79th District Court arraignments, posted Dec. 28, 2023 HART — The following were arraigned recently in Oceana County’s 79th District Court: Felonies Rita Maria Huerta, 29, of 3300 E. Buchanan Rd., Shelby; felonious assault. Preliminary exam: Jan. 2 at 1 p.m. Bail: $50,000/personal recognizance (PR). Charge dismissed Jan. 16. Kaelyb Lee Moses, 19, of 5415 E. Skeels Rd., Holton; fleeing…
79th District Court sentencings, posted Dec. 21, 2023 HART — The following were sentenced recently in Oceana County’s 79th District Court: Nicholas Thomas Gale, 32, of 121 S. Winter St., Hesperia, pleaded guilty Dec. 7 to fraudulent use of a public utility under $500 and was sentenced to $2,100 in restitution. One felony count of fraudulent use of a public…
Charges against New Era drone pilot dropped By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief HART — The charges against a 62-year-old New Era man who was arrested for allegedly flying a drone over an electric substation have been dropped. Donald Ray Muckel was arraigned on the charges following a Nov. 17, 2023 complaint. According to Oceana County Prosecutor Joseph Bizon, Oceana County sheriff’s…
UPDATE: Charge dismissed; read related story here: https://oceanacountypress.com/2023/12/18/charges-against-…ne-pilot-dropped/ BENONA TOWNSHIP — A 62-year-old man was arrested by the Oceana County Sheriff’s Office for a felony of flying/hovering an unmanned aircraft over a key facility. Donald Ray Muckel is accused of flying or hovering his drone over a Wolverine Power Cooperative electrical substation, “which by statute is a key facility,” said…
Hart man arrested for assault with knife HART TOWNSHIP — A 43-year-old Hart man faces a charge of assault with a dangerous weapon after a woman was injured Sunday evening, Dec. 10, at a residence on Oceana Drive, according to Michigan State Police Trooper Spencer Toepfer. Jeffrey E. Thorne was arrested and lodged in the Oceana County Jail. He was…
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