Posts Tagged ‘ circuit court ’

Accused kidnapper’s accomplice pleads guilty to conspiracy.

March 7, 2017

Accused kidnapper’s accomplice pleads guilty to conspiracy. #MasonCountyNews #CourtNews By Allison Scarbrough. Editor. LUDINGTON — The 50-year-old accomplice of accused kidnapper Alan Saporita-Fargo pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit unlawful imprisonment in 51st Circuit Court Tuesday, March 7. Jeffrey Alan Miller testified before Judge Susan K. Sniegowski Tuesday that he served as Fargo’s driver when Fargo allegedly kidnapped his 2-year-old…

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Credit/debit card fraud, auto theft among arraignments.

March 3, 2017

Credit/debit card fraud, auto theft among arraignments. #MasonCountyCourtNews. By Alan Neushwander, Contributing Writer. The following were recently arraigned in 79th District Court: Felonies Trenton Joseph Espinola, 20, no address listed, was arrested Feb. 23 by the Ludington Police Department (LPD) on two counts of illegal possession of a financial transaction device (credit/debit card/bank account) and fourth-offense habitual offender.  Preliminary hearing: …

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Attorney argues motions in CSC case.

February 22, 2017

Branch man, 20, faces up to life in prison for CSC. #MasonCountyNews #CourtNews By Allison Scarbrough. Editor. LUDINGTON — The attorney representing a 20-year-old Branch man who faces up to life in prison for allegedly sexually assaulting a boy who was 10 and 11 years at the time of the incidents made three motions on behalf of his client in…

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Local man faces 7-40 years in prison for break-ins.

February 21, 2017

Local man faces 7-40 years in prison for break-ins. #MasonCountyNews #CourtNews By Allison Scarbrough. Editor LUDINGTON — A 26-year-old Sheridan Township man faces 7-40 years in prison after pleading guilty in 51st Circuit Court Tuesday, Feb. 21, to two counts of breaking and entering with intent and fourth-offense habitual offender in connection to break-ins last August at Fountain Lumber Company…

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Attempted strangulation leads to jail, alcohol monitoring.

February 21, 2017

Attempted strangulation leads to jail, alcohol monitoring. #MasonCountyNews       #CourtNews By Allison Scarbrough. Editor. LUDINGTON — A 32-year-old Ludington man was sentenced to serve 45 days up front of a one-year discretionary jail term for a conviction of attempted assault by strangulation Tuesday, Feb. 21, in 51st Circuit Court Ramon Munoz, of 204 E. Foster St., has already…

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