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27th Circuit Court sentencings

February 4, 2015
27th Circuit Court sentencings

By Allison Scarbrough. Editor. HART — The following were sentenced this week in 27th Circuit Court: – Darrell Paul Zeckzer, 26, of 1135 S. 160th Ave., Hesperia, was found guilty Dec. 1 of fleeing and eluding. He was sentenced Feb. 2 to one year in jail with credit for three days served; sentence to be served at the court’s discretion…

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18-year-old man sentenced for accosting a 15-year-old girl

February 2, 2015
18-year-old man sentenced for accosting a 15-year-old girl

By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. HART — An 18-year-old Hesperia man was ordered to serve three months in jail during his sentencing in 27th Circuit Court Monday, Feb. 2, for accosting a 15-year-old girl via the Internet. Thomas Allen Clark, who has been lodged in jail for past 74 days, pleaded guilty Dec. 22 to accosting a minor child for…

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Teacher pleads to reduced pot charge

February 2, 2015
Teacher pleads to reduced pot charge

By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. HART — A 31-year-old Chicago man who stated in court that he is a math teacher appeared in 27th Circuit Court Monday, Feb. 2, for a motion hearing to reduce his 2013 felony conviction of manufacturing marijuana to a misdemeanor of marijuana possession. Tyler Charles Brooks, with his attorney Jeffrey West of Muskegon, appeared before…

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Rothbury man faces prison time for allegedly molesting 12-year-old girl

February 2, 2015
Rothbury man faces prison time for allegedly molesting 12-year-old girl

By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. HART — A 47-year-old Rothbury man faces more than three and a half years in prison for allegedly molesting a 12-year-old girl. Senovio Garcia, Jr., pleaded no contest Monday morning, Feb. 2, in 27th Circuit Court to one count of second-degree criminal sexual conduct (CSC) during a pretrial hearing. He was initially facing two counts…

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Oceana court sentencings

January 30, 2015
Oceana court sentencings

By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. 27th Circuit Court HART — Raymond Joe Payne, III, 20, of 2932 Anthony Rd., Pentwater, was found guilty April 21 in 27th Circuit Court of controlled substance, delivery/manufacture of marijuana. He was sentenced Jan. 27 to six months in jail; sentence to be served at the court’s discretion; serve 30 days forthwith; credit for 10…

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