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79th District Court sentencings

March 20, 2015

By Allison Scarbrough. Contributing Editor. LUDINGTON — The following were sentenced recently in 79th District Court: – Kehley Lynne Hansen, 28, of 7309 E. Sugar Grove Rd., Fountain, was found guilty March 16 of driving while license expired and sentenced to $225 in fines and costs and 90 days discretionary jail for one year. Conviction reportable to the Secretary of…

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Homeless man sentenced in stalking case

March 17, 2015
Homeless man sentenced in stalking case

By Allison Scarbrough. Contributing Editor. LUDINGTON — A 20-year-old man was sentenced in 51st Circuit Court Tuesday, March 17, to serve 90 days of a one-year jail sentence with credit for 85 days served for convictions of aggravated stalking and resisting/opposing police. Scott Samuel-Ray MacArthur, 20, was also ordered to two years probation and no contact with the victim or…

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Ludington woman avoids prison in weapons case

March 17, 2015
Ludington woman avoids prison in weapons case

By Allison Scarbrough. Contributing Editor. LUDINGTON — The Ludington woman who was arrested last December with her husband on multiple weapons charges narrowly avoided prison Tuesday, March 17, in 51st Circuit Court for convictions of larceny of a firearm and felon in possession of a firearm. Tina Ann Bailey, 34, was sentenced by Probate Court Judge Jeffrey Nellis to one year…

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Scottville man’s sentencing adjourned; attorney insists his client is not in a gang

March 17, 2015
Scottville man’s sentencing adjourned; attorney insists his client is not in a gang

By Allison Scarbrough. Contributing Editor. LUDINGTON — Devehance Joqui Walker, 19, of Scottville, was scheduled for sentencing Tuesday, March 17, in 51st Circuit Court, but his attorney Douglas Stevenson made a motion to adjourn the proceeding until he can prove his client is not in a gang, which is stated in his pre-sentence report. Walker was arrested last December by…

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Hart man pleads guilty to 1st-degree retail fraud

March 17, 2015
Hart man pleads guilty to 1st-degree retail fraud

By Allison Scarbrough. Contributing Editor. LUDINGTON — A 45-year-old Hart man pleaded guilty to first-degree retail fraud in 51st Circuit Court Tuesday, March 17. Randy Alan VanDerZanden and his wife Melinda Ann VanDerZanden, 30, were arrested Dec. 1 by the Mason County Sheriff’s Office after stealing several items valued at over $1,000 from the Ludington Walmart. The prosecution and defense…

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