Courts

Ludington man pleads to B&E, drug charges, faces 6 to 30 years.

November 12, 2014
Ludington man pleads to B&E, drug charges, faces 6 to 30 years.

By Rob Alway. Editor-in-Chief.  A Ludington man who broke into three Amber Township businesses and sold drugs out of his driveway, pleaded guilty to several felony counts in 51st Circuit Court Wednesday afternoon and faces 6 to 30 years in prison. Raymond Allen Anthony, 37, of 202 W. Fitch St., Ludington, was initially charged with five counts of breaking and…

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Two plead to drug possession charges.

November 12, 2014

By Rob Alway. Editor-in-Chief. LUDINGTON — Two men pleaded guilty on drug possession charges this afternoon in 51st Circuit Court. Austin Martin Billings, of 212 E. Melendy St., Apt. 3, was initially charged with two felony drug charges following a Sept. 19, 2014 arrest by Ludington Police Dept. Bryan Patrick Lund, 28, of 195 Monroe St., Apt. A, Manistee, was…

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Man pleads guilty to larceny of church.

November 12, 2014
Man pleads guilty to larceny of church.

By Rob Alway. Editor-in-Chief. LUDINGTON — A 17-year-old Ludington man pleaded guilty to larceny of a church today in 51st Circuit Court. Marek Juergen Witkowski, of 633 Brigham, Plainwell, was arrested Sept. 26 by Ludington Police Dept. for the felonies of safe breaking and larceny. Safe breaking is punishable by a maximum of life in prison while larceny of a…

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Scottville man charged on 3 counts of CSC.

November 11, 2014
Scottville man charged on 3 counts of CSC.

RIVERTON TWP. — On Friday, Nov. 7, deputies from Mason County Sheriff’s Office and officers from Scottville Police Dept. arrested Javier Guzman-Bererra, 41, in the 3900 block of West Chauvez Rd. Guzman-Bererra was wanted on an outstanding warrant for criminal sexual conduct second degree. He was arraigned over the weekend in 79th District Court on three counts of CSC second degree…

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79th District Court arraignments.

November 7, 2014
79th District Court arraignments.

By Allison Scarbrough. Contributing Editor. LUDINGTON — The following were arraigned recently in front of the 79th District Court Magistrate: – Christine Marie Stafford, 51, of 2846 E. Madison Ave., Hart, was arrested Nov. 2 by the Mason County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) for a misdemeanor of second-degree retail fraud. A pretrial is set for Nov. 17 at 1:30 p.m. Bail:…

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