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Trial for ‘overly-aggressive’ vacuum salesman begins next week.

September 25, 2014
Trial for ‘overly-aggressive’ vacuum salesman begins next week.

By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. HART — A jury trial for one of three “overly-aggressive” vacuum salespeople who were arrested for allegedly barging into people’s homes last spring is set to begin in 78th District Court next Tuesday, Sept. 30. Darnell Marquis Burton, 35, of 448 NE Sweet St., Grand Rapids faces up to 30 days in jail and a…

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78th District Court arraignments.

September 25, 2014
78th District Court arraignments.

By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. HART — The following were arraigned Wednesday in front of the 78th District Court magistrate: Felonies –       Angela Joy Weimer, 28, of 1200 Edgewater Dr., Apt. 1102, Edgewater, Ohio, was arrested by the Hart post of the Michigan State Police (MSP-H) for a felony of carrying a concealed weapon stemming from a June 6 incident…

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78th District Court sentencings.

September 24, 2014
78th District Court sentencings.

By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. HART – The following were sentenced this week in 78th District Court: –       Gary William Treece, 26, of 7251 Standish Rd., Jackson, was found guilty Sept. 22 of operating while impaired. He was sentenced to 93 days discretionary jail; $1,040 in fines and costs; and Alcohol Highway Safety Education (AHSE). Conviction reportable to the Secretary…

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4 arraigned for attempted pot theft

September 19, 2014
4 arraigned for attempted pot theft

By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. HART — Four Hesperia-area men were arraigned Friday in 78th District Court on charges of attempted larceny over $1,000 and possession of burglary tools stemming from a bizarre incident at a marijuana growing operation in rural Newfield Township Wednesday that involved the firing of a gun. Dillan Slade, 17, and Jerome-James Kenneth-Hampton, 19, were arrested…

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UPDATE: Mug shot released of alleged husband shooter

September 18, 2014
UPDATE: Mug shot released of alleged husband shooter

 By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. ROTHBURY — Police released the mug shot of the 42-year-old Rothbury woman who was arrested by the Oceana County Sheriff’s Office after allegedly shooting her husband. The husband received non-life-threatening injuries from a bullet wound to his arm early Sunday morning. Angela Wahr-Kevwitch was arraigned in 78th District Court on a felonious assault charge, and…

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