Courts

Ludington man sentenced to jail for home invasion.

October 31, 2017

Ludington man sentenced to jail for home invasion. #MasonCountyCourtNews By Allison Scarbrough. Editor. LUDINGTON — A 22-year-old Ludington man was sentenced to serve four months up front of a one-year discretionary jail term, followed by three months on a tether, in 51st Circuit Court Tuesday, Oct. 31, for a felony conviction of second-degree home invasion. Marcus Moses Zamora, of 507…

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Police officer assault leads to jail.

October 31, 2017

Police officer assault leads to jail. #MasonCountyCrime. By Allison Scarbrough. Editor. LUDINGTON — A 46-year-old Amber Township man was sentenced to serve six months up front of a one-year discretionary term Tuesday, Oct. 31, in 51st Circuit Court for a conviction of two felony counts of assaulting/resisting/obstructing police. Rodney Aaron Lentz, of 100 Wildwood Crossing, pleaded guilty to the charges…

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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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