Courts

Jury finds man guilty of fleeing from police on mini bike The pursuit only lasted about a quarter mile as he reached a top speed of 30 mph HART — It took a jury just 45 minutes of deliberations before reaching a guilty verdict for a 36-year-old Hart man who fled from Oceana County sheriff’s deputies on a mini motorcycle…

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51st Circuit Court sentencings, posted March 7, 2024 HART — The following were sentenced this week in Oceana County’s 51st Circuit Court: – Jonathan De-Jesus Mendoza-Vasquez, 24, pleaded guilty Feb. 5, 2024 to third-offense operating while intoxicated and was sentenced March 4, 2024 to 14 months to five years in prison and $698 in fines and costs. One count of…

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Man sent to prison for break-in HART — A 38-year-old man was sentenced to 13 months to 10 years in prison in Oceana County’s 51st Circuit Court this week for a conviction of breaking and entering a building with intent. Paul Madison Phillips pleaded guilty Jan. 22, 2024. One count of unlawful driving away of an automobile/car theft was dismissed,…

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Man accused of assault with intent to murder rejects plea offer  HART — A 57-year-old Hesperia man who faces a felony of assault with intent to murder rejected a plea offer in Oceana County’s 51st Circuit Court this week. Joseph Owen Pulsipher, of 9430 E. Filmore Rd., remains lodged in the Oceana County Jail on a $250,000 bond. The charge…

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Parolee accused of sexually assaulting 10-year-old girl at local hotel HART — A 40-year-old Holland man who is on parole is accused of sexually assaulting a 10-year-old girl at a local hotel. Christopher Matthew Kubacki of 83 Burke Ave., Holland, is charged with felonies of first-degree criminal sexual conduct (CSC), second-degree CSC and gross indecency between a male and female,…

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