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Pere Marquette Twp. man sentenced for controlled substance possession.

September 18, 2015
Pere Marquette Twp. man sentenced for controlled substance possession.

By Allison Scarbrough. Contributing Editor. LUDINGTON — The following was sentenced recently in 51st Circuit Court: – Wesley Donald Hackert, 29, of 5902 Pleasant Ridge, Pere Marquette Township, was found guilty Aug. 4 of controlled substance possession of narcotic or cocaine, less than 25 grams and fourth-offense habitual offender. He was sentenced Sept. 8 to one year in jail with credit…

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79th District Court sentencings

September 18, 2015

By Allison Scarbrough. Contributing Editor. LUDINGTON — The following were sentenced recently in 79th District Court: – Colby Lee Hamilton, 31, of 2300 N. 28th St., Sheridan Township, was found guilty Sept. 8 of assault and battery. He was sentenced to 63 days in jail with credit for 63 days served; 90 days discretionary jail for two years; and no…

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Ludington woman sent to prison for probation violation faces delivery of heroin causing death charge in Muskegon County

September 15, 2015
Ludington woman sent to prison for probation violation faces delivery of heroin causing death charge in Muskegon County

By Allison Scarbrough. Contributing Editor. LUDINGTON — A 27-year-old Ludington woman who was sentenced to a minimum of 18 months in prison for a probation violation conviction Tuesday, Sept. 15, in 51st Circuit Court is looking at serving a lengthier prison term for a charge of delivery of heroin causing death in Muskegon County. Shalyn Dawn Raney was sentenced to…

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Retail fraud yields prison term, possible boot camp

September 15, 2015
Retail fraud yields prison term, possible boot camp

By Allison Scarbrough. Contributing Editor. LUDINGTON — A 31-year-old Muskegon man was sentenced a minimum of 18 months in prison in 51st Circuit Court Tuesday, Sept. 15, for first-degree retail fraud, but he may be able serve his term in boot camp if the Michigan Department of Corrections allows it. Matthew Allen Bays was arrested last May by Michigan State…

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Sexually-abusive computer images of children add more time to inmate’s prison stay

September 15, 2015
Sexually-abusive computer images of children add more time to inmate’s prison stay

By Allison Scarbrough. Contributing Editor. LUDINGTON — A 30-year-old Ludington man currently lodged in the Pugsley Correctional Facility in Grand Traverse County was sentenced to two concurrent prison terms Tuesday, Sept. 15, in 51st Circuit Court for convictions of child sexually abusive material and using a computer to commit a crime. Aaron Michael Reamer was sentenced to 16 months to…

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