Branch man faces jail term for meth. #MasonCountyCourtNews By Allison Scarbrough. Editor. LUDINGTON — A 27-year-old Branch Township man faces serving six months up front an 11-month discretionary jail term after pleading guilty Tuesday, June 6, in 51st Circuit Court to possession of methamphetamine and possession of pseudoephedrine or ephedrine with the intent to manufacture meth. Christopher Lee Smalley, of…