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Man convicted of CSC avoids jail due to state sentencing reform bill

April 27, 2021

Man convicted of CSC avoids jail due to state sentencing reform bill. By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. LUDINGTON — A 60-year-old Ludington man was sentenced to five years probation for a conviction of fourth-degree criminal sexual conduct (CSC) in 51st Circuit Court Tuesday, April 27. Jack James Johnson, of 494 S. Pere Marquette Hwy., avoided a jail term for the high-court…

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Police news, April 27, 2021.

April 27, 2021

Police news, April 27, 2021. The police news is a presentation of Lenz-Balder Insurance, offering Nationwide Insurance, 201 E. Court St., Ludington, 231-845-6279, www.lenzbalderins.com. The following is Mason County Sheriff’s Office activity Monday, April 26, 2021: 8:45 a.m., car/deer crash, no injury, US 31 freeway north of Conrad Road, Amber Township. 2:23 p.m., alarm activation, Pere Marquette Township. 10:16 p.m.,…

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Man arrested for domestic assault in Walmart parking lot.

April 26, 2021

Man arrested for domestic assault in Walmart parking lot. PERE MARQUETTE TOWNSHIP — A 28-year-old Scottville man was arrested for domestic assault following several 911 calls reporting a male allegedly assaulting a female in the Walmart parking lot Friday, April 23, shortly before 7:30 p.m., said Mason County Sheriff Kim Cole.   “The man was arrested and lodged in the Mason…

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Turkey crashes through windshield, injuring woman and child.

April 26, 2021

Turkey crashes through windshield, injuring woman and child. AMBER TOWNSHIP — A 42-year-old South Haven woman and a 5-year-old South Haven child received minor injuries after a turkey flew into the windshield of the vehicle they were traveling in, shattering the windshield and causing cuts to both of them Friday, April 23, shortly after 6:30 p.m. on US 31 south…

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Alleged drunk driver arrested after going over 100 mph.

April 26, 2021

Alleged drunk driver arrested after going over 100 mph. SHERMAN TOWNSHIP — A 29-year-old Custer man was arrested by a Mason County sheriff’s deputy on charges of operating while intoxicated and reckless driving Sunday, April 25, shortly before 3 a.m. after the vehicle he was driving was witnessed by the deputy traveling over 100 mph on Sugar Grove Road, said…

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