Walhalla man arrested for axe-handle assault

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BRANCH TWP. — A 61-year-old Walhalla man was arrested by the Mason County Sheriff’s Office for felonious assault Friday, Sept. 25, at 10:14 a.m. in the 6100 block of East First Street after he allegedly struck another man with an axe handle.

Other weekend MCSO activity includes:

Friday, Sept. 25, 2015:

– 12:23 a.m., car/deer crash, no injuries, Stiles south of Victory, Victory Twp.

– 7:31 a.m., car/deer crash, no injuries, Angling and Fountain, Victory Twp.

– 12:10 p.m., two-vehicle rear-end crash, minor injuries, US-10 and Jackson, Pere Marquette Twp.

– 12:14 p.m., alarm activation, 9000 block of E. US-10, Branch Twp.

– 2:45 p.m., two-vehicle rear-end crash, minor injuries, US-10 and Meyers, Amber Twp.

– 3:53 p.m., a 34-year-old Ludington man was arrested for sex offender registration violation – failure to update/notify address, 2200 block of N. Lakeshore Drive, Hamlin Twp.

– 4:05 p.m., two-vehicle rear-end crash, no injuries, Stiles and Sugar Grove, Victory Twp.

Saturday, Sept. 26, 2015:

– 1:37 a.m., car/deer crash, no injuries, Free Soil and Taylor, Free Soil Twp.

– 3:50 a.m., car/deer crash, no injuries, Custer and Freeman, Free Soil Twp.

Sunday, Sept. 27, 2015:

– 10:45 a.m., car/turkey crash, Hansen and Meyers, PM Twp.