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79th District Court arraignments, posted Feb. 3, 2024

February 3, 2024

79th District Court arraignments, posted Feb. 3, 2024 By Alan Neushwander, Contributing Writer LUDINGTON — The following were recently arraigned in Mason County’s 79th District Court: Felonies -Joshua Michael Boger, 46; assault with intent to murder, assault with intent to do great bodily harm less than murder, disarming a police officer, third-degree fleeing police in a vehicle, third offense operating…

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51st Circuit Court sentencings, posted Jan. 31, 2024

February 1, 2024

51st Circuit Court sentencings, posted Jan. 31, 2024 LUDINGTON  — The following were sentenced recently in Mason County’s 51st Circuit Court: – Anthony Nelson Cole, 52, pleaded guilty Dec. 12, 2023 to two counts of possession of a controlled substance possession — cocaine, heroin or another narcotic and was sentenced Jan. 30, 2024 to seven days in jail with credit…

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Trial set for man accused of stalking his probation officer

January 31, 2024

Trial set for man accused of stalking his probation officer By Allison Scarbrough, Editor LUDINGTON — The case against a 49-year-old man facing charges of aggravated stalking, using a computer to commit a crime and second-offense habitual offender for allegedly stalking a female probation agent is set for a bench trial, Feb. 14. Lance Craig Eichler appeared in Mason County’s…

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CSC case for man facing 25-year mandatory minimum heads to trial

January 31, 2024

CSC case for man facing 25-year mandatory minimum heads to trial By Allison Scarbrough, News Editor LUDINGTON — A 27-year-old man facing multiple criminal sexual conduct (CSC) charges in three separate criminal cases is scheduled for a jury trial April 17-19. Bradley Curtis Drake faces a 25-year mandatory minimum prison term for first-degree CSC — victim under age 13. The maximum…

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Woman sentenced to prison in vulnerable adult embezzlement case 

January 30, 2024

Woman sentenced to prison in vulnerable adult embezzlement case  By Allison Scarbrough, Editor LUDINGTON – A 36-year-old Scottville woman convicted of embezzling from vulnerable adults who are wards of the court was sentenced to serve a minimum of nearly three years in prison in Mason County’s 51st Circuit Court Tuesday, Jan. 30. Jessica Michelle Englebrecht was also ordered to pay…

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