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Sex offender sent back to prison for failing to register.

January 27, 2020

Sex offender sent back to prison for failing to register. #OceanaCountyCrime By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART – A 33-year-old Rothbury man was sentenced to a return trip to prison in 27th Circuit Court Monday, Jan. 27, for a conviction of failing to register as a sex offender. Hector Martin Saldana, Jr., of 3261 W. Winston Rd., pleaded guilty to the…

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Man with 27 prior convictions ‘dodges bullet’ with jail sentence.

January 27, 2020

Man with 27 prior convictions ‘dodges bullet’ with jail sentence. #OceanaCountyCrime By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART – A 58-year-old Whitehall man with 27 prior convictions “dodged a bullet” Monday, Jan. 27, in 27th Circuit Court when he was sentenced to seven months in jail for a conviction of identity theft. Michael Shawn Kelly, of 4125 Orshal Rd., pleaded guilty to…

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Ludington man facing prison skips sentencing.

January 27, 2020

Ludington man facing prison skips sentencing. #OceanaCountyCrime By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART – A 28-year-old Ludington man scheduled for sentencing in 27th Circuit Court Monday morning, Jan. 27, did not show up, and Judge Robert D. Springstead issued a warrant for his arrest. Joshua Mark Bassett-Lynch, of 5813 Iris Rd, faces serving 16 months in prison after pleading “no contest,”…

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Man pleads ‘no contest’ to fourth-degree CSC.

January 27, 2020

Man pleads ‘no contest’ to fourth-degree CSC. #OceanaCountyCrime By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART — A 58-year-old Kalamazoo man pleaded “no contest” in 27th Circuit Court Monday, Jan. 27, to a high-court misdemeanor of fouth-degree criminal sexual conduct — victim 13-16 years old. William Walter Oisten, of 4740 Nash Ave., will serve eight and a half months in jail in exchange…

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Driver loses control on slushy US 31, car flips over.

January 27, 2020

Driver loses control on slushy US 31, car flips over. #OceanaCounty GRANT TOWNSHIP — A 44-year-old New Era man received minor injuries Friday, Jan. 24, shortly before 4:30 p.m. when the 2000 Subaru Legacy he was driving “spun out of control” on northbound US 31 and overturned into a ditch, according to an Oceana County Sheriff’s Office accident report. “He…

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