Judge orders woman’s arrest for bond violation

Judge orders woman’s arrest for bond violation

LUDINGTON — A 38-year-old Branch woman was arrested by a Mason County sheriff’s deputy at the Mason County Courthouse Wednesday, March 22, around 1:30 p.m. “after it was learned she was having contact with a co-defendant who was incarcerated in the Mason County Jail,” said Mason County Sheriff Kim Cole.

Judge John Middlebrook of the 79th District Court ordered the deputy at the courthouse to take the subject into custody, said Cole. She remains lodged in the Mason County Jail.

Other recent police activity in Mason County includes:

Wednesday, March 22, 2023:

• 6:44 a.m., (Mason County Sheriff’s Office), two-vehicle crash, no injury, US 31 north of LaSalle Road, Grant Township.
• 2:31 p.m., (MCSO), car/deer crash, no injury, First Street east of Dennis Road, Amber Township.

Thursday, March 23, 2023:

• Midnight, (Ludington Police Department), a 33-year-old Flint man was arrested in Hart by the Michigan State Police on an outstanding Mason County failure to appear warrant. The Ludington Police Department met MSP near Hart; took the man into custody; and lodged him in the Mason County Jail. The original charge was a 2013 marijuana possession charge.

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