Courts

Meth case heads to trial

August 3, 2015
Meth case heads to trial

By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. HART –The case against a 45-year-old Hesperia man who was arrested by the State Sheriffs’ Chiefs’ Enforcement Narcotics Team (SSCENT) last June following a meth lab bust at his Newfield Township home is set for trial. Leon Stanek, of 2909 S. Lakeview Dr., refused a plea offer by the prosecution and will go to trial,…

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Muskegon Heights man pleads guilty to heroin delivery

August 3, 2015
Muskegon Heights man pleads guilty to heroin delivery

By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. HART — A 48-year-old Muskegon Heights man is looking at an eight-and-a-half month jail sentence after pleading guilty Monday, Aug. 3, in 27th Circuit Court to possession with intent to deliver less than 50 grams of heroin. James William Sydnor, Jr., testified Monday that police searched him after he exited a vehicle, May 6, at…

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Love-triangle crash nets jail term

August 3, 2015
Love-triangle crash nets jail term

By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. HART — A 42-year-old Rothbury man who caused a crash fueled by a love triangle last March was ordered to serve 60 days in jail of a six-month discretionary sentence in 27th Circuit Court Monday, Aug. 3. Robert Bernard Moore pleaded “no contest” to one count of felonious assault last June, stemming from the crash…

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78th District Court sentencings

July 30, 2015
78th District Court sentencings

By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. HART — The following were sentenced recently in 78th District Court: – Mark Raymond Broda, 34, of 5626 Ottawattamie Dr., Pentwater, was found guilty July 27 of attempted interfering with electronic communications. He was sentenced to one year discretionary jail to ensure compliance with court orders; credit for time served if imposed; and $450 in…

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27th Circuit Court sentencings include breaking and entering, assault with a weapon, food stamp fraud

July 25, 2015
27th Circuit Court sentencings include breaking and entering, assault with a weapon, food stamp fraud

By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. HART — The following were sentenced recently in 27th Circuit Court: – Craig David Overla, 30, of 5427 S. Water Rd., New Era, pleaded “no contest” June 8 to breaking and entering with intent and larceny of a firearm. He was sentenced July 20 to two to 10 years in prison for Count 1 and…

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