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79th District Court proceedings, posted Oct. 18, 2018.

October 18, 2018

79th District Court proceedings, posted Oct. 18, 2018. #MasonCountyCrime By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. LUDINGTON – The following proceedings recently occurred in Mason County’s 79th District Court: Sentencings – Corey Evan Carsten, 33, of 802 N. St. Paul St., Ludington, pleaded “no contest” Oct. 10 to prohibited use of chemical agents and was sentenced to 42 days in jail with credit…

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Idlewild woman faces jail for receiving, concealing stolen property.

October 16, 2018

Idlewild woman faces jail for receiving, concealing stolen property. #MasonCountyCrime By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. LUDINGTON – A 43-year-old Idlewild woman faces serving four months up front of a one-year discretionary jail term after pleading guilty in 51st Circuit Court Tuesday, Oct. 16, to a felony of receiving and concealing stolen property $1,000-$20,000. Anna Marie Hawke, of 137 E. US 10,…

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Man faces prison for seventh drunk driving.

October 16, 2018

Man faces prison for seventh drunk driving. #MasonCountyCrime By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. LUDINGTON – A 46-year-old Ludington man faces serving two and a half to 15 years in prison after pleading guilty in 51st Circuit Court Tuesday, Oct. 16, to third-offense operating while intoxicated. Jason Daniel Brocker, of 710 E. Loomis St., testified that during his recent arrest last August…

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Ludington man, 53, sentenced to prison for threatening Social Security worker.

October 16, 2018

Ludington man, 53, sentenced to prison for threatening Social Security worker. GRAND RAPIDS — Kenneth L. Nickerson, 53, of Ludington was sentenced to 57 months in federal prison Monday, Oct. 15, for threatening to assault a Social Security Administration employee. U.S District Judge Janet T. Neff imposed the sentence. On June 6, 2017, Nickerson, who was upset about the level…

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Man pleads guilty to felonious assault.

October 16, 2018

Man pleads guilty to felonious assault. #MasonCountyCrime By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. LUDINGTON — A 26-year-old homeless man pleaded guilty to assault with intent to commit great bodily harm less than murder and third-offense habitual offender in 51st Circuit Court Tuesday, Oct. 16. Austin Marten Billings pleaded guilty to an added third count, and in exchange, charges of first-degree home invasion…

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