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79th District Court sentencings and dismissals, posted Dec. 11, 2020.

December 11, 2020

79th District Court sentencings and dismissals, posted Dec. 11, 2020. By Alan Neushwander, staff writer. LUDINGTON — The following were recently sentenced in Mason County’s 79th District Court: -Bernard Joe Bovee, Jr., 47, of 1380 Victory Corner Rd., Amber Township, pleaded no contest Dec. 8 to fourth degree child abuse and was sentenced to 36 days in jail with credit…

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Homeless man sentenced to year in jail for attempted third-degree CSC.

December 8, 2020

Homeless man sentenced to year in jail for attempted third-degree CSC. By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. LUDINGTON — A 25-year-old homeless man was sentenced to one year in jail in 51st Circuit Court Tuesday, Dec. 8, for a conviction of attempted third-degree criminal sexual conduct (CSC). Ricky Todd Wilson received credit for 398 days served in jail, so he has already…

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Homeless man sentenced to jail for threatening to blow up Walmart.

December 8, 2020

Homeless man sentenced to jail for threatening to blow up Walmart. By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. LUDINGTON — A 56-year-old homeless man who threatened to blow up the Ludington-area Walmart in October of 2019 was sentenced to one year in jail in 51st Circuit Court Tuesday, Dec. 8. Richard William Kuehler pleaded guilty to attempted false report/threat of terrorism. Kuehler was…

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Dangerous weapons charges top recent arraignments.

December 5, 2020

Dangerous weapons charges top recent arraignments. By Alan Neushwander. Contributing Writer. LUDINGTON — The following were recently arraigned in Mason County’s 79th District Court: Felonies -Andrew Joseph Falbe, 36, of 2124 Lakeshore Dr., Twin Lake, was arrested Sept. 6 by Michigan State Police (MSP) on a felony charge of dangerous weapons miscellaneous. Probable cause hearing: Dec. 16 at 1:15 p.m.…

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Scottville man charged with 3 counts of rape.

December 3, 2020

Scottville man charged with 3 counts of rape. #MasonCountyCrime. SCOTTVILLE — A Scottville man has been arrested by Scottville Police Department and charged with three counts of rape. Tommy Bruce Lemire, 61, of 125 W. Broadway Ave., was arrested Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2020. He was arraigned in Mason County’s 79th District Court on two counts of criminal sexual conduct first…

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