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Jury finds man guilty of 1st-degree CSC

April 19, 2024

LUDINGTON — Bradley Curtis Drake, 27, faces a 25-year mandatory minimum prison term for a conviction of first-degree criminal sexual conduct (CSC) — victim under age 13 — after a jury rendered a guilty verdict Thursday, April 18, in Mason County’s 51st Circuit Court. Drake is lodged in the Mason County Jail without bond. Sentencing is scheduled for May 28 at…

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79th District Court arraignments, posted April 18, 2024

April 18, 2024

By Alan Neushwander, Contributing Writer LUDINGTON — The following were recently arraigned in Mason County’s 79th District Court: Felonies -Jesse Jacob Hill, 34; assault with intent to do great bodily harm less than murder and fourth offense habitual offender; arrested April 14 by Mason County Sheriff’s Office; arraigned April 15; preliminary hearing: May 1; bail: $100,000 cash. -James Robert Wicks,…

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Man arrested for strangulation assault of father

April 15, 2024

  The police news is a presentation of Smith & Eddy Insurance, serving west Michigan since 1902, smith-eddy.com. GRANT TOWNSHIP — A 34-year-old Free Soil man was arrested by Mason County sheriff’s deputies on a charge of assault by strangulation and for an outstanding warrant following a 911 call reporting an assault between a father and son Sunday, April 14,…

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79th District Court arraignments, posted April 13, 2024

April 13, 2024

By Alan Neushwander, Contributing Writer LUDINGTON — The following were recently arraigned in Mason County’s 79th District Court: Felonies -Danielle Renae Perow, 36; delivery/manufacturing a controlled substance (methamphetamine), delivery/manufacturing a controlled substance (narcotic/cocaine), and second offense habitual offender; arrested April 3 by Mason County Sheriff’s Office; arraigned April 4; preliminary hearing: April 24; bail: $10,000/10 percent. -Natasha Anne Gutierrez, 40;…

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51st Circuit Court sentencings, posted April 11, 2024

April 11, 2024

LUDINGTON — The following were sentenced this week in Mason County’s 51st Circuit Court: – Sebastian Aaron-James Cooper, 19, pleaded guilty Feb. 13 to assaulting/resisting/obstructing police and was sentenced April 9 to six months in jail with credit for 116 days served; two years probation; and $598 in fines and costs. Cooper was sentenced to a current term of 120…

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