Courts

Man pleads guilty in drunk driving injury case 

August 22, 2024

By Allison Scarbrough, News Editor LUDINGTON — A 27-year-old man pleaded guilty to felonious assault and second-offense operating while intoxicated in Mason County’s 51st Circuit Court Tuesday, Aug. 20, for crashing into another vehicle while driving drunk Dec. 31, 2022 on Hoague Road in Grant Township. The original charge of operating while intoxicated causing serious injury will be dismissed against…

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Man sent to prison for multiple drug convictions

August 20, 2024

Ricky Lee Hendrickson has 23 prior misdemeanors and four prior felony convictions.  By Allison Scarbrough, News Editor LUDINGTON — A 55-year-old man was sentenced to four concurrent prison terms in Mason County’s 51st Circuit Court Tuesday, Aug. 20, for felony convictions of analogues possession, methamphetamine/ecstasy possession (two counts) and bringing contraband into the jail. Ricky Lee Hendrickson pleaded guilty to…

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Man sentenced to prison for gross indecency for assault at hotel

August 20, 2024

By Allison Scarbrough, News Editor HART — A 41-year-old Holland man was sentenced to 13 months to five years in prison in Oceana County’s 51st Circuit Court Monday, Aug. 19, for a conviction of gross indecency between a male and female. Christopher Matthew Kubacki pleaded “no contest” to the charge, July 15. Kubacki committed gross indecency involving a 10-year-old girl…

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79th District Court arraignments, posted Aug. 16, 2024

August 16, 2024

By Alan Neushwander, Contributing Writer The following were recently arraigned in Mason County’s 79th District Court: Felonies -Nesean Reynal Walker, 25; three counts of delivery/manufacturing a controlled substance (methamphetamine); arrested July 1 by Michigan State Police; arraigned Aug. 14; preliminary hearing: Sept. 4; bail: $250,000 cash. -David James Monroe, 61; delivery of a controlled substance causing death; arrested May 21…

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

August 15, 2024

By Allison Scarbrough, News Editor LUDINGTON — The following were sentenced recently in Mason County’s 51st Circuit Court: – Jeremy Michael Huber, 47, pleaded guilty April 30, 2024 to two counts of delivery/manufacture of methamphetamine and one count of methamphetamine possession and was sentenced July 23, 2024 to two to 20 years in prison with credit for four days served…

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