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51st Circuit Court sentencings, posted Jan. 15, 2024

January 15, 2024

51st Circuit Court sentencings, posted Jan. 15, 2024 LUDINGTON — The following were sentenced recently in Mason County’s 51st Circuit Court: – Rayke Leonard Johnson, 37, was found guilty by a jury Oct. 12, 2023 of a misdemeanor of assault and battery and was sentenced Jan. 9, 2024 to three days in jail with credit for three days served; one…

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Grant Township builder faces multiple fraud charges

January 12, 2024

Grant Township builder faces multiple fraud charges By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief LUDINGTON — A Grant Township builder is facing two felony counts of fraudulent use of building contract funds by a contractor. Daniel James Siefka, 33, who owns Legacy Building Group, LLC of 62 W. Freeman Road, was arraigned Wednesday, Jan. 10, in 79th District Court on offenses that date…

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Iowa man ordered to pay over $30,000 in back child support 

January 12, 2024

Iowa man ordered to pay over $30,000 in back child support  By Allison Scarbrough, Editor LUDINGTON — A 43-year-old Iowa man was ordered to pay $30,255 in child support during a sentencing hearing in Mason County’s 51st Circuit Court Tuesday, Jan. 9. Odell Eugene Martin pleaded guilty to a felony of failure to pay child support, Nov. 14. Martin was…

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Drug dealer sent to prison after selling to an undercover officer

January 12, 2024

Drug dealer sent to prison after selling to an undercover officer LUDINGTON — A 27-year-old Ferrysburg man convicted of multiple counts of drug delivery was sentenced to prison in Mason County’s 51st Circuit Court Tuesday, Jan. 9. Trenten Thomas Armstrong pleaded guilty Nov. 7 to two counts of delivery/manufacture of cocaine/heroin or another narcotic, felony firearm and delivery/manufacture of a…

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79th District Court arraignments, posted Jan. 11, 2024

January 11, 2024

79th District Court arraignments, posted Jan. 11, 2024 By Alan Neushwander, Contributing Writer The following were recently arraigned in Mason County’s 79th District Court: Felonies -Nicole Diane Peterson, 39; embezzlement by an agent of trustee $1,000 to $20,000; date of offense: September 10, 2022; arrested by Mason County Sheriff’s Office; arraigned Jan. 5; probable cause hearing: Jan. 17; bail: $5,000…

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