Courts

Manistee man faces 4 felony charges following threats at hotel

November 22, 2024

LUDINGTON — A 19-year-old Manistee man faces four felony charges after allegedly threatening guests at a Pere Marquette Township hotel early Wednesday morning. Jonald Wilson, Jr. was arraigned in Mason County’s 79th District Court on Wednesday and has formally been charged with assault with a dangerous weapon (felonious assault) and three counts of assaulting/resisting/obstructing a police officer. Shortly after midnight…

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Woman sentenced to prison for drug delivery

November 21, 2024

LUDINGTON — A 30-year-old woman was sentenced to 29 months to 40 years in prison for a three-count felony conviction of delivery/manufacture of cocaine, heroin or another narcotic in Mason County’s 51st Circuit Court Tuesday, Nov. 19. Mara Lynn Castro-Delgado pleaded “no contest” to the charges Oct. 8, according to court records. Charges of bringing contraband into jail/prison, possession of…

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51st Circuit Court sentencings, published Nov. 21, 2024

November 21, 2024

By Allison Scarbrough, News Editor LUDINGTON — The following were sentenced recently in Mason County’s 51st Circuit Court: – Tina Ann Rose, 44, pleaded “no contest” Sept. 24 to methamphetamine possession and was sentenced Nov. 12 to nine months in jail with credit for 98 days served; two years probation; and $598 in fines and costs. One count of controlled…

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Escaped inmate apprehended shortly after fleeing from deputy

November 20, 2024

By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief LUDINGTON — Law enforcement personnel quickly apprehended an escaped inmate today who ran from a corrections deputy as the 26-year-old man was being escorted to the Mason County Courthouse from the Mason County Jail. Mason County Sheriff Kim Cole said the inmate, who was wearing an orange jail outfit, handcuffed and “belly chained,” had been transported…

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Woman sent to prison for shoplifting

November 20, 2024

By Allison Scarbrough, News Editor LUDINGTON — A 48-year-old woman convicted of two counts of first-degree retail fraud was sentenced to 20 months to 10 years in prison Tuesday, Nov. 19, in Mason County’s 51st Circuit Court. Nicole Lynn Boles pleaded guilty to the felony charges, Oct. 8. Boles admitted to stealing merchandise from both the Ludington area Walmart and…

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