Courts

Jury acquits county commissioner of drunk driving

May 4, 2015
Jury acquits county commissioner of drunk driving

By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. HART — A six-member jury found Oceana County Commissioner Andrew Sebolt “not guilty” last week of a drunk driving charge in 78th District Court. Sebolt’s drunk driving case ended in a hung jury last February, and a second trial took place last week that acquitted him of the misdemeanor charge. Sebolt, 33, was arrested last…

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78th District Court sentencings

April 30, 2015
78th District Court sentencings

By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. HART – The following were sentenced Monday, April 27, in 78th District Court: – Jeffery Wade Holman, 24, of 6502 W. Filmore Rd., Mears, was found guilty April 27 of second-offense operating while intoxicated. He was sentenced to three days in jail with credit for three days served; one year discretionary jail to ensure compliance…

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78th District Court arraignments

April 17, 2015
78th District Court arraignments

By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. – Lorie Lee Day, 50, of 7530 S. 88th, Rothbury, was arrested March 22 by the Rothbury Police Department for a misdemeanor of domestic violence. Pretrial: April 21 at 2:15 p.m. Bail: $2,500/cash/surety/10 percent cash. – Alan Jay Anderson, 24, of 1812 Tray Ln., Apt. 158, Kalamazoo, was arrested April 4 by the Michigan State…

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Oceana County court sentencings

April 16, 2015
Oceana County court sentencings

By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor 27th Circuit Court HART — The following were sentenced Monday, April 13, in 27th Circuit Court: – Michael Lee Steffes, 46, of 5451 E. Deer Rd., Walkerville, was found guilty Feb. 17 of third-offense operating under the influence of liquor (OUIL). He was sentenced to one year in jail with credit for one day served;…

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Love triangle crash suspect to appear in court

April 13, 2015
Love triangle crash suspect to appear in court

By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. HART — The 42-year-old Rothbury man accused of the love-triangle crash March 8 near Rothbury who did not appear for a pretrial hearing earlier this month in 27th Circuit Court has “presented himself” and did not jump bail as officials had earlier believed, said Oceana County Prosecutor Joe Bizon Monday, April 13. “There was a…

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