Deputies, prosecutor, medics receive honors from sheriff. #MasonCountyHeroes By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. LUDINGTON — Mason County Sheriff Kim Cole and Undersheriff Jody Hartley honored several men and women during Tuesday night’s monthly meeting of the Mason County Board of Commissioners at the Mason County Courthouse. Three people were honored for their role in investigating and prosecuting the disappearance and murder…
Branch man charged with 6 CSC counts to undergo mental exam. #MasonCountyNews #CourtNews By Allison Scarbrough. Editor. LUDINGTON — A 20-year-old Branch man charged with three counts of first-degree criminal sexual conduct (CSC) and three counts of second-degree CSC will undergo a mental competency exam requested by his attorney. Jordan Daniel Bates, of 1946 S. Shepperd Rd., appeared in 51st…
Men accused of Fountain Lumber break-in reject plea deals. #MasonCountyNews #CourtNews By Allison Scarbrough. Editor SHERMAN TOWNSHIP — The two Fountain men facing multiple felonies in connection to break-ins last August at the Fountain Lumber Company and a pole barn on East Mavis Road rejected the plea deals that were offered by the Mason County Prosecutor’s Office Tuesday, Dec. 13,…
Ludington man pleads ‘no contest’ to 4th-degree CSC. #MasonCountyNews #CourtNews By Allison Scarbrough. Editor. LUDINGTON — A 25-year-old Ludington man pleaded “no contest” Tuesday, Dec. 13, in 51st Circuit Court to a high-court misdemeanor of fourth-degree criminal sexual conduct (CSC). Michael Frank Battice, of 905 S. Madison Ave., was set to go to trial Wednesday, Dec. 14, facing two felony…
Judge rules that trucker face misdemeanor. By Allison Scarbrough. Editor. #OceanaCountyNews #CourtNews HART — The 26-year-old Amber Township trucker who rear-ended a family of five and another motorist, critically injuring a 4-year-old boy July 5 on southbound US 31 near the New Era exit, will face a misdemeanor charge. Judge H. Kevin Drake of 78th District Court ruled Monday, Dec. 12,…
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