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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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Wesco crash leads to traffic ticket, $4,000 restitution

May 26, 2015
Wesco crash leads to traffic ticket, $4,000 restitution

By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. ROTHBURY — A 33-year-old Rothbury man who was arrested last month in connection to a crash at the Wesco convenience store the night of April 8, in which a natural gas line was severed, will plead this week to a civil infraction, avoiding criminal prosecution, Oceana County Chief Assistant Prosecutor Jeffrey Kabot said. John David…

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City manager’s street work update

May 24, 2015

HART — The following is a report from City Manager Stan Rickard regarding the Johnson/Water Street Project: “Thank you for your patience during the pre-project utilities relocation phase (electric, telephone and cable lines) and upgrades (gas mains). Utility crews will continue their relocation work until Hallack Contracting of Hart mobilizes on June 8 for the water and sewer replacement phase…

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Man paralyzed in dune crash

May 22, 2015
Man paralyzed in dune crash

GOLDEN TWP. — A 20-year-old Detroit man “with no movement to his limbs,” police said, was airlifted to Spectrum Health in Grand Rapids following a crash at the Silver Lake Sand Dunes Thursday, May 21, at 4:52 p.m. Treyvon Barney Khalil was operating a 1997 Yamaha Banshee quad between the south and north flats “at a high rate of speed,”…

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