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Arraignments

May 29, 2014

By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. HART — The following were arraigned this past week in front of the 78th District Court Magistrate: – Joseph Scott Elwell, 40, of 3455 Algonquin Dr., Norton Shores, was arrested May 10 by the Oceana County Sheriff’s Office (OCSO) for a misdemeanor of operating while intoxicated. A pretrial is set for June 10 at 3:15…

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Oceana court sentencings

May 22, 2014
Oceana court sentencings

By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. HART – The following were sentenced Monday: 27th Circuit Court –       Mark Anthony Swenor, 51, of 104 Washington, Suite A, Hart, was found guilty April 7 of child sexually abusive material. He was sentenced to six months in jail with credit for six days served; sentence to be served at the court’s discretion; $198 in…

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District Court sentencings

May 16, 2014

HART – The following were sentenced recently in 78th District Court: By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. –      Shawn Daniel Snook, 36, of 214 S. Apple St., Hart, pleaded “no contest,” April 28, to larceny less than $200 and was sentenced to nine days in jail; $450 in fines and costs; and 93 days discretionary jail. –      Myrna Lee Plumley, 55,…

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Circuit court sentencings

May 16, 2014
Circuit court sentencings

By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. HART – The following were sentenced in 27th Circuit Court this week: –      Rodney Alvin Ramthun, 47, of 4080 Baker Rd., Shelby, pleaded “no contest,” March 21, to assault – weapon. He was sentenced, May 12, to one year in jail with credit for 161 days served and $400 in fines and costs. Once he…

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5 sentenced stemming from EFF 2013 drug charges

May 15, 2014
5 sentenced stemming from EFF 2013 drug charges

By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. HART – The following five defendants were convicted and sentenced in 27th Circuit Monday stemming from drug arrests during last year’s Electric Forest Festival at the Double JJ Resort in Rothbury: –       Daniel L. Cardona, 26, of 1341 Marengo Ave., Forrest Park, Ill., was found guilty of controlled substance use, non-narcotic. He was sentenced to one…

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