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Arraignments, as of Nov. 20, 2013

November 22, 2013
Arraignments, as of Nov. 20, 2013

By Allison Scarbrough. MCP Correspondent. LUDINGTON – The following were arraigned this past week in front of the magistrate of the 79th District Court of Mason County:  Felonies –         Donald Thomas Miller, 25, of 607 E. Danaher St., Ludington, was arrested Nov. 18 by the Ludington Police Department (LPD) for a felony of interfering with an electronic communication device. A preliminary…

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Court sentences as of Nov. 20, 2013

November 22, 2013
Court sentences as of Nov. 20, 2013

By Allison Scarbrough. MCP Correspondent.  51st Circuit Court LUDINGTON – The following defendant was sentenced this past week in 51st Circuit Court: –         Michael William Kelly, 42, of 105 Gay St., Scottville, was found guilty Oct. 22 of carrying concealed weapon. He was sentenced Nov. 19 to 180 days in jail with credit for two days served; must serve three months up…

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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.…

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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. –…

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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…

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