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Sex offender sentenced for not registering.

April 2, 2019

Sex offender sentenced for not registering. #MasonCountyCrime By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. LUDINGTON – A 40-year-old Kalamazoo man was sentenced in 51st Circuit Court Tuesday, April 2, to time served in jail for a conviction of failure to register as a sex offender and a second-offense habitual offender notice. Dale Skyler Simerson, of 6522 Kingsville Dr., was sentenced to 61 days…

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Producing child sexually abusive material tops recent arraignments

March 28, 2019

Producing child sexually abusive material tops recent arraignments LUDINGTON — The following were recently arraigned in Mason County’s 79th District Court: Felonies -Robert Anthony Pierce, 21, of 210 N. Gaylord St., Ludington, was arraigned on felony charges of child sexually abusive commercial activity and using a computer to commit a crime. The charges stem from his arrest by the Ludington…

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79th District Court sentencings, posted March 28, 2019.

March 28, 2019

79th District Court sentencings, posted March 28, 2019. LUDINGTON — The following were recently sentenced in Mason County’s 79th District Court: -Sharlene Flores, 41, of 605 Kosciusko, Manistee, pleaded guilty Mar. 19 to operating a vehicle while intoxicated (OWI) and was sentenced to 33 days in jail with credit for three days served; 93 days discretionary jail for one year;…

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Stabbing suspect faces felony charges.

March 26, 2019

Stabbing suspect faces felony charges. #MasonCountyCrime LUDINGTON – The 57-year-old Free Soil man accused of repeatedly stabbing his 72-year-old brother and punching a Mason County sheriff’s deputy in the face over the weekend has been arraigned in 79th District Court on charges of felonious assault and resisting and opposing an officer. Gerald Francis Morong’s bond was set at $10,000 cash/surety,…

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Breaking into vehicle tops recent arraignments, March 22, 2019.

March 22, 2019

Breaking into vehicle tops recent arraignments, March 22, 2019. LUDINGTON — The following were recently arraigned in Mason County’s 79th District Court: Felonies -Jess Marie Larr, 18, of 506 E. Sixth St., Apt. 3, Ludington, was arrested Mar. 17 by the Ludington Police Department (LPD) on a felony charge of breaking and entering into a vehicle with damage to the…

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