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51st Circuit Court sentencings, posted Aug. 31, 2023

August 31, 2023

51st Circuit Court sentencings, posted Aug. 31, 2023 By Allison Scarbrough HART — The following were sentenced recently in Oceana County’s 51st Circuit Court: Kenneth Hunter Orr, 22, of 3723 N. Green Ave., Hesperia, pleaded guilty May 30, 2023 to third-degree fleeing a police officer and was sentenced Aug. 28, 2023 to 13 days in jail with credit for 13…

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Oceana County woman arrested for making bomb threat at Hesperia school

August 29, 2023

Oceana County woman arrested for making bomb threat at Hesperia school HESPERIA — A 21-year-old Oceana County woman was arrested by the Newaygo County Sheriff’s Office for a felony of false report/threat of terrorism after allegedly making a bomb threat via a social media post to Hesperia Community Schools. The woman, who is being prosecuted in Newaygo County, faces up…

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Weekend police news, posted Aug. 28, 2023

August 28, 2023

Weekend police news, posted Aug. 28, 2023 The following is police activity in Oceana County over the weekend: Friday, Aug. 25, 2023: 12:31 a.m., (Oceana County Sheriff’s Office), a 21-year-old Hesperia woman was arrested on a warrant for failure to appear, 300 block of South Sunset Drive, Village of Hesperia.  10:07 a.m., (OCSO), malicious destruction of property, a rock was…

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Mother in child fentanyl death case sentenced to prison

August 28, 2023

Mother in child fentanyl death case sentenced to prison By Allison Scarbrough, Editor HART — The 30-year-old Grant Township woman convicted of involuntary manslaughter in connection to the July 1, 2022 fentanyl death of her 4-year-old son was sentenced to 19 months to 15 years in prison in Oceana County’s 51st Circuit Court Monday, Aug. 28. Jodi Michelle Neino pleaded…

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Accused killer’s case heads to trial Sept. 18

August 28, 2023

Accused killer’s case heads to trial Sept. 18 By Allison Scarbrough, Editor HART — The case against a 33-year-old Muskegon man accused of shooting and killing a 28-year-old man with a handgun June 12, 2022 is heading to trial in Oceana County’s 51st Circuit Court next month. Carlos Andres Sanchez, of 3860 Manatee Ave., is accused of murdering Miguel Angel…

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