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51st Circuit Court sentencings include tether tampering, gun crimes.

March 18, 2016
51st Circuit Court sentencings include tether tampering, gun crimes.

The court news is sponsored by Emelander Law Firm, PC, serving Oceana, Mason and Newaygo counties. Office: 231.303.5005; Cell: 231.303.0905. www.emelanderlaw.com. By Allison Scarbrough. Courts/Police Editor. LUDINGTON — The following were sentenced recently in 51st Circuit Court: – Eric Zelek Hoggs, 40, of 724 E. Filer St., Ludington, was found guilty Feb. 3 of interfering with an electronic monitoring device…

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Kayaker accused of punching officer arraigned.

March 17, 2016
Kayaker accused of punching officer arraigned.

LUDINGTON — An intoxicated kayaker who reportedly harassed fishermen along the pier last Saturday night; fled conservation officers in a kayak; and allegedly punched a sheriff’s deputy was arraigned in 79th District Court this week. Alan Glenn Ross, 56, of 502 E. Danaher St., Apt. 3, Ludington, faces one felony count of assaulting/resisting/obstructing police and a misdemeanor of disorderly person.…

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Felony charges against Ludington man dismissed.

March 16, 2016
Felony charges against Ludington man dismissed.

LUDINGTON — Three felony charges and one misdemeanor count were recently dismissed in 79th District Court against a 22-year-old Ludington man. Jarid Hunter Billings, of 214 E. Melendy St., Apt. 4, was arrested Jan. 28 by the Ludington Police Department for felonies of assault by strangulation, felonious assault and weapons – felony firearm and a misdemeanor of domestic violence. “At…

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Scottville man ordered to jail for corrections officer assault.

March 15, 2016
Scottville man ordered to jail for corrections officer assault.

By Allison Scarbrough. Courts/Police Editor. LUDINGTON — A 48-year-old Scottville man was sentenced to serve four months up front of a one-year discretionary jail sentence in 51st Circuit Court Tuesday, March 14, for convictions of assault of prison employee and assault and battery. Martin John Conway, 48, of 306 Crowley St., Scottville, became unruly while intoxicated at the Mason County…

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Embezzlement from a vulnerable adult leads to jail.

March 15, 2016
Embezzlement from a vulnerable adult leads to jail.

By Allison Scarbrough. Courts/Police Editor. LUDINGTON — A 54-year-old Riverton Township man convicted of embezzlement from a vulnerable adult and stealing/retaining a financial transaction device without consent was sentenced in 51st Circuit Court Tuesday, March 15, to serve four months up front of a one-year discretionary jail sentence and ordered to pay nearly $5,000 in restitution. Dean Alan Drake testified…

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