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Stolen tractor found stuck in ditch.

December 7, 2016

Stolen tractor found stuck in ditch. #MasonCountyNews #PoliceNews SHERIDAN TOWNSHIP — Mason County sheriff deputies recovered a stolen farm tractor that was stuck in the ditch Tuesday, Dec. 6, at 5:24 p.m. on Budzynski Road south of Fountain Road. “The investigation revealed the tractor had been stolen and crashed into the ditch some time the previous evening,” said Mason County…

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Scottville man sent to jail for assault.

December 7, 2016

Scottville man sent to jail for assault. #MasonCountyNews #CourtNews By Allison Scarbrough. Editor. LUDINGTON — A 24-year-old Scottville man was sentenced to serve 120 days up front of a one-year discretionary jail term in 51st Circuit Court Tuesday, Dec. 6, for a conviction of felonious assault. Cory Robert Hernandez, of 120 W. Main St., was arrested last August by the…

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Ludington man sent to prison for CSC.

December 6, 2016

Ludington man sent to prison for CSC. #MasonCountyNews #MasonCountyCourtNews By Allison Scarbrough. Editor. LUDINGTON — A 22-year-old Ludington man was sentenced Tuesday, Dec. 6, in 51st Circuit Court to three-and-a-half to 16 and a half years in prison for a conviction of attempted third-degree criminal sexual conduct (CSC). Scott Samuel-Ray MacArthur, of 713 East Filer St., pleaded guilty last October…

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‘Drug dealer’ sentenced to 10-30 years for heroin death.

December 6, 2016

‘Drug dealer’ sentenced to 10-30 years for heroin death. #MasonCountyNews #CourtNews By Allison Scarbrough. Editor. LUDINGTON — A 25-year-old Muskegon man currently lodged in prison on drug convictions received a 10-30 prison term Tuesday, Dec. 6, in 51st Circuit Court for a conviction of heroin delivery causing death. Jacob James Walton, 25, of Muskegon, “has been involved in the drug…

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Man, 74, sent to prison for amphetamine delivery.

December 6, 2016

Man, 74, sent to prison for amphetamine delivery. #MasonCountyNews #CourtNews By Allison Scarbrough. Editor. LUDINGTON — A 74-year-old Victory Township man was sentenced to one-and-a-half to 14 years in prison Tuesday, Dec. 6, in 51st Circuit Court for second-offense delivery/manufacture of amphetamine. Albert Charles Padgett, of 3671 N. Stiles Rd., wept as he told Judge Susan K. Sniegowski that he…

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