Circuit Court sentencings, posted Nov. 19, 2021. LUDINGTON — The following were sentenced recently in Mason County’s 51st Circuit Court: – Clinton Duane Franklin, 45, of 3589 E. Manales Rd., Sherman Township, was found guilty on Sept. 10, 2021 on the charge of possession of methamphetamine. One charge of habitual offender, second offense, was dropped per plea agreement. He was…
Convicted sex offender to receive no jail time for new CSC conviction. By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. LUDINGTON — A 41-year-old Muskegon man pleaded “no contest” to a high-court misdemeanor of fourth-degree criminal sexual conduct (CSC) in 51st Circuit Court Tuesday, Nov. 16. Terrence Antonio-Robert Murphy, who is currently registered as a sex offender, will receive no jail time for his…
Man receives delayed sentence for home invasion. LUDINGTON — A 61-year-old Midland man received a delayed sentence in 51st Circuit Court Tuesday, Nov. 16, for breaking into a home in 2019. Joseph Michael LeClair, formerly of Mason County, pleaded “no contest” to second-degree home invasion, Sept. 15. A felony charge of possession of analogues was dismissed. LeClair who was arrested…
79th District Court news, posted Nov. 12, 2021. By Alan Neushwander. Contributing Writer. LUDINGTON — The following criminal proceedings took place in Mason County’s 79th District Court: Felony Arraignment -James Warren Howe, 46, of 2544 E. Johnson Rd., Custer Township, was arrested Nov. 6 by the Mason County Sheriff’s Office on felony charges of possession of a controlled substance (methamphetamine/ecstasy),…
Gardenhire sentenced to up to 120 years in prison. MT. PLEASANT — Isiah Gary “Zeke” Gardenhire, 40, of 4173 S. Isabella Rd., Mt. Pleasant, the man who killed an Isabella County teenager and raped the girl’s mother, was sentenced to 75 to 120 years in prison recently in an Isabella County court. Gardenhire had pled no contest to second-degree murder…
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