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Twin Lake man faces jail time for cigarette theft

October 12, 2015
Twin Lake man faces jail time for cigarette theft

By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. HART — A 27-year-old Twin Lake man faces up to one year in jail after pleading guilty to first-degree retail fraud in 27th Circuit Court Monday, Oct. 12, and testifying that he stole approximately 10 cartons of cigarettes from Jack’s Quick Stop in Hesperia. Richard Lee Wiegand, of 362 Louisa Rd., told Judge Anthony A.…

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Mears man faces jail time for driving over cherry trees

October 12, 2015
Mears man faces jail time for driving over cherry trees

By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. HART — A 29-year-old Mears man is looking at serving a jail term of not more than four months in jail after pleading guilty in 27th Circuit Court Monday, Oct. 12, to malicious destruction of turf/trees/shrubs $1,000-$20,000. William Craig Buchanan II, of 7736 W. Fox Rd., testified that he intentionally drove over small cherry trees…

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‘You’re lucky you are not going to prison,’ judge tells defendant in meth case

October 12, 2015
‘You’re lucky you are not going to prison,’ judge tells defendant in meth case

By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. HART — A 45-year-old Hesperia man narrowly avoided prison when he received a one-year jail sentence for a methamphetamine conviction Monday, Oct. 12, in 27th Circuit Court. Leon Jon Stanek, of 2909 S. Lakeview Dr., is convicted of operating/maintaining a meth lab. A second count of possessing meth lab equipment was dismissed in plea agreement.…

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Hesperia woman pleads guilty to possessing meth

October 12, 2015
Hesperia woman pleads guilty to possessing meth

By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. HART — A 25-year-old Hesperia woman pleaded guilty to a felony of possession of methamphetamine Monday, Oct. 12, in 27th Circuit Court. Nicole Marie Jackson, of 2929 S. Lakeview Dr., has been incarcerated in jail since July 7 and faces unrelated charges in Muskegon County. Her plea agreement calls for a five-month cap on the…

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Cocaine possession yields jail term

October 12, 2015
Cocaine possession yields jail term

By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. HART — A 31-year-old Fremont man was ordered to serve five months up front of an 11-month discretionary jail sentence for possession of less than 25 grams of cocaine in 27th Circuit Court Monday, Oct. 12. Jordan James Miller and his attorney, Julie Springstead Waltz, both said that he is “changing his life around.” “I’m…

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