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Defense moves for dismissal of charges in vehicular homicide case 

April 10, 2024

By Allison Scarbrough, News Editor LUDINGTON — The defense attorney representing a 59-year-old Grand Rapids man accused of running over his wife with a car and killing her made a motion in Mason County’s 51st Circuit Court Tuesday, April 9, to dismiss the charges. “I ask the court to grant the motion and dismiss the charges,” said defense attorney Horia…

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Gravel reported stolen

April 10, 2024

The police news is a presentation of Smith & Eddy Insurance, serving west Michigan since 1902, smith-eddy.com. MEADE TOWNSHIP — The Mason County Road Commission reported the alleged theft of gravel from a cul-de-sac in the 9000 block of North Budzynski Road Monday, April 8, shortly after 11 a.m., said Mason County Sheriff Kim Cole. The following is other recent…

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Delivery/manufacture of ‘extremely large amount of methamphetamine’ yields prison term

April 9, 2024

LUDINGTON — A 32-year-old man was sentenced to three and a half to 40 years in prison for a conviction of delivery/manufacture of methamphetamine/ecstasy in Mason County’s 51st Circuit Court Tuesday, April 9. Dalton Joseph Verboam pleaded guilty to the charge Feb. 13. “This was an extremely large amount of methamphetamine,” said Mason County Assistant Prosecutor Beth Hand. Defense attorney…

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Case against man accused of assault with intent to murder deputy heads to trial

April 9, 2024

By Allison Scarbrough, News Editor LUDINGTON — The 46-year-old Scottville man accused of nearly pushing a Mason County sheriff’s deputy into a passing logging semi truck and trying to disarm him last January appeared in Mason County’s 51st Circuit Court Tuesday, April 9, for a pretrial. Joshuea Michael Boger faces nine criminal charges, along with a third-offense habitual offender notice.…

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LPD handles warrant arrests

April 9, 2024

The police news is a presentation of Smith & Eddy Insurance, serving west Michigan since 1902, smith-eddy.com. The following is activity of the Ludington Police Department Monday, April 8, 2024: 7:34 p.m., a 56-year-old Ludington man was arrested on a failure to appear warrant issued by the 79th District Court, 400 block First Street, City of Ludington. He was lodged…

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