Courts

Home invasion tops 51st Circuit Court sentencings.

March 9, 2018

Home invasion tops 51st Circuit Court sentencings. #MasonCountyCrime By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. LUDINGTON — The following were sentenced recently in 51st Circuit Court: – Tyrone Gardner, 55, of 502 3rd St., Ludington, was found guilty Jan. 2 of first-degree home invasion, possession of burglar’s tools and fourth-offense habitual offender and was sentenced Feb. 27 to concurrent prison terms of 12…

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Dearborn Heights man arraigned for accosting children.

March 9, 2018

Dearborn Heights man arraigned for accosting children. #MasonCountyCrime By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. LUDINGTON — The following were arraigned recently in 79th District Court: Felonies – Dylan Matthew Singer, 25, of 24627 Lehigh St., Dearborn Heights, was arrested by the Michigan State Police (MSP) for felonies of computers/Internet – communicating with another to commit a crime, accosting children for immoral purposes…

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Man sentenced to jail for choking ex-wife’s male friend.

March 6, 2018

Man sentenced to jail for choking ex-wife’s male friend. #MasonCountyCrime By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. LUDINGTON — A 27-year-old Sheridan Township man was sentenced to serve six months up front of a one-year discretionary jail term in 51st Circuit Court Tuesday, March 6, for a conviction of assault with intent to do great bodily harm less than murder/strangulation. Marvin Lee Brault…

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Homeless man to serve a year in jail for stealing phone charger from library; drug possession. 

March 6, 2018

Homeless man to serve a year in jail for stealing phone charger from library; drug possession.  #MasonCountyCrime. By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. LUDINGTON — A 34-year-old homeless man was sentenced to one year in jail for convictions of larceny in a building, marijuana possession and fourth-offense habitual offender in 51st Circuit Court Tuesday, March 6. Fremont Kerricks pleaded guilty to the…

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Felony drunk driving arrests top arraignments.

March 1, 2018

Felony drunk driving arrests top arraignments. #MasonCountyCrime By Allison Scarbrough. Editor. LUDINGTON — The following were arraigned recently in 79th District Court: Felonies Tanya Joy Kinnen, 40, of 10604 Quark Rd., Van Buren Township, Michigan, was arrested Feb. 24 by the Mason County Sheriff’s Office for felonies of third-offense operating while intoxicated (OWI) and resisting/obstructing police and misdemeanors of second-offense…

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