79th District Court arraignments, published Dec. 20, 2024

By Alan Neushwander, Contributing Writer

LUDINGTON — The following were recently arraigned in Mason County’s 79^th District Court:

Felonies

Fenner

-Bryan Scott Fenner, 33; third-offense operating a vehicle while under the influence of liquor; arrested Dec. 17 by Michigan State Police; arraigned Dec. 18; preliminary hearing: Jan. 8; bail: $50,000 cash.

Misdemeanors

-Jody JoAnn Ruiter, 55; driving while license suspended; arrested Nov. 23 by Michigan State Police; arraigned Dec. 12; pretrial: Jan. 6; bail: $500 cash.

-Hailey Marie Smith, 20; false report of a misdemeanor; arrested Sept. 27 by Mason County Sheriff’s Office; arraigned Dec. 12; pretrial: Jan. 6; bail: $250 cash.

-Lidia Rocio Lopez-Gutierrez, 27, using an emergency telephone service for unauthorized purposes; arrested Oct. 24 by Ludington Police Department; arraigned Dec. 12; pretrial: Jan. 13; bail: $500 personal recognizance.

-April Marie Miller, 32; second offense operating a vehicle while intoxicated; arrested Nov. 20 by Ludington Police Department; arraigned Dec. 12; pretrial: Jan. 6; bail: $500 cash.

-Cecilia Duncan May, 20; domestic violence; arrested Dec. 1 by Ludington Police Department; arraigned Dec. 12; pretrial: Jan. 6; bail: $250 cash.

-Brennan James Ingle, 23; assault and battery and malicious destruction of personal property; arrested Dec. 7 by Michigan State Police; arraigned Dec. 12; pretrial: Jan. 13; bail: $250 cash.

-Nicky Shane Mitchell, 45; domestic violence; arrested Dec. 14 by Mason County Sheriff’s Office; arraigned Dec. 16; pretrial: Jan. 13; bail: $2,500 personal recognizance.

-Rudy Lee Walkley, 35; scrap tire violation; charged Nov. 22 by Mason County Sheriff’s Office; arraigned Dec. 12; pretrial: Jan. 6; bail: personal recognizance.

-Seth Edwin Bush, 40; allowing a dog to run loose; charged Nov. 15 by Mason County Sheriff’s Office; arraigned Dec. 12; pretrial: Jan. 6; bail: personal recognizance.

-Viola Lorraine Chapman, 63; refusal to obey a traffic order from a police officer; arrested Nov. 20 by Michigan State Police; arraigned Dec. 12; pleaded guilty.

-Antonia Kenyon Robertson, 49; transporting an open intoxicant in a motor vehicle and operating without security (no vehicle insurance); arrested Nov. 20 by Ludington Police Department; arraigned Dec. 12; pretrial: Jan. 13; bail: personal recognizance.

-Joseph Flaska, 55; operating without a license; arrested Nov. 16 by Ludington Police Department; arraigned Dec. 12; pretrial: Jan. 6; bail: personal recognizance.

-Eric Dale Cools, 47; operating without security (no vehicle insurance); arrested Nov. 25 by Ludington Police Department; arraigned Dec. 12; pretrial: Jan. 6; bail: personal recognizance.

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