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District court felony arraignments, posted May 16, 2022. 

May 16, 2022

District court felony arraignments, posted May 16, 2022.  LUDINGTON — The following 79th District Court arraignments have been reported to MCP. Donald Catania; controlled substance delivery/manufacturing 5 to 45 kg; offense date, Sept. 5, 2020; arraigned May 6, 2022; probable cause hearing scheduled for May 18, 2022 at 1 p.m.  Daniel Ray Dunn; controlled substance – possession of methamphetamine/ecstacy; offense…

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Man with criminal history faces drug, weapons charges. 

May 12, 2022

Man with criminal history faces drug, weapons charges.  LUDINGTON — Travis John Gajewski, 30, of Grant Township was arraigned on May 8, 2022 on the charges of controlled substance delivery/manufacturing – methamphetamine, felony firearm, and possession of a loaded firearm in a vehicle.  Gajewski was arrested Tuesday, May 3, shortly after 2 a.m. following a traffic stop on US 10…

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Ludington man sentenced to prison for assault. 

May 10, 2022

Ludington man sentenced to prison for assault.  By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. LUDINGTON — A 32-year-old Ludington man was sentenced to a maximum of 20 years in prison today, Tuesday, May 10, in 51st Circuit Court.  On March 22, 2022, Brian Keith Blackburn admitted to assaulting a 35-year-old woman and a 13-year-old boy in the 400 block of South Harrison Street…

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Woman sentenced 1 year in jail on drug charges. 

May 10, 2022

Woman sentenced 1 year in jail on drug charges.  By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. LUDINGTON — Jaralee Chaloux Sobers, 38, of Hamlin Township, was sentenced to serve 12 months in jail, and three months probation on multiple drug charges in 51st Circuit Court Tuesay, May 10, 2022.  Sobers was convicted on three counts including controlled substances – possession of methamphetamine/ecstasy, controlled…

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Man receives jail, probation for stalking. 

May 10, 2022

Man receives jail, probation for stalking.  By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. LUDINGTON — Clinton Duane Franklin, 45, of Sherman Township, was sentenced to five years probation, along with 12 months in jail, serving 10 months up front — with credit for 190 days served — on the charge of aggravated stalking during proceedings in 51st Circuit Court Tuesday, May 10, 2022. …

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