LUDINGTON — A 48-year-old man was sentenced to prison in Mason County’s 51st Circuit Court Tuesday, Feb. 17, for three drug convictions. Randy Wayne Hammond, pleaded guilty Dec. 9, 2025 to possession of methamphetamine/ecstasy; possession of cocaine, heroin or another narcotic; possession of analogues; and second-offense habitual offender, according to court records. Hammond was sentenced Tuesday by Judge Susan K.…
LUDINGTON — The following were arraigned recently on felony charges in Mason County’s 79th District Court: – Gary Lee Herbert, 52, pleaded guilty Dec. 18, 2025 to failure to register as a sex offender and was sentenced Feb. 17, 2026 to seven months in jail with credit for 69 days served; two years probation; and $398 in fines and costs.…
LUDINGTON — The following were sentenced this week in Mason County’s 51st Circuit Court: – Daniel Joe Hoadley, 60, pleaded guilty Sept. 2, 2025 to third-offense operating while intoxicated and was sentenced Feb. 17, 2026 to 30 days in jail with credit for 12 days served; three years probation; and $1,108 in fines and costs. – Tiera Leigh Pierce, 45,…
The police news is a presentation of Smith & Eddy Insurance, serving west Michigan since 1902, smith-eddy.com. The following is activity of the Mason County Sheriff’s Office Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2026: 8:02 a.m., car/deer crash, no injury, Free Soil Road west of Tubbs Road, Free Soil Township. 9:17 a.m., two-vehicle hit-and-run crash, no injury, Main Street south of Broadway Avenue,…
LUDINGTON — A 21-year-old man was sentenced to prison in Mason County’s 51st Circuit Court Tuesday, Feb. 17, for two counts of first-degree criminal sexual conduct (CSC) and one count of child sexually abusive activity. Adelio Cuate-Hernandez pleaded guilty to the charges Dec. 16, 2025. Hernandez was sentenced Tuesday by Judge Susan K. Sniegowski to concurrent prison terms of 126…
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