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EF death caused by drugs, including horse tranquilizer.

September 16, 2016
EF death caused by drugs, including horse tranquilizer.

#OceanaCountyNews #ElectricForestFestival2016 GRANT TOWNSHIP – A 22-year-old Lansing man who died at the end of the five-day Electric Forest Festival at the Double JJ Resort had taken a fatal cocktail of drugs, including the horse tranquilizer ketamine. Michael John Stephenson was found in the midst of a medical emergency as festival goers were exiting the grounds the morning of June…

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Arraignments include home invasion, child abuse.

September 15, 2016
Arraignments include home invasion, child abuse.

#OceanaCountyNews #OceanaCountyCourtNews By Allison Scarbrough. Editor. HART — The following were arraigned this week in 78th District Court: Felonies – Jose Alfredo Cintura, Jr., 21, of 778 E. Clock Rd., Hart, was arrested Aug. 31 by the Oceana County Sheriff’s Office (OCSO) for a felony of second-degree home invasion. Preliminary conference: Sept. 26 at 3 p.m. Bail: $5,000/cash/surety/10 percent. –…

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78th District Court sentencings.

September 15, 2016
78th District Court sentencings.

#OceanaCountyNews #OceanaCountyCourtNews By Allison Scarbrough. Editor. HART — The following were sentenced this week in 78th District Court: – Candice Elizabeth Harper, 27, of 551 Goddard, Wyandotte, Michigan, was found guilty Sept. 13 of allowing a person to drive in violation and was sentenced to 90 days discretionary jail to ensure compliance with court orders; credit for time served if…

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27th Circuit Court sentencings include larceny, fleeing police.

September 15, 2016
27th Circuit Court sentencings include larceny, fleeing police.

#OceanaCountyNews #OceanaCountyCourtNews By Allison Scarbrough. Editor. HART — The following were sentenced this week in 27th Circuit Court: – Joseph Cruz Pulsipher, 21, of 1464 N. 100th Ave., Hart, was found guilty Aug. 5 of larceny in a building and was sentenced Sept. 12 to serve 90 days up front of a nine-month discretionary jail term with credit for 63…

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Dirt bike rider injured in dune crash.

September 14, 2016
Dirt bike rider injured in dune crash.

#OceanaCountyNews #SilverLake GOLDEN TOWNSHIP — A 34-year-old Big Rapids man operating a dirt bike at the Silver Lake Sand Dunes was transported by ambulance to an area hospital Tuesday evening, Sept. 13, following a crash. Aeromed was initially was dispatched to airlift Derek Alan Zwiers, but the helicopter could not land due to a storm rolling in. “They were called,…

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