UNDATED (WHTC) – Two men have preliminary hearings in District Court today stemming from separate incidents.
Michael Roersma is accused of murdering his mother at her Coopersville home, with the body of 72-year-old Sharon Roersma found in the Grand River on September 29th. He claimed that she had accidently died when he opened a basement door and hit her. Prosecutors say that Michael Roersma had changed his story several times since the incident occurrred. He will go before Grand Haven District Court Judge Craig Bunce this morning.
Gustavo Olivares-Sanchez allegedly took beer at knifepoint from the Meijer store on Holland’s North Side on December 4th. The assault came after a store staffer confronted Olivares-Sanchez while he was attempting to walk away from the retailer. The Holland Township man was arrested at his home, and he may face federal prosecution as an undocumented immigrant. Olivares-Sanchez goes before Holland District Court Judge Susan Jonas this afternoon.
