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Sheriff’s office busy with crashes over the holiday weekend.

September 6, 2016
Sheriff’s office busy with crashes over the holiday weekend.

#MasonCountyNews #MasonCountySheriff’sOffice The following is recent activity of the Mason County Sheriff’s Office: Friday, Sept. 2, 2016: 1:48 a.m., a 36-year-old Ludington woman was arrested for second-offense operating while intoxicated (OWI) following a traffic stop, US 10-31 and Dennis Road, Amber Township. 12:05 p.m., larceny of a wood splitter, 7900 block of E. Riverside Drive, Meade Township. 3:44 p.m., a…

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Fishing dispute turns violent.

September 2, 2016
Fishing dispute turns violent.

#MasonCountyNews #MasonCountyPoliceNews CUSTER TOWNSHIP — A 41-year-old Baldwin man was arrested by Mason County sheriff’s deputies early Thursday morning, Sept. 1, at Indian River Bridge on South Reed Road shortly after midnight for allegedly pushing another man into the Pere Marquette River; punching him; and attempting to hold his head underwater, according to Mason County Sheriff Kim Cole. “The incident…

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Strangulation, larceny among arraignments.

September 2, 2016
Strangulation, larceny among arraignments.

#MasonCountyNews       #MasonCountyCourtNews By Alan Neushwander. Contributing Writer. LUDINGTON — The following were recently arraigned in 79th District Court: Felonies -Ramon Munoz, 32, 204 E. Foster St., Ludington, was arrested August 21 by the Ludington Police Department (LPD) on felony charges of assault by strangulation and domestic violence. Preliminary hearing: September 7 at 11:15 a.m. Bail: $7,500/10 percent.…

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79th District Court sentencings.

September 2, 2016
79th District Court sentencings.

#MasonCountyNews      #MasonCountyCourtNews By Alan Neushwander. Contributing Writer. LUDINGTON– The following were recently sentenced in 79th District Court: -Patti Sue Schwandt, 44, 8250 E. Johnson Rd., Branch Township, pleaded no contest to assault and battery on August 23 and was sentenced to 17 days in jail with credit for 17 days already served, 93 days discretionary jail for one…

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Facts warrant a consequence,’ says prosecutor regarding trucker’s criminal case.

September 1, 2016
Facts warrant a consequence,’ says prosecutor regarding trucker’s criminal case.

#OceanaCountyNews #US31Crash By Allison Scarbrough. Editor. HART — “We believe the facts warrant a consequence,” said Oceana County Prosecutor Joseph Bizon after a 25-year-old Ludington trucker was charged with a misdemeanor for rear-ending a family of five and another motorist on US 31 near Stony Lake Road last July. Jonathon William Ashley has been arrested and charged with “violation of…

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