Courts

Holland man testifies he kicked state police car, cracking windshield.

October 1, 2019

Holland man testifies he kicked state police car, cracking windshield. #MasonCountyCrime By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. LUDINGTON – A 25-year-old Holland, Michigan man pleaded “no contest” Tuesday, Oct. 1, in 51st Circuit Court to charges of malicious destruction of a police car, resisting and obstructing police and operating while intoxicated. Elias Blair Spence, of 1180 Matt Urban Dr., faced two other…

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Muskegon man sent to prison for felonious assault.

October 1, 2019

Muskegon man sent to prison for felonious assault. #MasonCountyCrime By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. LUDINGTON – A 41-year-old Muskegon man was sentenced to concurrent prison terms of two to eight years for felonious assault and one and a half to four years for assaulting/resisting/obstructing police Tuesday, Oct. 1, in 51st Circuit Court. Michael Lawrence Wright, of 1103 Englewood Ave., was on…

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Felony assault tops recent arraignments, posted Sept. 27, 2019.

September 27, 2019

Felony assault tops recent arraignments, posted Sept. 27, 2019. #MasonCountyCourts. The following were recently arraigned in Mason County’s 79th District Court: Felonies -Bernard Joe Bovee, 46, of 6590 E. Beech St., Sheridan Township, was arrested Sept. 16 by the Mason County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) on felony charges of assault with intent to do great bodily harm less than murder, domestic…

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79th District Court sentencings and dismissals, posted Sept. 27, 2019.

September 27, 2019

79th District Court sentencings and dismissals, posted Sept. 27, 2019. #MasonCountyCourts LUDINGTON — The following were recently sentenced in Mason County’s 79th District Court: -Garth Allen Lemere, Jr., 20, of 112 S. Reinberg Ave., Scottville, pleaded guilty Sept. 17 to larceny between $200 to $1,000 and was sentenced to 90 days in jail; one year discretionary jail for one year;…

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Driver in power pole crash arraigned.

September 25, 2019

Driver in power pole crash arraigned. #MasonCountyNews. By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. LUDINGTON — Raymond Joseph Utz-Harrington, 30, of 1559 N. Benson Road, Branch Township (also listed as 5877 N. Beaune Road, Hamlin Township), was arraigned Tuesday, Sept. 24, in 79th District Court, on the felony charge of carrying a concealed weapon, and misdemeanor charges of operating a vehicle while intoxicated…

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