Courts

Hart man sent prison for crime spree

June 25, 2014
Hart man sent prison for crime spree

HART – Daryl Eugene Essex, 32, of 5378 N. 88th Ave., Hart, was sentenced to two consecutive prison terms in 27th Circuit Court Monday for first-degree home invasion and felony firearms. Essex was arrested last March following multiple break-ins in Oceana and Mason counties. He was initially charged with 22 felonies, including breaking and entering, home invasion, larceny of firearms,…

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Murder accomplice, shoplifter, weapons violator among circuit court sentences

June 20, 2014
Murder accomplice, shoplifter, weapons violator among circuit court sentences

51st Circuit Court sentencings By Allison Scarbrough. Contributing Editor. By Allison Scarbrough. Contributing Editor.  LUDINGTON — The following were sentenced recently in 51st Circuit Court: – Tammi Lynne Spofford, 50, of 8124 8 Mile Rd., Irons, pleaded no contest May 6 to accessory after the fact. She was sentenced June 17 to a minimum of one year and six months…

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Arraignments include assault of police officer

June 20, 2014
Arraignments include assault of police officer

By Allison Scarbrough. Contributing Editor. LUDINGTON — The following were arraigned recently in front of the 79th District Court Magistrate: Felony – Patrick Allen Shira, 21, of 504 E. Danaher St., Ludington, was arrested June 16 by the Ludington Police Department (LPD) for a felony of assaulting/resisting/obstructing a police officer and two counts of domestic violence. A preliminary exam is…

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79th District Court sentencings

June 20, 2014
79th District Court sentencings

By Allison Scarbrough. Contributing Editor. LUDINGTON — The following were sentenced recently in 79th District Court: – John Vernon Griffin, 46, of 7157 Martin Rd., Fountain, was found guilty June 12 of disorderly person – urinating in public and sentenced to $285 in fines and costs. – Sky Angel Hobbs, 23, of 708 E. 5th St., Ludington, was found guilty…

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Gas station robbery suspect serving a previous sentence

June 20, 2014
Gas station robbery suspect serving a previous sentence

By Rob Alway. Editor-in-Chief.  LUDINGTON — The woman charged in this week’s robbery of the Scottville Admiral gas station is currently serving another jail sentence. See story on suspect’s arrest here.  On Jan. 28, 2014, Jaralee Chaloux Sobers, 30, of 412 Thornwild Dr., Apt. 2, Scottville, was found guilty in 79th District Court of the misdemeanor of second-degree retail fraud.…

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