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79th District Court sentencings, posted Feb. 3, 2017.

February 3, 2017

79th District Court sentencings. #MasonCountyNews #CourtNews By Alan Neushwander. Contributing Writer. LUDINGTON — The following were recently sentenced in 79th District Court: – Benjamin Thomas Sanchez, III, 21, of 4698 S. M-37, Baldwin, pleaded guilty Jan. 24 to operating while impaired by a controlled substance and was sentenced to two days in jail with credit for two days served; 93…

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Threating to kill/injure person, resisting arrest, identity theft among arraignments.

January 27, 2017

Threating to kill/injure person, resisting arrest, identity theft among arraignments. #MasonCountyCourts By Alan Neushwander.  Contributing Writer. The following were recently arraigned in 79th District Court: Felonies – Mark Edward Dekle, 29, of 8327 W. Hollyhock Ave., Baldwin, was arrested Jan. 15, 2017 by Michigan State Police (MSP) on felony charges of attempted home invasion, interfering with an electronic communications device,…

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79th District Court sentencings, Jan. 27, 2017.

January 27, 2017

79th District Court sentencings, Jan. 27, 2017.  #MasonCountyCourts. By Alan Neushwander.  Contributing Writer. LUDINGTON — The following were recently sentenced in 79th District Court at the Mason County Courthouse. -William Todd Virta, 46, of 1310 Oak Dr., Manistee, pleaded guilty Jan. 10 to impaired driving and was sentenced to 32 days in jail with credit for two days served; 93…

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Accused kidnapper held on $500,000 bond.

January 25, 2017

Accused kidnapper held on $500,000 bond. #MasonCountyNews By Allison Scarbrough. Editor. LUDINGTON — Mark Alan Saporita-Fargo, 47, who allegedly kidnapped his 2-year-old daughter Monday, Jan. 23, was arraigned Tuesday evening in 79th District Court on felony charges of conspiracy to commit unlawful imprisonment and absconding bond. Saporita-Fargo is being held in the Mason County Jail on a $500,000 cash bond.…

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Drunk, drugged driving arrests among police activity.

January 23, 2017

Drunk, drugged driving arrests among police activity. #MasonCountyNews #PoliceNews The following is police activity over the weekend, Jan. 20-22, 2017: Friday, Jan. 20, 2017: – 7:56 a.m., (Mason County Sheriff’s Office), car/deer crash, no injuries, Fountain Road east of Stephens Road, Sherman Township. – 11:59 a.m., (MCSO), larceny of Social Security card and birth certificate, 7000 block of North Dennis…

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