 Pine St., was…

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Montague man pleads to fleeing police.

February 1, 2016
Montague man pleads to fleeing police.

By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. HART — A 31-year-old Montague man who was arrested following a high speed chase with Oceana County sheriff’s deputies, Dec. 30, pleaded guilty Monday, Feb. 1, in 27th Circuit Court to fleeing and eluding police and driving while license suspended (DWLS). Franklin Welch, of 2669 Webster Rd., also initially faced one count of third-offense operating…

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Grand Haven man faces unarmed robbery charge.

February 1, 2016
Grand Haven man faces unarmed robbery charge.

HART — The case against a 22-year-old Grand Haven man accused of unarmed robbery is set for trial in 27th Circuit Court next month. Tazz Lee-Jim Robinson, of 13541 Pinewood Dr., appeared in court Monday, Feb. 1, with his attorney, Timothy Hayes, for a pretrial hearing. “Allegedly he and friends cornered a kid in an alleyway behind the Rothbury Wesco…

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Teen sentenced to 6 months in jail for break-in.

February 1, 2016
Teen sentenced to 6 months in jail for break-in.

By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. HART — An 18-year-old Walkerville man was sentenced in 27th Circuit Court Monday, Feb. 1, to serve six months up front of a one-year discretionary jail term for a conviction of breaking and entering with intent to commit larceny. Morgan James Pearson, of 160 E. East St., testified last December that he and two co-defendants…

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Warrant issued for defendant who skips court hearing in police assault case.

February 1, 2016
Warrant issued for defendant who skips court hearing in police assault case.

By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. HART — The 24-year-old Shelby man accused of assaulting a Shelby police officer last October failed to appear for a final status conference in 27th Circuit Court Monday, Feb. 1, and Judge Anthony A. Monton ordered that a bench warrant be issued for his arrest. Monton revoked the bond of Brett Anthony Peoples, of 109…

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