Judge denies plea agreement recommendation. By Rob Alway. Editor-in-Chief. LUDINGTON — Tammi Spofford, mother of the man who killed Michigan State Police Trooper Paul Butterfield, will spend up to five years in prison for her role in the murder of Michigan State Police Trooper Paul Butterfield. Spofford was sentenced today by 51st Circuit Court Judge Richard Cooper. Cooper rejected a…
By Rob Alway. Editor-in-Chief. LUDINGTON — A Hesperia man who stole electronics from the Ludington Wal-Mart was sentenced to prison this afternoon. Matthew Allan Sharp, 28, of 136 N. Elm St., Hesperia, has a long criminal history, which includes four retail fraud (shoplifting) complaints, larceny, home invasion, felonious assautl, several drug and alcohol convictions and a pending child abuse/neglect case…
LUDINGTON — Tammi Spofford, the mother of the man who killed Michigan State Police Trooper Paul Butterfield, is scheduled to be sentenced in 51st Circuit Court this afternoon. On May 6, Spofford entered a plea of no contest to accessory after the fact. She is the mother of Eric John Knysz, the man who murdered Butterfield. Knysz was sentenced to…
SCOTTVILLE — Law enforcement officials are searching for a female suspect who allegedly robbed the Admiral gas station, 130 W. State St., early this morning. At 2:37 a.m. Mason County Sheriff’s deputies were dispatched to a robbery call at the gas station located at the corner of State St (U.S. 10) and Reinberg Ave. Sheriff Kim Cole said the gas…
By Rob Alway. Editor-in-Chief. SCOTTVILLE — The City of Scottville is addressing a concern from a resident/business owner regarding a blighted building. Bill Brooks, who owns Linda’s Baby and Resale Shop, along with his wife, Linda, has raised concerns about the building next to his business at 113 S. Blaine Street. The building, located between Brooks’ building and the railroad…
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