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Police news, posted Jan. 31, 2024 The police news is a presentation of Smith & Eddy Insurance, serving west Michigan since 1902, smith-eddy.com. The following is recent police activity in Mason County: Monday, Jan. 29, 2024: 9:15 a.m., Mason County Sheriff’s Office, larceny of a 2000 Honda CVR motorcycle, 100 block of South Alpine Avenue, Branch Township. 3:30 p.m., MCSO,…
Trial set for man accused of stalking his probation officer By Allison Scarbrough, Editor LUDINGTON — The case against a 49-year-old man facing charges of aggravated stalking, using a computer to commit a crime and second-offense habitual offender for allegedly stalking a female probation agent is set for a bench trial, Feb. 14. Lance Craig Eichler appeared in Mason County’s…
CSC case for man facing 25-year mandatory minimum heads to trial By Allison Scarbrough, News Editor LUDINGTON — A 27-year-old man facing multiple criminal sexual conduct (CSC) charges in three separate criminal cases is scheduled for a jury trial April 17-19. Bradley Curtis Drake faces a 25-year mandatory minimum prison term for first-degree CSC — victim under age 13. The maximum…
Woman sentenced to prison in vulnerable adult embezzlement case By Allison Scarbrough, Editor LUDINGTON – A 36-year-old Scottville woman convicted of embezzling from vulnerable adults who are wards of the court was sentenced to serve a minimum of nearly three years in prison in Mason County’s 51st Circuit Court Tuesday, Jan. 30. Jessica Michelle Englebrecht was also ordered to pay…
Inmate admits to bringing fentanyl into jail By Allison Scarbrough, News Editor LUDINGTON — A 40-year-old Mason County Jail inmate faces a prison term after pleading guilty to bringing contraband into a prison/jail and fourth-offense habitual offender in 51st Circuit Court Tuesday, Jan. 30. The Michigan Department of Corrections is recommending a two to 10 year prison term for Jaydee…
