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79th District Court arraignments, published Oct. 17, 2025

October 17, 2025

By Alan Neushwander, Contributing Writer LUDINGTON — The following were recently arraigned in Mason County’s 79th District Court: Felonies – George Osdell Teague, 39; assault with a dangerous weapon/felonious assault and domestic violence; arrested Oct. 7 by Ludington Police Department; arraigned Oct. 10; preliminary hearing: Oct. 29; bail: $50,000 cash. – Jesus Maria Chavez, 34; two counts of assaulting a…

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51st Circuit Court sentences, published Oct. 15, 2025

October 15, 2025

LUDINGTON — The following were sentenced this week in Mason County’s 51st Circuit Court: – Richard Paul Brown, 35, pleaded guilty Aug. 19 to assaulting/resisting/obstructing police and fourth-offense habitual offender and was sentenced Oct. 14 to 20 months to 15 years in prison with credit for 191 days served in jail and $198 in fines and costs. – Stephen James…

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Police news, published Oct. 15, 2025

October 15, 2025

The police news is a presentation of Smith & Eddy Insurance, serving west Michigan since 1902, smith-eddy.com.  The following is Mason County Sheriff’s Office activity Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2025: 1:37 a.m., a 20-year-old Ludington man was arrested for domestic assault following a 911 call reporting an assault, 5700 block of West Meisenheimer Road, Summit Township. He was lodged in the…

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Woman banned from Wesco allegedly steals bottle of liquor

October 14, 2025

The police news is a presentation of Smith & Eddy Insurance, serving west Michigan since 1902, smith-eddy.com.  SCOTTVILLE — A warrant is being sought for a 33-year-old Scottville woman “after she reportedly stole a bottle of liquor after she had previously been trespassed from the property” at the Wesco store on North Main Street Monday, Oct. 13, at 12:40 a.m.,…

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Man arrested for OWI after allegedly running over passenger who fell out of car

October 13, 2025

BRANCH TOWNSHIP — A 49-year-old Custer man was arrested for operating while intoxicated after allegedly running over a 62-year-old man’s leg Sunday night, Oct. 12, at Walhalla and Reid roads, according to Mason County Sheriff Kim Cole. “According to a witness, the driver was driving recklessly, and the passenger somehow fell out of the car and then the car ran…

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