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Police news, posted Nov. 21, 2023

November 21, 2023

Police news, posted Nov. 21, 2023 The police news is a presentation of Smith & Eddy Insurance, serving west Michigan since 1902, smith-eddy.com. The following is Mason County Sheriff’s Office activity Monday, Nov. 20, 2023: 12:59 a.m., car/deer crash, no injury, US 31 freeway north of Chauvez Road, Pere Marquette Township. 7:04 a.m., car/deer crash, no injury, US 31 north…

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Man pleads guilty to stalking charges

November 15, 2023

Man pleads guilty to stalking charges LUDINGTON — A 30-year-old man pleaded guilty to a felony of aggravated stalking and a misdemeanor of stalking in Mason County’s 51st Circuit Court Tuesday, Nov. 14. Michael Allen Alexander, 30, is being prosecuted as a third-offense habitual offender. The charges arise from two separate criminal cases involving two different female victims. A second…

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Former lighthouse keepers association director pleads guilty to financial crimes

November 14, 2023

Former lighthouse keepers association director pleads guilty to financial crimes By Allison Scarbrough, Editor LUDINGTON — The former executive director of the Sable Points Lighthouse Keepers Association pleaded guilty in Mason County’s 51st Circuit Court Tuesday, Nov. 14, to felonies of larceny $1,000 or more and using a computer to commit a crime.  Manting, 67, was arrested by the Mason…

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Man pleads guilty to not paying nearly $30,000 in child support

November 14, 2023

Man pleads guilty to not paying nearly $30,000 in child support By Allison Scarbrough, Editor LUDINGTON — A 43-year-old man pleaded guilty in Mason County’s 51st Circuit Court to a felony of failure to pay child support Tuesday, Nov. 14. Odell Eugene Martin, who lives out of state, was extradited to Michigan to face the charge, said Michigan Assistant Attorney…

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Sentencing delayed in vulnerable adult embezzlement case 

November 14, 2023

Sentencing delayed in vulnerable adult embezzlement case  By Allison Scarbrough, Editor LUDINGTON – After hearing over an hour of attorneys’ arguments about scoring offense variables during a sentencing hearing for a 36-year-old Scottville woman convicted of embezzling from vulnerable adults, Judge Susan K. Sniegowski postponed the hearing in Mason County’s 51st Circuit Court Tuesday, Nov. 14. Jessica Michelle Englebrecht was…

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