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Embezzlement yields jail sentence.

February 16, 2016
Embezzlement yields jail sentence.

By Allison Scarbrough. Contributing Editor. LUDINGTON — A 40-year-old Hamlin Township man was sentenced Tuesday, Feb. 16, in 51st Circuit Court to serve six months up front of a nine-month discretionary sentence and pay restitution totaling $17,207 for a conviction of embezzlement $1,000-$20,000. Angelo Barrera Mendez, of 6509 W. Decker Rd., testified last December that he embezzled $17,207 from Grand…

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Habitual criminal sent to prison for weapons possession.

February 16, 2016
Habitual criminal sent to prison for weapons possession.

By Allison Scarbrough. Contributing Editor. LUDINGTON — A 35-year-old Fountain man was sentenced to three to 20 years in prison in 51st Circuit Court Tuesday, Feb. 16, for convictions of weapons – possession by a felon and fourth-offense habitual offender. Isaiah G. Gardenhire, 35, of 5114 N. Cleveland St., Fountain, was arrested last December by the Mason County Sheriff’s Office…

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Receiving, concealing leads to prison term.

February 16, 2016
Receiving, concealing leads to prison term.

By Allison Scarbrough. Contributing Editor. LUDINGTON — A 35-year-old Ludington woman who pleaded guilty last month in 51st Circuit Court to receiving and concealing stolen property more than $1,000/less than $20,000 and second-offense habitual offender was sentenced Tuesday, Feb. 16, to two to seven-and-a-half years in prison. Andrea Benet King, of 309 N. Washington Ave., testified last October that she…

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Ludington man sentenced to pay over $22,000 in child support.

February 16, 2016
Ludington man sentenced to pay over $22,000 in child support.

By Allison Scarbrough. Contributing Editor. LUDINGTON — A 38-year-old Ludington man who owes $22,559 in back child support was sentenced Tuesday, Feb. 16, in 51st Circuit Court to one year discretionary jail and ordered to pay $1,200 per month to the Mason County Friend of the Court Office. Daniel Lee Bothwell pleaded guilty to a felony of failure to pay…

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Dangerous conditions cause several crashes.

February 15, 2016
Dangerous conditions cause several crashes.

Recent local law enforcement activity includes: Thursday, Feb. 11, 2016: – 6:35 a.m., (Mason County Sheriff’s Office), car/deer crash, S. Scottville Rd. and W. Conrad Rd., Custer Township. – 8:11 a.m., (Michigan State Police, Hart post), property damage crash, US-10 Hwy., Custer Township. – 10:37 a.m., (Ludington Police Department), criminal sexual conduct, E. Resseguie St., City of Ludington. – 5:50…

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