LUDINGTON — A jury found a 37-year-old man guilty of fentanyl delivery on Friday, Dec. 13, following a two-day trial in Mason County’s 51st Circuit. Tracy John Straub was found guilty of two counts of delivery of less than 50 grams of fentanyl and one count of maintaining a drug house. The crimes occurred during a time frame of October…
The police news is a presentation of Smith & Eddy Insurance, serving west Michigan since 1902, smith-eddy.com. The following is recent Mason County Sheriff’s Office activity: Monday, Dec. 9, 2024: 5:27 a.m., car/deer crash, no injury, Jebavy Drive north of Johnson Road, Pere Marquette Township. 6:06 p.m., car/deer crash, no injury, Custer Road south of Powers Road, Custer Township. 9:39…
By Allison Scarbrough, News Editor LUDINGTON — A 28-year-old man serving a 25-year minimum prison term for first-degree criminal sexual conduct — victim under age 13 — faces additional child sex crime charges in Mason County’s 51st Circuit Court. Bradley Curtis Drake was sentenced by Judge Susan K. Sniegowski to a mandatory minimum prison term of 25 years to a…
By Allison Scarbrough, News Editor LUDINGTON — A 64-year-old man was sentenced to a minimum of nearly 42 years in prison in Mason County’s 51st Circuit Court Tuesday, Dec. 10, for the “brutal rape” of a woman in 2023. Duwayne Simpson was sentenced to 500 months (41 2/3 years) to 75 years for first-degree criminal sexual conduct (CSC); 290 months…
Arson, aggravated stalking charges pending By Allison Scarbrough, News Editor LUDINGTON — A 39-year-old man was sentenced in Mason County’s 51st Circuit Court Tuesday, Dec. 10, to 14 months to five years in prison for third-offense domestic violence. Brandon Joseph LeClair also received a concurrent term of one year and one day to two years in prison for interfering with…
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