By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. HART — A 29-year-old Midland man faces up to life in prison for a felony count of delivery of a controlled substance causing death. It is alleged that Daniel Ryan Murphy delivered heroin to Jack Kinchen, 30, of Walkerville, who died Sept. 24, 2014 in Colfax Township, Oceana County Prosecutor Joe Bizon said. Murphy, who…
By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. HART — The sentencing of a 22-year-old Hart man who pleaded no contest to second-degree-criminal sexual conduct last March was adjourned in 27th Circuit Court Tuesday, May 5. The sentencing of Isisoro Rosas, Jr. was adjourned to May 27 at 9 a.m., because he has a new attorney, James Marek. Rosas was arrested last February…
By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. HART — An 18-year-old Newaygo man pleaded guilty in 27th Circuit Court Tuesday, May 5, to a felony of third-degree criminal sexual conduct (CSC), testifying that he had sexual intercourse with a 14-year-old girl last February. Joshua Anthony Chupp, Jr., who is currently lodged in the Oceana County Jail, was arrested March 5 by the…
By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. HART — A six-member jury found Oceana County Commissioner Andrew Sebolt “not guilty” last week of a drunk driving charge in 78th District Court. Sebolt’s drunk driving case ended in a hung jury last February, and a second trial took place last week that acquitted him of the misdemeanor charge. Sebolt, 33, was arrested last…
By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. OTTO TWP. — A 50-acre forest fire on federal land about a half mile north of the intersection of Skeels and Harris roads Sunday evening, May 3, has been deemed suspicious, Grant Township Fire Chief Roland Brooks said Monday, May 4. No one was injured and no structures were damaged in the blaze, Brooks said.…
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