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Judge advises defendant to get drug problem under control.

October 31, 2017
Judge advises defendant to get drug problem under control.

Judge advises defendant to get drug problem under control. #MasonCountyCrime By Allison Scarbrough. Editor. LUDINGTON — A 29-year-old Pentwater woman received a grim warning from 51st Circuit Court Judge Susan K. Sniegowski during sentencing Tuesday, Oct. 31. Nicole Lynn Kaiser, of 5086 Wayne Ave., pleaded guilty to tampering with an electronic monitoring device and third-offense habitual offender last month. Kaiser…

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Home invasion, third-offense OUIL top recent arraignments.

October 25, 2017

Home invasion, third-offense OUIL top recent arraignments. #MasonCountyCrime. By Alan Neushwander, Contributing Writer. LUDINGTON — The following were recently arraigned in Mason County’s 79th District Court: Felonies -Tyrone Gardner, 55, of 502 Third St., Apt. B, Ludington, was arrested October 21 by the Ludington Police Department (LPD) on felony charges of first-degree home invasion, possession of burglary tools, and two…

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79th District Court sentencings and dismissals, posted Oct. 25, 2017.

October 25, 2017

79th District Court sentencings and dismissals, posted Oct. 25, 2017. #MasonCountyCrime. By Alan Neushwander, Contributing Writer. LUDINGTON — The following were recently sentenced in Mason County’s 79th District Court: -Zachary Robert Hubbard, 24, of 4626 S. Custer Rd., Eden Township, pleaded guilty October 17 to second-offense operating a vehicle while intoxicated (OWI) and was sentenced to 31 days in jail…

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Woman faces jail for selling 20 Xanax pills.

October 24, 2017

Woman faces jail for selling 20 Xanax pills. #MasonCountyCrime. By Allison Scarbrough. Editor. LUDINGTON — A 68-year-old Pere Marquette Township woman faces serving 90 days up front of a one-year discretionary jail term after pleading “no contest” in 51st Circuit Court to delivering a controlled substance. Linda Lou Hackert, of 143 N. Jebavy Dr., Apt. 14, admitted to Judge Susan…

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Ludington man sent to prison for probation violation.

October 24, 2017

Ludington man sent to prison for probation violation. #MasonCountyCourtNews By Allison Scarbrough. Editor. LUDINGTON — A 24-year-old Ludington man was sentenced to serve 18 months to five years in prison for probation violation in 51st Circuit Court Tuesday, Oct. 24. Curtis Jerome Johnson, of 608 E. Dowland St., received credit for 389 days served in jail. “You have repeatedly failed…

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