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Man with extensive criminal history arrested for home invasion, assault.

June 7, 2018

Man with extensive criminal history arrested for home invasion, assault. LUDINGTON — A 26-year-old former Ludington man was arrested June 4 by Ludington Police Department on a charge relating to a home invasion and assault that allegedly took place last October. Austin Marten Billings of Ann Arbor, was extradited to Mason County from Washenaw County after he was arrested there…

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Man could face 4 years imprisonment for threatening girlfriend while driving.

June 6, 2018

Man could face 4 years imprisonment for threatening girlfriend while driving. #MasonCountyCrime. LUDINGTON — Travis Robert Ewing, 30, of 403 N. Rowe St., could face up to four years in prison for allegedly threatening to cut his girlfriend’s throat with a knife while she was driving Monday, June 4. Ewing was arrested by the Mason County Sheriff’s Office after the…

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Amber Twp. man sentenced to jail for exposing himself to 6-year-old child.

June 5, 2018

Amber Twp. man sentenced to jail for exposing himself to 6-year-old child. #MasonCountyCrime. LUDINGTON — Gavin Ray Routh, 23, of 525 W. LaSalle Road, Amber Township was sentenced Tuesday in 51st Circuit Court to one year in jail and five years probation on the charges of accosting a child for immoral purposes. Routh appeared in court wearing a plain white…

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Repeat offender pleads guilty to strangulation, faces a year in jail.

June 5, 2018

Repeat offender pleads guilty to strangulation, faces a year in jail. #MasonCountyCrime. LUDINGTON — Adam Lee Passarelli, 39, no address listed, pleaded guilty today in 51st Circuit Court on the charges of assault with intent to do great bodily harm by strangulation, habitual offender fourth offense. He agreed to a plea agreement with the Mason County Prosecutor’s Office to serve…

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Hart woman sentenced to up to 20 years for breaking into local businesses.

June 5, 2018

Hart woman sentenced to up to 20 years for breaking into local businesses. #MasonCountyCrime. By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. LUDINGTON — A 22-year-old Hart woman will face the next 2.5 to 20 years in prison for breaking and entering and stealing from several local businesses. Candice Lee Fennel, appeared in 51st Circuit Court today where she was sentenced for the crimes…

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