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Delivery/manufacture of ‘extremely large amount of methamphetamine’ yields prison term

April 9, 2024

LUDINGTON — A 32-year-old man was sentenced to three and a half to 40 years in prison for a conviction of delivery/manufacture of methamphetamine/ecstasy in Mason County’s 51st Circuit Court Tuesday, April 9. Dalton Joseph Verboam pleaded guilty to the charge Feb. 13. “This was an extremely large amount of methamphetamine,” said Mason County Assistant Prosecutor Beth Hand. Defense attorney…

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Case against man accused of assault with intent to murder deputy heads to trial

April 9, 2024

By Allison Scarbrough, News Editor LUDINGTON — The 46-year-old Scottville man accused of nearly pushing a Mason County sheriff’s deputy into a passing logging semi truck and trying to disarm him last January appeared in Mason County’s 51st Circuit Court Tuesday, April 9, for a pretrial. Joshuea Michael Boger faces nine criminal charges, along with a third-offense habitual offender notice.…

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79th District Court arraignments, posted March 29, 2024

March 29, 2024

By Alan Neushwander, Contributing Writer LUDINGTON — The following were recently arraigned in Mason County’s 79th District Court: Felonies -Emily Elizabeth Edgington, 20; possession of a controlled substance (narcotic/cocaine) and third-degree retail fraud; arrested Jan. 17 by Michigan State Police; arraigned March 27; preliminary exam: April 24; bail: $10,000/10 percent. -Tanya Renee Oleniczak, 48; uttering and publishing, using a computer…

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51st Circuit Court sentencings, posted March 25, 2024

March 25, 2024

LUDINGTON — The following were sentenced recently in Mason County’s 51st Circuit Court: – Fremont Kerricks, 40, pleaded guilty Jan. 16 to methamphetamine possession and was sentenced March 19 to one year in jail with credit for one day served; three years probation; and $598 in fines and costs. – Luke Thomas Murawski (age not listed), pleaded guilty Jan. 16…

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79th District Court arraignments, posted March 21, 2024

March 21, 2024

By Alan Neushwander, Contributing Writer LUDINGTON — The following were recently arraigned in Mason County’s 79th District Court: Felonies -Geoffrey Allen George, 40; using a computer to commit a crime and accosting a child for immoral purposes; arrested March 5 by Ludington Police Department; arraigned March 15; preliminary hearing: April 3; bail: $50,000 cash. -Zachery Ryan Wicinski, 29; assault with…

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