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79th District Court arraignments, as of Oct. 2, 2013

October 4, 2013
79th District Court arraignments, as of Oct. 2, 2013

By Allison Scarbrough. MCP Correspondent.  Felonies –         Michael Wayne Hurst, 38, of 210 N. Gaylord Ave., Apt. 3, Ludington, was arrested Sept. 30 by the Ludington Police Department (LPD) for a felony of interfering with an electronic communication device. A preliminary exam is set for Oct. 9 at 11:15 a.m. Bail: $3,500/10 percent. Misdemeanors –         Melisa Kaye Myers, 27, of 11864 W. US-10, Branch,…

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79th District Court as of Oct. 2, 2013

October 4, 2013

By Allison Scarbrough. MCP Correspondent.  LUDINGTON – The following defendants were sentenced this past week in 79th District Court: –         Jeffrey Alan Miller, 47, of 3728 E. Beyer Rd., Fountain, was found guilty Sept. 24 of driving while license suspended (DWLS). He sentenced to 28 days in jail with credit for 28 days served; $760 in fines and costs; and one year…

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Phillips arraigned on murder charges

October 4, 2013
Phillips arraigned on murder charges

Sitting in the Mason County courtroom today, besides members of the press, were Ariel Courtland, mother of Baby Kate, and also Ludington Police Detective J.B. Wells, Mason County Sheriff Det. Mike Kenney and Mason County Prosecutor Paul Spaniola. Phillips is scheduled for a preliminary examination in 79th District Court on Wednesday, Oct. 16 at 11 a.m. The purpose of the…

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Baby Kate’s mother says she was not informed about murder charges

October 4, 2013
Baby Kate’s mother says she was not informed about murder charges

LUDINGTON — Ariel Courtland, mother of Katherine “Baby Kate” Phillips said she knew murder charges were inevitable against Sean Phillips, the father of the baby. But, she isn’t happy with the way the charges have gone down. Courtland, along with several family members, was at today’s press conference, where the Michigan Attorney General and the Mason County Prosecutor announced that…

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Attorney general’s office involved in Phillips murder case

October 4, 2013
Attorney general’s office involved in Phillips murder case

LUDINGTON — Attorney General Bill Schuette and Mason County Prosecutor Paul Spaniola today announced the joint filing of a murder charge against Sean Phillips, father of Katherine Phillips, the Ludington infant missing for two years and known as “Baby Kate” in the media. Sean Phillips, 23, of Victory Township, has been charged with one count of open murder. The criminal…

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