Murder trial set for end of April. #MasonCountyCrime By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. LUDINGTON — The murder trial against Corey Ryan Beekman, 33, of Free Soil Township is scheduled for April 27-30 and May 1 in Mason County’s 51st Circuit Court, according to court staff. Beekman, a former Army National Guard staff sergeant, is accused of murdering William Buchanan, 32, of…
Man sent to jail for stealing car while on meth ‘bender.’ #MasonCountyCrime By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. LUDINGTON — A 25-year-old Walkerville man was sentenced in Mason County’s 51st Circuit Court Tuesday, Jan. 14, to serve five months up front of a one-year discretionary jail term for stealing a car while on a meth “bender” last October. Dustin Allen Himes, Jr.,…
Heroin delivery nets prison term. #OceanaCountyCrime By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART – A 21-year-old Shelby man was sentenced to two to 20 years in prison Monday, Jan. 13, in 27th Circuit Court for a conviction of possession with intent to deliver less than 50 grams of heroin. Hector Francisco Vasquez-Melchor, of 101 S. 72nd Ave., may be able to serve…
Muskegon man pleads guilty to receiving, concealing. #OceanaCountyCrime By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART — A 31-year-old Muskegon man faces six months in jail after pleading guilty in 27th Circuit Court Monday, Jan. 13, to a felony of receiving and concealing stolen property. Jacob Michael Bectel, of 569 Sunshine Lane, said he received a stolen quad and tires last September from…
Hart man faces prison for child porn. #OceanaCountyCrime By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART — A 23-year-old Hart man faces a minimum prison term of 13 months after pleading guilty in 27th Circuit Court Monday, Jan. 13, to child sexually-abusive material. Ottoniel Fonseca, of 215 S. State St., admitted to Judge Robert D. Springstead that he was in possession of child…
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