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Probation violation yields prison term

April 23, 2024

51st Circuit Court sentencings, posted April 23, 2024 By Allison Scarbrough, News Editor LUDINGTON — The following were sentenced recently in Mason County’s 51st Circuit Court: – Christopher Lee Merriman, 44, was found guilty of probation violation and was sentenced April 16, 2024 to 46 months to 20 years in prison with credit for 649 days served in jail and…

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Couple under investigation for Walmart ‘under ringing’

April 22, 2024

The police news is a presentation of Smith & Eddy Insurance, serving west Michigan since 1902, smith-eddy.com. PERE MARQUETTE TOWNSHIP — An investigation by the Mason County Sheriff’s Office is underway regarding allegations of multiple incidents of “under-ringing” of merchandise at Walmart by a male suspect and a female suspect, according to Mason County Sheriff Kim Cole. “Under ringing” typically…

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Jury finds man guilty of 1st-degree CSC

April 19, 2024

LUDINGTON — Bradley Curtis Drake, 27, faces a 25-year mandatory minimum prison term for a conviction of first-degree criminal sexual conduct (CSC) — victim under age 13 — after a jury rendered a guilty verdict Thursday, April 18, in Mason County’s 51st Circuit Court. Drake is lodged in the Mason County Jail without bond. Sentencing is scheduled for May 28 at…

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Man arrested for aggravated domestic assault

April 19, 2024

The police news is a presentation of Smith & Eddy Insurance, serving west Michigan since 1902, smith-eddy.com. LUDINGTON — A 31-year-old Ludington man was arrested by Ludington police for aggravated domestic assault in the 200 block of South James Street Thursday, April 18, around 1 p.m. He was lodged in the Mason County Jail. Other Ludington Police Department activity Thursday,…

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Warrant arrests top police activity

April 18, 2024

The police news is a presentation of Smith & Eddy Insurance, serving west Michigan since 1902, smith-eddy.com. The following is recent police activity in Mason County: Tuesday, April 16, 2024: 11:59 p.,m., (Ludington Police Department), a 51-year-old Ludington man was arrested for trespassing and a bond violation following an incident in the 600 block West Ludington Avenue, City of Ludington.…

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