Man arrested after allegedly attempting to run away from traffic stop

August 14, 2025

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PERE MARQUETTE TOWNSHIP — A 38-year-old Ludington man was arrested on a charge of assaulting/resisting/obstructing police after he allegedly attempted to run from a traffic stop in the 100 block of North Nelson Road Wednesday, Aug. 13, shortly after 2 a.m., according to Mason County Sheriff Kim Cole.

The suspect “failed to comply with a deputy during a traffic stop” and “attempted to flee the stop on foot,” said Sheriff Cole. He was lodged in the Mason County Jail

The following is other recent police activity in Mason County:

Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2025:

  • 6:21 a.m., (Mason County Sheriff’s Office), car/deer crash, no injury, Scottville Road north of Kinney Road, Eden Township.
  • 6:26 a.m., (MCSO), car/deer crash, no injury, Custer Road south of Chauvez Road, Eden Township.
  • 7:42 p.m., (Ludington Police Department), a 74-year-old Thompsonville man was cited for driving an unregistered vehicle following a traffic stop near Dowland and Madison streets, City of Ludington.

Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2025:

  • 1:37 p.m., (MCSO), a warrant is being requested for assaulting/resisting/obstructing police against a 33-year-old Fountain woman after she reportedly refused to exit her vehicle when requested by a deputy, US 10 and Meyers Road, Pere Marquette Township.
  • 2:59 p.m., (MCSO), larceny of items from a campsite, Forest Trail near LaSalle Road, Grant Township.

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