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27th Circuit Court sentencings include tether tampering, larceny, domestic violence.

February 26, 2016
27th Circuit Court sentencings include tether tampering, larceny, domestic violence.

By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. HART — The following were sentenced recently in 27th Circuit Court: – Terry Donald Pearo, 23, of 215 State St., Hart, was found guilty Dec. 28 of tampering with an electronic monitoring device or tether. He was sentenced Feb. 23 to serve six months of a one-year discretionary jail sentence and $400 in fines and…

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78th District Court sentencings.

February 25, 2016
78th District Court sentencings.

By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. HART — The following were sentenced recently in 78th District Court: – Raymond Otis Riddell, 39, of 4581 N. 88th Ave., Hart, was found guilty Feb. 22 of operating while intoxicated and sentenced to 93 days discretionary jail to ensure compliance with court orders; credit for time served if imposed; and $400 in fines and…

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Grand Haven man faces jail sentence for larceny.

February 23, 2016
Grand Haven man faces jail sentence for larceny.

By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. HART — A 22-year-old Grand Haven man faces a jail sentence after pleading guilty in 27th Circuit Court Tuesday, Feb. 23, to a felony of larceny from a person. In exchange for Tazz Lee-Jim Robinson’s guilty plea, Oceana County Prosecutor Joseph Bizon agreed to cap Robinson’s sentence in the midpoint of the sentencing guidelines, which…

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Repeat domestic-violence offender gets stern warning from judge.

February 23, 2016
Repeat domestic-violence offender gets stern warning from judge.

By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. HART — A 60-year-old White Cloud man, who was sentenced in 27th Circuit Court Tuesday Feb. 23 to serve five months up front of a one-year discretionary jail sentence for a conviction of third-offense domestic violence, received a stern warning from Judge Anthony A. Monton. “If you have another instance of domestic violence, you’re going…

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Hart man pleads guilty to home invasion.

February 23, 2016
Hart man pleads guilty to home invasion.

By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. HART — A 28-year-old Hart man faces jail time after pleading guilty Tuesday, Feb. 23, in 27th Circuit Court to second-degree home invasion. Kenyon Clark Thomas, Jr., of 1133 W. Hazel Rd., also faced a felony count of unlawful driving away of an automobile (UDAA), which was dismissed in a plea agreement. Sentencing guidelines are…

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