Fountain man faces 8-40 years in prison for break-ins. #MasonCountyNews #CourtNews By Allison Scarbrough. Editor LUDINGTON — A 38-year-old Fountain man faces eight to 40 years in prison after pleading “no contest” in 51st Circuit Court Tuesday, Feb. 14, to two counts of breaking and entering with intent and fourth-offense habitual offender. Louis John Metheny Jr., of 823 N. Benson…
Hit-and-run driver turns herself in. #MasonCountyNews #PoliceNews RIVERTON TOWNSHIP — The female driver involved in a hit-and-run crash Tuesday, Feb. 14, at 10:27 p.m. on Washington Road, east of Morton Road, has contacted the Hart post of the Michigan State Police, according to Sgt. Charles Hockanson. “She called this morning, and a trooper will be talking to her,” Hockanson said.…
Missing Oceana man’s truck found in Summit Township. #MasonCountyNews #PoliceNews By Allison Scarbrough. Editor. SUMMIT TOWNSHIP — Ryan Richard Walsworth’s 2012 Ford F150 pickup truck was located Tuesday, Feb. 14, at 1:45 p.m. on Montgomery Boulevard near Bass Lake, said Oceana County Sheriff Craig Mast. The sheriff’s office, along with a US Coast Guard helicopter, a private plane, the Mason…
Hamlin man sentenced for accosting child. #MasonCountyNews #MasonCountyCourtNews. By Allison Scarbrough. Editor. LUDINGTON — A 46-year-old Hamlin Township man convicted of accosting a child for immoral purposes was sentenced to serve nine months up front of a one-year discretionary jail term in 51st Circuit Court Tuesday, Feb. 14. Scott Earl Odekirk, 46, of 3550 Stearns Dr., pleaded “no contest” to…
‘Romeo and Juliet’ law spares 17-year-old from registering as sex offender. #MasonCountyNews #CourtNews By Allison Scarbrough. Editor. LUDINGTON — A local 17-year-old was spared from having to register as a sex offender due to his age and the victim’s age in a criminal sexual conduct (CSC) case. Isaiah Samuel Pena, of 5784 W. Johnson Rd., Pere Marquette Township, was sentenced…
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