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79th District Court arraignments.

October 13, 2016
79th District Court arraignments.

#MasonCountyNews #CourtNews 79th District Court arraignments. By Allison Scarbrough. Editor. LUDINGTON — The following were arraigned recently in 79th District Court: Misdemeanors – Joseph Michael Cook, 24, of 5180 W. Johnson Rd., Ludington; Oct. 9; Mason County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO); two counts of driver transporting open intoxicants. Pretrial: Dec. 5 at 9:45 a.m. Bail: $5,000/10 percent. – Thomas Leroy Rees,…

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No verdict yet in Baby Kate case.

October 12, 2016
No verdict yet in Baby Kate case.

#MasonCountyNews #BabyKate No verdict yet in Baby Kate case. By Allison Scarbrough. Editor. LUDINGTON — After more than four hours of deliberation, the 12-member jury in the Sean Phillips murder trial has not yet reached a verdict. It was announced at 5:20 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 12, that the jurors were sent home and will return to the Mason County Courthouse…

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Jury deliberates in Baby Kate trial.

October 12, 2016

#MasonCountyNews #BabyKate Jury deliberates in Baby Kate trial. By Allison Scarbrough. Editor. LUDINGTON — The 12-member jury in Sean Phillips’ trial must unanimously decide if he is guilty of second-degree murder or involuntary manslaughter in the 2011 disappearance of his 4-month-old daughter, Katherine Phillips, “Baby Kate.” The jury heard closing arguments by the prosecution and defense Wednesday morning, Oct. 12,…

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The People vs. Sean Michael Phillips.

October 12, 2016

The People vs. Sean Michael Phillips.  #BabyKate An op/ed by Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. Closing arguments have begun at the Mason County Courthouse in the 51st Circuit Court murder trial against Sean Michael Phillips, the 26-year-old Victory Township man who has been accused of murdering his 4-month-old daughter, Katherine Shelbie-Elizabeth Phillips, also known as Baby Kate, in June 2011. Phillips has been…

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Fountain man arrested on warrants.

October 12, 2016
Fountain man arrested on warrants.

#MasonCountyNews #PoliceNews Fountain man arrested on warrants. BRANCH TOWNSHIP — A 23-year-old Fountain man was arrested by Mason County Sheriff’s deputies on two outstanding warrants Tuesday, Oct. 11, at 6:38 p.m. in the 7000 block of East Martin Road. The warrants were for probation violation in Manistee County and for charges of failure to appear and failure to pay fines and costs…

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