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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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Felony drug charges top arraignments.

January 20, 2017

Felony drug charges top arraignments. #MasonCountyNews #CourtNews By Alan Neushwander. Contributing Writer. LUDINGTON — The following were recently arraigned in 79th District Court: Felonies -Tiejuan Javaun Wade, 26, of 1645 Fifth St., Muskegon, was arrested Jan. 13 by the State, Sheriffs, Chiefs Enforcement Narcotics Team (SSCENT) on felony charges of delivering a controlled substance (two counts), bringing contraband to a…

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79th District Court sentencings.

January 20, 2017

79th District Court sentencings. #MasonCountyNews #CourtNews By Alan Neushwander. Contributing Writer. LUDINGTON — The following were recently sentenced in 79th District Court: -Joseph Michael Cook, 24, of 5180 W. Johnson Rd., Pere Marquette Township, pleaded guilty Jan. 10 to second-offense impaired driving and was sentenced to 58 days in jail with credit for 28 days served; one year discretionary jail…

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