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79th District Court sentencings and dismissals, posted May 2, 2019.

May 2, 2019

79th District Court sentencings and dismissals, posted May 2, 2019. LUDINGTON — The following were recently sentenced in Mason County’s 79th District Court: -Cassandra Marie Flores, 21, of 116 E. Second St., Scottville, pleaded no contest Apr. 23 to assault and battery and was sentenced to 93 days in jail with credit for 22 days served. A second count of…

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Man pleads guilty to felonious assault.

April 30, 2019

#MasonCountyCrime Man pleads guilty to felonious assault. By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. LUDINGTON – A 33-year-old Logan Township man faces serving eights months up front of a one-year discretionary jail term after pleading guilty in 51st Circuit Court Tuesday, April 30, to felonious assault and second-offense domestic violence. David Roberts Ray Mercer, Jr., of 5125 E. Outlook Circle, wielded a pistol…

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Crashes top police activity.

April 30, 2019

Crashes top police activity. The following is police activity in Mason County Monday, April 29, 2019: 5:40 a.m., (Mason County Sheriff’s Office), two-vehicle crash, no injury, US 31 north of US 10, Amber Township. 1:29 p.m., (Michigan State Police), two-vehicle crash, no injuries, US 10 and Pere Marquette Highway, Pere Marquette Township. 7:29 p.m., (MCSO), two-vehicle crash, no injury, Brye…

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Manistee woman sentenced for writing bad checks

April 30, 2019

Manistee woman sentenced for writing bad checks #MasonCountyCrime By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. LUDINGTON –– A 30-year-old Manistee woman was sentenced to 90 days on a tether for a felony conviction of uttering and publishing Tuesday, April 30, in 51st Circuit Court. Amy Lynn Witkowski, of 276 1/2 11th St., pleaded guilty to the charge last March. Due to Witkowski’s “high-risk…

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Homeless man faces prison for false bomb threat at hospital.

April 29, 2019

Homeless man faces prison for false bomb threat at hospital. #MasonCountyCrime By Allison Scarbrough, Editor LUDINGTON – A 55-year-old homeless man who was arrested by the Ludington Police Department for allegedly making a false bomb threat in the emergency room admitting area of Spectrum Health Ludington Hospital has been arraigned in 79th District Court. Richard William Kuehler is charged with…

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