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Ludington man sent to prison for home invasion.

October 4, 2016
Ludington man sent to prison for home invasion.

#MasonCountyNews #MasonCountyCourtNews Ludington man sent to prison for home invasion. By Allison Scarbrough. Editor. LUDINGTON — A 26-year-old Ludington man was sentenced Tuesday, Oct. 4, in 51st Circuit Court to two to 45 years in prison for a conviction of third-degree home invasion despite his emotional pleas to Judge Susan K. Sniegowski for a jail term. Mykel Dalton Horsley, of…

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Ludington man sent to jail for uttering, publishing.

October 4, 2016
Ludington man sent to jail for uttering, publishing.

#MasonCountyNews #MasonCountyCourtNews Ludington man sent to jail for uttering, publishing. By Allison Scarbrough. Editor. LUDINGTON — James Phillip Biggin III, 30, of Ludington was sentenced in 51st Circuit Court Tuesday, Oct. 4, to serve 10 months up front of a one-year discretionary jail term for a conviction of uttering and publishing. Biggin pleaded guilty Tuesday to a charge of second-degree…

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Jury watches detective’s interview with Baby Kate’s father.

October 3, 2016

Jury watches detective’s interview with Baby Kate’s father. #BabyKate LUDINGTON — The 14-person jury — seven women and seven men — watched a 75-minute video interview Monday afternoon conducted by the Mason County Sheriff’s Office and Sean Michael Phillips in 2011. Phillips is on trial in 51st Circuit Court for the murder of his then-4-month-old daughter, Katherine “Baby Kate” Phillips.…

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Ludington Police officer testifies about finding Baby Kate’s clothes in father’s pockets.

October 3, 2016

Ludington Police officer testifies about finding Baby Kate’s clothes in father’s pockets. #BabyKate By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief, with contributions by our news partner, WZZM TV-13. LUDINGTON — The second week of the 51st Circuit Court trial of Sean Phillips, accused of killing his daughter Katherine “Baby Kate” Phillips, continued Monday, Oct. 3, at the Mason County Courthouse. The prosecution called…

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Baby Kate’s mother told FBI that Phillips threatened to strangle oldest daughter.

September 30, 2016

#BabyKate #MasonCountyCourtNews Story posted by our news partner, WZZM with additions by MCP.  LUDINGTON — Ariel Courtland, the mother of Katherine Phillips (Baby Kate), told jurors Friday that Sean Phillips once said he might strangle their first daughter.  That was just one portion of hours of testimony Courtland provided in the 51st Circuit Court murder trial against Phillips at the Mason County Courthouse.Sean…

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