Courts

Mears man receives jail term for driving over cherry trees

November 23, 2015
Mears man receives jail term for driving over cherry trees

By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. HART — A 29-year-old Mears man was sentenced in 27th Circuit Court Monday, Nov. 23, to serve four months up front of a one-year discretionary jail term for a conviction of malicious destruction of turf/trees/shrubs $1,000-$20,000. William Craig Buchanan II, of 7736 W. Fox Rd., testified last month that he intentionally drove over small cherry…

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New Era man sent to jail for receiving, concealing stolen trailer

November 23, 2015
New Era man sent to jail for receiving, concealing stolen trailer

By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. HART — A 55-year-old New Era man was ordered by 27th Circuit Court Judge Anthony A. Monton to serve 30 days forthwith of an 11-month discretionary jail term Monday, Nov. 23, for a conviction of receiving and concealing property. Joseph Marion Terheggen, of 5881 48th Ave., pleaded “no contest” last month to receiving and concealing…

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Hesperia woman pleads to operating/maintaining a meth lab

November 23, 2015
Hesperia woman pleads to operating/maintaining a meth lab

By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. HART — A 35-year-old Hesperia woman pleaded guilty in 27th Circuit Court Monday, Nov. 23, to operating/maintaining a laboratory involving methamphetamine. In exchange for Ricky Marie Hall’s guilty plea, charges of delivery/manufacture of methamphetamine and operating/maintaining a laboratory in the presence of a minor were dismissed. Hall was arrested last August by the State, Sheriffs’,…

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Crashes keep police busy

November 20, 2015
Crashes keep police busy

The police news is sponsored by Springstead Law Offices, with locations in Hart and Fremont, 231-873-4022 (Hart), www.springsteadlaw.com. The following is activity in Oceana County of the Hart post of the Michigan State Police Thursday, Nov. 19, 2015: – 8:09 a.m., car/deer crash, US-31 and Taylor Road, Hart Township. – 6:10 p.m., one-car property damage accident, Water and Taylor roads,…

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78th District Court arraignments

November 19, 2015
78th District Court arraignments

By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. HART — The following were arraigned recently in front of the 78th District Court Magistrate: Felonies – Bruce Leon Everett, 35, of 1236 136th Ave., Holland, was arrested Nov. 2 by the Ottawa County Sheriff’s Office for felonies of possession of firearms by a felon and assault with a dangerous weapon and a misdemeanor of…

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