Coatless man runs from police in frigid conditions. #MasonCountyCrime PERE MARQUETTE TOWNSHIP – A 20-year-old Ludington man was arrested by a Mason County sheriff’s deputy after fleeing on foot in single-digit temperatures while wearing a t-shirt Sunday, Jan. 20, shortly before 3 a.m. at Bryant and Sherman roads. “The deputy observed a man walking in the road wearing only a…
Court hears Open Meetings Act violation case against Ludington. By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. LUDINGTON — Are the deliberations of standing committees of the City of Ludington subject to the Open Meetings Act? This is a question that two Ludington citizens, Dianne Seelhoff and Tom Rotta, are trying to find out through a lawsuit against the city. A hearing to consider…
Man faces jail for writing bad check to car dealership. #MasonCountyCrime By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. LUDINGTON – A 31-year-old Pere Marquette Township man faces serving seven months up front of a one-year discretionary jail term after pleading guilty to false pretenses $1,000-$20,000 for writing a bad check to Urka Auto Center, 3736 W. US 10-31, Amber Township, to buy a…
Man pleads ‘no contest’ to attempted child abuse. #MasonCountyCrime By Allison Scarbrough, Editor LUDINGTON – A 29-year-old Victory Township man faces a one-year jail term after pleading “no contest” to attempted second-degree child abuse in 51st Circuit Court Thursday, Jan. 17. Daniel Aaron VanKampen, of 2985 N. Gordon Rd., was also facing a felony charge of second-degree criminal sexual conduct…
Felony assault tops recent arraignments The following were recently arraigned in Mason County’s 79th District Court: Felonies -Justin Gerald Gerbers, 19, of 124 W. Filer St., Ludington, was arrested Jan. 13 by the Ludington Police Department (LPD) on felony charges of assault with intent to do great bodily harm less than murder, domestic violence and malicious destruction of property over…
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