News

Suspect charged for assault on corrections officer

November 22, 2013
Suspect charged for assault on corrections officer

LUDINGTON — Eric Michael Klopp of Muskegon was arraigned Thursday in Mason County’s 79th District Court for assaulting a corrections officer. The incident occurred about 1 a.m. Thursday when Klopp allegedly resisted correction deputies during booking at the Mason County Jail, resulting in a knee injury to Dep. Ed Rasmussen. Rasmussen was treated and released from Spectrum Health Ludington Hospital.…

Read more »

Sheriff’s report from Nov. 21, 2013

November 22, 2013

The following is the activity report from the Mason County Sheriff’s Office for Thursday, Nov. 21, 2013: – 2:41 a.m.: Assist to EMS, 6400 block West Linden Street, Hamlin Township. – 3:25 p.m.: Malicious destruction of property, 2200 block of West Treml Road, Free Soil Township. – 5:45 p.m.: Car/deer crash, no injuries, Custer and Decker roads, Custer Township. –…

Read more »

Willard pleads guilty to raping child

November 21, 2013
Willard pleads guilty to raping child

Editor’s Note: The following story discusses a trial involving criminal sexual conduct against a child. As a policy, we do not post names of the victim of sexual crimes nor will we post the names of family members. This story may contain graphic elements that some readers are not comfortable with. If you are not comfortable with such subject matter…

Read more »

Sheriff’s report from Nov. 20, 2013

November 21, 2013

The following is the activity of the Mason County Sheriff’s Office from Nov. 20, 2013: 6:32 a.m.: Car/deer crash, no injuries, U.S. 10 west of U.S. 31, Amber Township. 11:30 a.m.: Found property, Meijer Store, U.S. 10-31, Amber Township. 3:54 p.m.: Retail fraud arrest, Wal-Mart, U.S. 10, Pere Marquette Township; 35-year-old Hart female charged with retail fraud. Subject is lodged…

Read more »

Prosecutor: Willard lured 9-year-old victim

November 20, 2013
Prosecutor: Willard lured 9-year-old victim

By Rob Alway. Editor-in-Chief. Editor’s note: The following story is about a rape trial involving a 9-year-old victim and a 19-year-old defendant. The information in this story may be graphic. Mason County Press does not identify the victims of sexual crimes, especially children. We further will not identify family members involved in this case. We will identify the geographical area,…

Read more »