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Hesperia man sent to prison for meth possession

May 27, 2015
Hesperia man sent to prison for meth possession

By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. HART — A 24-year-old Hesperia man was sentenced to two to 10 years in a Michigan Department of Corrections prison Wednesday, May 27, in 27th Circuit Court for a conviction of methamphetamine possession. Jay Jacob Ball was arrested last January during a multi-agency meth lab bust at a Greenwood Township home. Ball was initially facing…

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CSC conviction yields jail time

May 27, 2015
CSC conviction yields jail time

By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. HART — A 22-year-old Hart man was sentenced to serve six months of a one-year discretionary jail sentence Wednesday, May 27, in 27th Circuit Court for a second-degree criminal sexual conduct (CSC) conviction. Isisoro Rosas Jr., who pleaded “no-contest” to the charge last March, was arrested last February by the Oceana County Sheriff’s Office on…

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Robber pleads guilty

May 27, 2015
Robber pleads guilty

By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. HART — The 29-year-old Hart man accused of the strong-arm robbery at the Hart Express EZ Mart/Mobile gas station last month who fled from police the following day pleaded guilty as charged Wednesday, May 27, in 27th Circuit Court. Robert Charles Brown pleaded guilty to unarmed robbery, which is a felony punishable by up to…

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Restaurant arsonist sentenced to jail, $46,000 restitution

May 27, 2015
Restaurant arsonist sentenced to jail, $46,000 restitution

By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. HART — The Hesperia House co-owner and former Hesperia village councilman who burned his restaurant over a year ago was sentenced to serve 90 days up front of a nine-month discretionary jail sentence Wednesday, May 27, in 27th Circuit Court, and must pay over $46,000 in restitution to the restaurant’s insurance company. David Sean Pates, 33,…

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Hesperia man awaiting psych testing in CSC case

May 26, 2015
Hesperia man awaiting psych testing in CSC case

HART — A 21-year-old Hesperia man has been referred to the Center for Forensic Psychiatry in Ypsilanti where he will undergo a psychiatric exam to determine if he is mentally competent to stand trial on a criminal sexual conduct (CSC) charge involving an alleged sexual relationship with an underage female. Anthony James Thomas faces one count of first-degree CSC, which…

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