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Mears man faces prison term for assault.

June 20, 2016
Mears man faces prison term for assault.

#OceanaCountyNews     #CourtNews By Allison Scarbrough. Editor. HART — A 28-year-old Mears man is looking at serving a minimum of a year and a half in prison after pleading “no contest” in 27th Circuit Court Monday, June 20, to felonious assault and third-offense habitual offender. Jacob Allen Wilson, of 5549 Cherry Court, was facing charges of assault by strangulation,…

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Festival goer missing.

June 20, 2016
Festival goer missing.

GRANT TOWNSHIP — The Oceana County Sheriff’s Office was dispatched to the Lakes of Fire festival at Lucky Lake Campground Sunday, June 19, for a report of a missing 29-year-old Southfield, Michigan man, according to the press release from the Oceana County Sheriff’s Office. The campground, which has a small lake known as Lucky Lake, is located in the northwest…

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Receiving, concealing yields prison term; boot camp possible.

June 20, 2016
Receiving, concealing yields prison term; boot camp possible.

#OceanaCountyNews #CourtNews By Allison Scarbrough. Editor. HART — A 19-year-old Hesperia man was sentenced to 20 months to seven-and-a-half years in prison Monday, June 20, in 27th Circuit Court for a conviction of receiving and concealing stolen property valued at over $1,000. Steven Geno Rice, of 4820 E. Loop Rd., pleaded guilty to the charge and to second-offense habitual offender…

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Hesperia woman admits she put officer in ‘choke hold.’

June 20, 2016
Hesperia woman admits she put officer in ‘choke hold.’

#OceanaCountyNews   #CourtNews By Allison Scarbrough. Editor. HART — Kimberly Sue Cushman, 31, of 3585 N. Maple Island Rd., Hesperia, pleaded “no contest” Monday, June 20, in 27th Circuit Court to resisting police, admitting that she put an officer in a “choke hold.” In exchange for her plea, Cushman’s jail time will be capped at six months, and she may be…

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Counterfeit bill used at local business.

June 17, 2016
Counterfeit bill used at local business.

The Oceana County Sheriff’s Office was notified of a counterfeit $100 bill that had been accepted at a local business Monday, June 13. “Upon inspection, it was found that this was a motion picture prop that has (the wording) printed right on it in several different locations, ‘For Motion Picture Use Only,'” said Lt. Craig Mast. “But the bill looks…

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