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…
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…
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…
Man sentenced to probation in child trafficking case By Allison Scarbrough, News Editor LUDINGTON — One of three men arrested in a child trafficking sting operation last August was sentenced to three years probation in 51st Circuit Court Tuesday, Jan. 9. Kenneth John Smith, 53, pleaded “no contest” Nov. 14 to using a computer to commit a crime and a…
79th District Court arraignments, Jan. 5, 2024 By Alan Neushwander, Contributing Writer. LUDINGTON — The following were recently arraigned in Mason County’s 79th District Court: Felonies -Daniel Lee Bothwell, 47; tampering with an electronic monitoring device, third-offense domestic violence, and two counts of fourth-offense habitual offender; arrested July 3, 2023, by Mason County Sheriff’s Office; arraigned Dec. 28; probable cause…
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