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79th District Court arraignments, posted March 31, 2024

March 31, 2024

HART — The following were arraigned recently in Oceana County’s 79th District Court: Felonies – Charles Vernon Alltop, 60, of 716 Bird St., Parkersburg, West Virginia; first-degree criminal sexual conduct (CSC) — victim under age 13 and second-degree CSC — victim under age 13. Preliminary exam: April 16 at 1 p.m. Bail: $10,000/cash/surety/10 percent. – Ernest Paul Maile, 56, of…

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51st Circuit Court sentencings, posted March 25, 2024

March 25, 2024

HART — The following were sentenced recently in Oceana County’s 51st Circuit Court: Brandon Leroy Uganski, 43, pleaded guilty Jan. 22 to possession of a narcotic or cocaine less than 25 grams and was sentenced March 18 to nine days in jail with credit for nine days served; 18 months probation; and $498 in fines and costs. Dana Wayne Allen,…

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79th District Court arraignments, posted March 21, 2024

March 21, 2024

HART — The following were arraigned recently in Oceana County’s 79th District Court: Felonies – Robert Morris Bulow, 61, of 5361 W. Longbridge Rd., Pentwater; failure to register as a sex offender and failure to comply with sex offender reporting duties. Preliminary exam waived/case bound over to circuit court. – Raymond Howard Denevan, 36, of 2157 W. Bard Rd., Muskegon;…

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79th District Court sentencings, posted March 20, 2024

March 20, 2024

HART — The following were sentenced recently in Oceana County’s 79th District Court: Christopher Lee Gasparas, 43, of 8776 N. 104th Ave., Pentwater, pleaded guilty March 5 to second-offense domestic violence and was sentenced to 16 days suspended jail with credit for 16 days served; one year probation; no contact with the victim; and $500 in fines and costs. Alice…

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Former Pentwater timber business owner faces indictment for Ponzi-like scheme

March 16, 2024

GRAND RAPIDS — A federal grand jury returned an indictment charging Trent William Witteveen, 39, of Montague with wire fraud, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office of Western District of Michigan.   Witteveen, formerly of Pentwater, operated a timber harvesting business under the names “Titan Timber” and “Titans Timber LLC,” according to a press release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office.            “Hard…

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