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79th District Court arraignments, published April 10, 2026

April 10, 2026

LUDINGTON — The following were recently arraigned on felony charges in Mason County’s 79th District Court: Arthur Frederick Bennett, 63, two counts of first-degree criminal sexual conduct (CSC) — victim under 13 years old — in one file and three counts of third-degree CSC — victim under 13 years old —  in a second file. Offense dates: Jan. 1, 2020…

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Contractor faces more fraud charges

April 9, 2026

LUDINGTON — A 53-year-old man who already faces felony charges in two criminal files in Mason County’s 79th District Court in connection to alleged building contractor fraud‎ was recently charged with two more felony counts in a third file. Scot Eric Latimer, owner of Pere Marquette Builders, LLC, 913 S. Washington Ave., is now charged with the following offenses in…

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Man sent to prison for assaulting ex-girlfriend

April 8, 2026

By Allison Scarbrough, News Editor LUDINGTON — A 44-year-old man was sentenced to a minimum of 18 months to a maximum of 30 years in prison in Mason County’s 51st Circuit Court Tuesday, April 7, for a conviction of assault with intent to commit great bodily harm less than murder and fourth-offense habitual offender. Earnest Milton III pleaded no contest…

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51st Circuit Court sentences, published on April 8, 2026

April 8, 2026

LUDINGTON — The following were sentenced this week in Mason County’s 51st Circuit Court: Richard Lee Frisbie, 25, pleaded guilty, April 7, to third-offense domestic violence and methamphetamine possession and was sentenced to a minimum of 18 months to a maximum of 20 years in prison and $266 in fines and costs. One count of assault with intent to commit…

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Former MCC softball coach charged with sex crimes

March 31, 2026

By Allison Scarbrough, News Editor LUDINGTON — Former Mason County Central varsity softball coach Jonathan Isaac Blake, 55, has been charged in Mason County’s 79th District Court with three high-court misdemeanors of fourth-degree criminal sexual conduct — force or coercion — and one misdemeanor count of assault and battery. Blake was charged with the crimes following an investigation by the…

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