LUDINGTON — A three-day jury trial is scheduled for this week in Mason County’s 51st Circuit Court for a 44-year-old man charged with methamphetamine/ecstasy possession and fourth-offense habitual offender, according to court records. The jury trial for Shawn Ryan Boles is slated for Wednesday through Friday, Sept. 24-26. The charges arose from an Oct. 13, 2024 incident, court records state.…
LUDINGTON — A 62-year-old man who was scheduled for trial for multiple drug offenses changed his plea from not guilty to guilty last week. David James Monroe was charged in four separate cases by Mason County Prosecutor Beth Hand including delivery of fentanyl causing the death of 52-year-old William Willoughby of Ludington. Other offenses included two counts of possession of…
By Alan Neushwander, Contributing Writer LUDINGTON — The following were recently arraigned in Mason County’s 79th District Court: Felonies -Amilcar D. Bautista-Mendoza, 38; third-offense operating a vehicle while under the influence of liquor and second-offense driving while license suspended; arrested Sept. 14 by Mason County Sheriff’s Office; arraigned Sept. 16; preliminary hearing: Oct. 1; bail: $10,000 cash. -Traylen Wayne Baker,…
LUDINGTON — It took a jury less than a half an hour of deliberations in Mason County’s 51st Circuit Court Wednesday, Sept. 17, to find Timothy Charles Zeller, 42, guilty of methamphetamine possession, said Mason County Prosecuting Attorney Beth Hand. “On June 19, 2024, a Ludington police sergeant located Zeller at approximately 2:30 a.m. lying in the grassy area between…
By Allison Scarbrough, News Editor LUDINGTON — A 32-year-old Oceana County man who was sentenced to 20-80 years in prison in Mason County’s 51st Circuit Court, July 1, for the fentanyl death of his friend tacked on another five years to his prison time when he was sentenced for multiple other convictions Tuesday, Sept. 16. Travis Michael Gale was sentenced Tuesday…
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