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Drunk driving arrests top MSP activity.

November 9, 2020

Drunk driving arrests top MSP activity. The following is weekend activity in Mason County of the Michigan State Police, Hart post: Friday, Nov. 6, 2020: – 12:09 p.m., a 39-year-old Ludington woman was cited for driving while license suspended (DWLS) and operating without insurance, Countyline and Quarterline roads, Grant Township. – 3:50 p.m., a 24-year-old Walkerville man was cited for…

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78th District Court arraignments.

November 6, 2020

78th District Court arraignments. By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART — The following were arraigned recently in 78th District Court: Felonies – Seth Warren Richards, 37, of 1672 Koonsman Rd., Muskegon, was arrested by the Oceana County Sheriff’s Office (OCSO) for felony of fourth-degree arson $1,000-$20,000. Preliminary exam: Nov. 9 at 3 p.m. Bail: $7,500/cash/surety/10 percent. – Levi Christopher Frasier, 36,…

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27th Circuit Court sentencings.

November 5, 2020

27th Circuit Court sentencings. HART – The following were sentenced Monday, Nov. 2, by Judge Robert D. Springstead in 27th Circuit Court: – Kyle Nathaniel Russell, 35, of 2145 Lakeshore Dr., Ludington, was found guilty April 20 of controlled substance possession less than 25 grams and was sentenced Nov. 2 to 17 months to four years in prison and $198…

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LSD dealer faces jail term.

November 2, 2020

LSD dealer faces jail term. By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART – A 28-year-old Grand Rapids man faces up to four months in jail after pleading guilty in 27th Circuit Court Monday, Nov. 2, to delivery/manufacture of a schedule 1, 2, 3 drug — lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD). Steven Michael Nixon testified before Judge Robert D. Springstead that he made a…

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Defendant charged in ‘massive’ CSC case appears in court.

November 2, 2020

Defendant charged in ‘massive’ CSC case appears in court. By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART — One of two Muskegon men facing charges of first-degree criminal sexual conduct (CSC) in connection to a child trafficking investigation conducted by a multijurisdictional task force including the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) appeared in 27th Circuit Court via Zoom due to COVID-19 precautions from…

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