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Eric Knysz’s mother arrested in connection to trooper killing

November 18, 2013

LUDINGTON — Michigan State Police have arrested Tammi Spofford, 50, mother of Eric Knysz, in connection to the murder of Michigan State Police Trooper Paul Butterfield. Knysz is accused of murdering Butterfield during a traffic stop on Custer Road in Free Soil Township on Sept. 9. Earlier this month, his wife, Sarah, pleaded guilty of being an accessory to murder…

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79th District Court, as of Nov. 14, 2013

November 14, 2013
79th District Court, as of Nov. 14, 2013

By Allison Scarbrough. MCP Corresondent. LUDINGTON – The following were arraigned this past week in front of the magistrate of the 79th District Court of Mason County: Felonies –         Renee Lynne Hansen, 47, of 4688 W. US-10, Ludington, was arrested Nov. 7 by LPD for a felony of embezzlement over $5,000. A preliminary exam is set for Nov. 20 at…

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51st Circuit Court, as of Nov. 13, 2013

November 14, 2013

LUDINGTON — The following defendants were sentenced this past week in Mason County’s 51st Circuit Court: – Eduardo Trevino, 33, 241 Third St., East Lake, was found guilty on Oct. 8, 2013 for possession of a non-narcotic and for possession of marijuana. He was sentenced to 1 year in jail serving 6 months up front and the remainder at the…

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79th District Court, as of Nov. 13, 2013

November 14, 2013

By Allison Scarbrough. MCP Correspondent. LUDINGTON – The following defendants were sentenced this past week in Mason County’s 79th District Court: –         Travis D. Burzynski, 30, of 7861 E. Navajo Trail, Branch, was found guilty Nov. 7 of open intoxicants in a vehicle/passenger and sentenced to $265 in fines and costs. –         David James Gwiazdowski, 43, of 802 N. Staffon…

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Hamlin woman faces jail time for stealing iPhone from hospital

November 12, 2013
Hamlin woman faces jail time for stealing iPhone from hospital

LUDINGTON — A Hamlin Township woman faces up to a year in jail for stealing a cell phone while she was a patient at Memorial Medical Center (now Spectrum Health Ludington Hospital). Kristen Brooke Iverson, 27, 5633 N. Jebavy Dr., accepted a plea agreement in 51st Circuit Court today on the charges of larceny to a building. She was arrested…

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