Courts

Homeless man faces jail for stealing phone charger, drug possession.

December 19, 2017
Homeless man faces jail for stealing phone charger, drug possession.

Homeless man faces jail for stealing phone charger, drug possession. #MasonCountyCrime By Allison Scarbrough. Editor. LUDINGTON — A 34-year-old homeless man faces serving one year in jail after pleading guilty to larceny in a building, marijuana possession and fourth-offense habitual offender in 51st Circuit Court Tuesday, Dec. 19. Fremont Kerricks, whose address is listed as “homeless” in his court file,…

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Ludington man arrested for criminal sexual conduct with minor.

December 13, 2017

Ludington man arrested for criminal sexual conduct with minor. Editor’s note: Mason County Press does not release the name of sex crime victims and will not tolerate the naming (or even the hint of the name) of victims on its social media pages.  #MasonCountyCrime. By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. LUDINGTON — A 38-year-old Ludington man has been arrested and charged with…

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79th District Court arraignments, posted Dec. 13, 2017.

December 13, 2017

79th District Court arraignments, posted Dec. 13, 2017. #MasonCountyCrime. By Alan Neushwander, Contributing Writer. The following were recently arraigned in Mason County’s 79th District Court: Misdemeanors -Adam Lee Passarelli, 28, of 5634 W. Johnson Rd., Pere Marquette Township; December 7; Mason County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO); breaking & entering and disorderly drunk person. Pretrial: January 29 at 1:45 p.m. Bail: $2,500…

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79th District Court sentencings, posted Dec. 13, 2017.

December 13, 2017

79th District Court sentencings, posted Dec. 13, 2017. #MasonCountyCrime. By Alan Neushwander, Contributing Writer. LUDINGTON — The following were recently sentenced in Mason County’s 79th District Court: -Steven Donald Makowicki, 52, of 504 E. Danaher St., Apt. 4, Ludington, pleaded guilty December 5 to operating a vehicle with a high blood alcohol content and was sentenced to 35 days in…

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Father believes drug dealer’s sentence too light following son’s death.

December 12, 2017

Father believes drug dealer’s sentence too light following son’s death. #MasonCountyCrime. By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. LUDINGTON — Greg Wilson is a father who has spent the last eight months grieving the death of his 32-year-old son, Gregory Blake Wilson, who died of a drug overdose on March 18, 2017. ​Much of Greg’s grief lingers because he believes justice has not…

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