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Embezzlement yields jail sentence.

February 16, 2016
Embezzlement yields jail sentence.

By Allison Scarbrough. Contributing Editor. LUDINGTON — A 40-year-old Hamlin Township man was sentenced Tuesday, Feb. 16, in 51st Circuit Court to serve six months up front of a nine-month discretionary sentence and pay restitution totaling $17,207 for a conviction of embezzlement $1,000-$20,000. Angelo Barrera Mendez, of 6509 W. Decker Rd., testified last December that he embezzled $17,207 from Grand…

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Habitual criminal sent to prison for weapons possession.

February 16, 2016
Habitual criminal sent to prison for weapons possession.

By Allison Scarbrough. Contributing Editor. LUDINGTON — A 35-year-old Fountain man was sentenced to three to 20 years in prison in 51st Circuit Court Tuesday, Feb. 16, for convictions of weapons – possession by a felon and fourth-offense habitual offender. Isaiah G. Gardenhire, 35, of 5114 N. Cleveland St., Fountain, was arrested last December by the Mason County Sheriff’s Office…

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Receiving, concealing leads to prison term.

February 16, 2016
Receiving, concealing leads to prison term.

By Allison Scarbrough. Contributing Editor. LUDINGTON — A 35-year-old Ludington woman who pleaded guilty last month in 51st Circuit Court to receiving and concealing stolen property more than $1,000/less than $20,000 and second-offense habitual offender was sentenced Tuesday, Feb. 16, to two to seven-and-a-half years in prison. Andrea Benet King, of 309 N. Washington Ave., testified last October that she…

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Ludington man sentenced to pay over $22,000 in child support.

February 16, 2016
Ludington man sentenced to pay over $22,000 in child support.

By Allison Scarbrough. Contributing Editor. LUDINGTON — A 38-year-old Ludington man who owes $22,559 in back child support was sentenced Tuesday, Feb. 16, in 51st Circuit Court to one year discretionary jail and ordered to pay $1,200 per month to the Mason County Friend of the Court Office. Daniel Lee Bothwell pleaded guilty to a felony of failure to pay…

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Former mayor appointed to Scottville commission.

February 15, 2016
Former mayor appointed to Scottville commission.

By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief.  SCOTTVILLE — Former mayor Leon Begue has been appointed to fill the vacant 1st ward commission seat during the city commission’s regular meeting Monday night. Begue served on city commission from 1991 to 2010, including serving as mayor from 2002 to 2010. Begue will begin serving as commissioner on March 7, 2016. He will be filling…

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