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By Allison Scarbrough, News Editor
LUDINGTON — A 31-year-old man was sentenced to a concurrent term of 14-40 years in prison for a conviction of delivery/manufacture of methamphetamine in Mason County’s 51st Circuit Court Tuesday, Aug. 4, according to court records.
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Travis William Malone pleaded guilty to the charge and fourth-offense habitual offender right before a jury trial in his case was set to begin, June 15.
Malone is currently incarcerated in the Oaks Correctional Facility in Manistee for conspiracy to commit armed robbery and several other convictions, according to Michigan Depart of Corrections records.
Malone was sentenced to prison last April for convictions of conspiracy to commit armed robbery, conspiracy to commit second-degree home invasion, methamphetamine/ecstasy possession, felony firearm and third-offense habitual offender.
He pleaded no contest to those crimes Dec. 5, 2025. He was sentenced by Judge Susan K. Sniegowski to the following concurrent prison terms:
- 132 months (11 years) to 40 years;
- 132 months to 30 years;
- 129 months to 30 years;
- 34 months to 20 years;
- 24 months
Malone has a long history of criminal activity. He received two concurrent sentences of five to 15 years in prison in 2013 for arson. The then 18-year-old Ludington resident also received two to five years in prison for unlawfully driving away a vehicle.
Malone, along with Marshall Jennings Brault, who was 20 years old at the time, burned down an abandoned house on North William Street on Oct. 17, 2012, along with a garage at 407 N. Robert St.
The two were also involved with stealing a truck and breaking and entering in the Wishing Well convenience store in Pentwater.
In September of 2012, he was sentenced to breaking and entering of Journey alternative high school on US 10-31 in Amber Township. He was on probation when he committed the crimes and received a sentence to 14 months to 10 years for six counts of probation violation.
Malone also served a 14-month to 10-year sentence ordered in Oceana County’s 27th Circuit Court in connection to the Wishing Well breaking and entering.
In May of 2015, Judge Sniegowski ordered that Malone, who won a $15,000 excessive force lawsuit against the City of Ludington, use part of his settlement to pay restitution for his crimes.
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