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79th District Court arraignments, posted June 27, 2023

June 27, 2023

79th District Court arraignments, posted June 27, 2023 By Allison Scarbrough, Editor HART — The following were recently arraigned in Oceana County’s 79th District Court: Felonies Ricardo Moreno Barrios, of 2 W. Main St., Hart; three counts of first-degree criminal sexual conduct (CSC). Preliminary exam: July 11 at 1 p.m. Bail: $100,000/cash. Mathieu Bjorn Exodus, of 17435 N. 7th St.,…

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79th District Court sentencings, posted June 27, 2023

June 27, 2023

79th District Court sentencings, posted June 27, 2023 By Allison Scarbrough, Editor HART — The following were sentenced in Oceana County’s 79th District Court: Joel Alan Sayers, of 215 Ferry St., Shelby, was found guilty June 22 of giving false information to a police officer and was sentenced to 40 days in jail with credit for 40 days served and…

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Mother in child fentanyl death case pleads ‘no contest’

June 26, 2023

Mother in child fentanyl death case pleads ‘no contest’ By Allison Scarbrough, Editor HART — The 30-year-old Grant Township woman criminally charged in connection to the July 1, 2022 fentanyl death of her 4-year-old son pleaded “no contest” to involuntary manslaughter Monday, June 26, during a final pretrial hearing in 51st Circuit Court. Jodi Michelle Neino was also charged with…

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51st Circuit Court sentencings, June 14, 2023

June 14, 2023

51st Circuit Court sentencings, June 14, 2023 By Allison Scarbrough, Editor HART — The following were sentenced recently in Oceana County’s 51st Circuit Court: Earl Jay Vanderleest, of 6720 M 20, Hesperia, pleaded guilty April 17 to third-offense domestic violence and was sentenced June 12 to one day in jail with credit for one day served; one year probation; no…

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Man sentenced to prison for CSC

June 14, 2023

Man sentenced to prison for CSC By Allison Scarbrough, Editor HART — A 34-year-old Muskegon man was sentenced to 70 months (nearly six years) to 15 years in prison in 51st Circuit Court Monday, June 12, for a conviction of second-degree criminal sexual conduct. Cecil Paul Quinton, of 2798 Riverview Ave., pleaded “no contest,” May 1. Quinton was found mentally…

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