Courts

Teen sentenced to prison for invading home, fleeing police; boot camp possible.

January 4, 2016
Teen sentenced to prison for invading home, fleeing police; boot camp possible.

By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. HART — The 18-year-old Ludington man who was arrested last September by the Pentwater Police Department after jumping from his vehicle during a high-speed chase was sentenced to concurrent terms of 18 months to four years and 18 months to five years in prison in 27th Circuit Court Monday, Jan 4. Valentine Alejandro Segura, of…

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Meth lab yields jail term.

January 4, 2016
Meth lab yields jail term.

By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. HART — A 35-year-old Hesperia woman was sentenced to serve 76 days in jail of a one-year discretionary jail sentence in 27th Circuit Court Monday, Jan. 4, for a conviction of operating/maintaining a laboratory involving methamphetamine. Ricky Marie Hall received credit for 76 days already served in the Oceana County Jail. In exchange for Hall’s…

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Pentwater man faces jail time for growing marijuana.

December 21, 2015
Pentwater man faces jail time for growing marijuana.

By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. HART — A 42-year-old Pentwater man faces up to three months in jail after pleading guilty in 27th Circuit Court Monday, Dec. 21, to one felony count of manufacturing marijuana – 20 more plants, but less than 200. Clifford Eugene Verschueren, of 4867 W. Adams Rd., testified that he was growing marijuana last June at…

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Muskegon man faces 8 1/2 months in jail for heroin delivery

December 21, 2015
Muskegon man faces 8 1/2 months in jail for heroin delivery

By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. HART — A 33-year-old Muskegon man faces an eight-and-a-half month jail term after pleading guilty to a felony count of delivery of heroin/less than 50 grams in 27th Circuit Court Monday, Dec. 21. Tommy Watts testified Monday that he sold heroin to someone at the Rothbury Wesco last March. In exchange for his guilty plea,…

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Pentwater man gets more jail time for reporting to jail on drugs

December 21, 2015
Pentwater man gets more jail time for reporting to jail on drugs

By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. HART — A 30-year-old Pentwater man who was sentenced in 27th Circuit Court earlier this month received an added 15 days in jail Monday, Dec. 21, for reporting to jail while under the influence of drugs. Justin Ruben Jobbins, of 554 N. Morris St., was initially ordered to serve weekends in jail, but has now…

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