911 call reporting drug overdose leads to warrant arrest

911 call reporting drug overdose leads to warrant arrest

SHERIDAN TOWNSHIP — A 43-year-old Ludington man was arrested following a 911 call reporting an alleged drug overdose in the 2400 block of 21st Street Thursday, May 18, shortly after 12:30 a.m., according to Mason County Sheriff Kim Cole.

“As deputies arrived, they observed a vehicle attempting to leave the driveway,” said Cole. “Deputies were advised the vehicle was involved in the reported overdose, and a traffic stop was initiated. The driver was found to have a valid failure to appear warrant out of Mason County and was lodged in the Mason County Jail.”

The following is other recent activity of the Mason County Sheriff’s Office:

Wednesday, May 17, 2023:

• 11:30 a.m., car/deer crash, no injury, US 31 south of Decker Road, Custer Township.
• 12:58 pm., a 38-year-old Fountain man was arrested on an outstanding misdemeanor warrant for an animal cruelty charge, 2300 block of North 34th Street, Sheridan Township.
• 4:42 p.m., a 28-year-old Ludington woman was arrested for domestic violence following a 911 call reporting an assault, 6600 block of Linden Street, Hamlin Township.
• 6:29 p.m., two-vehicle crash, minor injury, US 10 west of Wildwood Crossing, Amber Township.

Thursday, May 18, 2023:

• 6:04 a.m., car/deer crash, no injury, US 10 west of Reek Road, Custer Township.

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