By Allison Scarbrough. Contributing Editor. LUDINGTON — Thomas David Cress, 36, of Battle Creek, who was scheduled for sentencing for home invasion Tuesday, June 9, in 51st Circuit Court, did not appear, and Judge Jeffrey Nellis revoked his bond and issued a bench warrant for his arrest. “I don’t know of his current whereabouts,” his attorney, Al Swanson, Jr., said.…
By Allison Scarbrough. Contributing Editor. LUDINGTON — A 23-year-old Ludington man rejected a plea deal Tuesday, June 9, in 51st Circuit Court of nine to 20 years in prison for meth charges, and his case is now headed to trial. Graham Joseph Crawford was arraigned last April on charges of manufacturing methamphetamine and operating/maintaining a laboratory involving methamphetamine. He is…
By Allison Scarbrough. Contributing Editor. LUDINGTON — A 41-year-old Manistee woman is looking at serving two to eight years in prison after pleading guilty to use of heroin and possession of cocaine under 25 grams in 51st Circuit Court Tuesday, June 9. Melissa Sue Streeter was arrested March 25 by the State Sheriffs’ Chiefs’ Enforcement Narcotics Team (SSCENT) for two…
By Allison Scarbrough. Contributing Editor. LUDINGTON — A 32-year-old Scottville woman who pleaded guilty to felony charges of receiving and concealing firearms and harboring a felon during a final conference hearing in 51st Circuit Court Tuesday June 9, is looking at a discretionary jail sentence with “unconditional” upfront time. Stephanie Lynn Joynes was arrested last February on the weapons charge…
By Allison Scarbrough. Contributing Editor. LUDINGTON — A 33-year-old Ludington woman faces a seven-month jail sentence after pleading guilty to first-degree retail fraud during a final conference hearing in 51st Circuit Court Tuesday, June 9. Tonya Ann Johnson was arrested, April 19, by the Mason County Sheriff’s Office after stealing “perfume, a sweatshirt and numerous items,” she testified, from the…
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