Courts

Hesperia House arson case set for trial

February 23, 2015
Hesperia House arson case set for trial

By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. HART — The case against the Hesperia House co-owner and former Hesperia village councilman who is accused of burning his restaurant almost a year ago is set for trial in April. David Sean Pates, 32, is scheduled for a jury trial April 8, Oceana County Prosecutor Joe Bizon told 27th Circuit Court Judge Anthony Monton in…

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Meth lab case heads to trial

February 23, 2015
Meth lab case heads to trial

By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. HART — The case against a 24-year-old Hesperia man facing several charges in connection to a multi-agency meth lab bust last month is set for trial in April. Jay Jacob Ball appeared in 27th Circuit Court Monday morning, Feb. 23, with his court-appointed attorney, Doug Springstead, for a pretrial hearing. Ball, who is facing charges of…

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This week’s arraignments

February 19, 2015
This week’s arraignments

By Allison Scarbrough, OCP Editor. HART – The following were arraigned this week in front of the 78th District Court Magistrate: Misdemeanors –      Wade Jeffrey Holman, 24, of 6502 W. Filmore Rd., Mears, was arrested Feb. 1 by the Oceana County Sheriff’s Office (OCSO) for a misdemeanor of operating under the influence of liquor (OUIL), second offense. Pretrial: March 3…

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Accused arsonist to undergo psych exam

February 17, 2015
Accused arsonist to undergo psych exam

By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. HART — The Illinois man accused of burning down a building owned by his parents near Mears, Feb. 8, prior to his alleged attack on the U.S. Coast Guard Station in Grand Haven will undergo a psychological exam. Matthew Lawrence Krueger, 33, of 3823 N. Park, Westmont, appeared in 78th District Court with his court-appointed…

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27th Circuit Court sentencings

February 14, 2015
27th Circuit Court sentencings

By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. HART — The following were sentenced Wednesday, Feb. 11, in 27th Circuit Court: – Anthony Werner Priese, 34, of 9426 Oaklane Dr., Rothbury, pleaded no contest Jan. 5 to aggravated assault. He was sentenced to one year in jail with credit for 89 days served; 89 days forthwith; sentence to be served at the court’s…

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