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Former judge’s comments prompt AG to request Wadel be dismissed from Baby Kate case.

October 5, 2016

Former judge’s comments prompt AG to request Wadel be dismissed from Baby Kate case.  #BabyKate By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. LUDINGTON — The Michigan Attorney General’s office, which is prosecuting the murder case against Sean Michael Phillips in Mason County’s 51st Circuit Court, has asked that Judge Peter Wadel step down from the case. On Wednesday afternoon, Michigan First Attorney General…

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PM Township man pleads guilty to attempted uttering, publishing.

October 4, 2016
PM Township man pleads guilty to attempted uttering, publishing.

#MasonCountyNews #MasonCountyCourtNews PM Township man pleads guilty to attempted uttering, publishing. By Allison Scarbrough. Editor. LUDINGTON — A 32-year-old Pere Marquette Township man pleaded guilty in 51st Circuit Court Tuesday, Oct. 3, to two counts of attempted uttering and publishing. Jason L. Carr, of 1485 Betty Ave., faces serving three months up front of a one-year discretionary jail term in…

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Ludington man faces prison for CSC.

October 4, 2016
Ludington man faces prison for CSC.

#MasonCountyNews #MasonCountyCourtNews Ludington man faces prison for CSC. By Allison Scarbrough. Editor. LUDINGTON — Scott Samuel-Ray MacArthur, 21, of 713 East Filer St., Ludington, faces three-and-a-half years to 200 months in prison after pleading guilty in 51st Circuit Court Tuesday, Oct. 4, to attempted third-degree criminal sexual conduct (CSC). MacArthur was arrested last April by the Ludington Police Department for…

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Ludington man sent to prison for home invasion.

October 4, 2016
Ludington man sent to prison for home invasion.

#MasonCountyNews #MasonCountyCourtNews Ludington man sent to prison for home invasion. By Allison Scarbrough. Editor. LUDINGTON — A 26-year-old Ludington man was sentenced Tuesday, Oct. 4, in 51st Circuit Court to two to 45 years in prison for a conviction of third-degree home invasion despite his emotional pleas to Judge Susan K. Sniegowski for a jail term. Mykel Dalton Horsley, of…

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Ludington man sent to jail for uttering, publishing.

October 4, 2016
Ludington man sent to jail for uttering, publishing.

#MasonCountyNews #MasonCountyCourtNews Ludington man sent to jail for uttering, publishing. By Allison Scarbrough. Editor. LUDINGTON — James Phillip Biggin III, 30, of Ludington was sentenced in 51st Circuit Court Tuesday, Oct. 4, to serve 10 months up front of a one-year discretionary jail term for a conviction of uttering and publishing. Biggin pleaded guilty Tuesday to a charge of second-degree…

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