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#MasonCountyNews #BabyKate Jury deliberates in Baby Kate trial. By Allison Scarbrough. Editor. LUDINGTON — The 12-member jury in Sean Phillips’ trial must unanimously decide if he is guilty of second-degree murder or involuntary manslaughter in the 2011 disappearance of his 4-month-old daughter, Katherine Phillips, “Baby Kate.” The jury heard closing arguments by the prosecution and defense Wednesday morning, Oct. 12,…
#MasonCountyNews #PoliceNews Fountain man arrested on warrants. BRANCH TOWNSHIP — A 23-year-old Fountain man was arrested by Mason County Sheriff’s deputies on two outstanding warrants Tuesday, Oct. 11, at 6:38 p.m. in the 7000 block of East Martin Road. The warrants were for probation violation in Manistee County and for charges of failure to appear and failure to pay fines and costs…
Phillips acquitted of 1st-degree murder, jury to consider 2nd-degree. #MasonCountyNews #BabyKate By Allison Scarbrough and Rob Alway. LUDINGTON – Judge Peter Wadel acquitted Sean Phillips of first-degree murder charges in the Baby Kate case Tuesday, Oct. 11, in 51st Circuit Court. Wadel, however, will allow the jury to consider second-degree murder charges against Phillips. Second-degree murder does not include premeditation murder…
#MasonCountyNews #PoliceNews Drunk driving arrests, crashes among weekend police activity. The following is police activity over the weekend: Friday, Oct. 7, 2016: 7:11 a.m., (Mason County Sheriff’s Office), car/deer crash, no injuries, Quarterline and Gurney roads, Grant Township. 12:51 p.m., (MCSO), two-vehicle crash, no injuries, State and Main streets, Village of Custer. 5:40 p.m., (MCSO), car/deer crash, no injuries, Chauvez Road…
#MasonCountyNews #PoliceNews Copper wire stolen. BRANCH TOWNSHIP — The Mason County Sheriff’s Office reported a theft of approximately 150 feet of copper wire from Wolverine Power at Decker and Tyndall roads, Thursday, Oct. 6, at 1:45 p.m. Other police activity Thursday includes: 1:19 a.m., (MCSO), a 37-year-old Muskegon Heights man was arrested for probation violation following a 911 call reporting…
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