Herzog facing additional charges in tri-state crime spree
HILLSDALE — Jade William Herzog, 41, of Bryan, Ohio, is once again in police custody after a crime spree and pursuit that began on Dec. 26, 2016, and involved crimes committed in Hillsdale and Branch...
View ArticleCooper explains thefts, pleads out in cases
HILLSDALE — Brandon Jacob Cooper, 18, pleaded guilty to receiving and concealing a stolen firearm and conspiracy to commit second degree home invasion Monday afternoon in Hillsdale County Circuit...
View ArticleMorgan, Collins take plea deal
COLDWATER — On Monday, John Morgan, 32, entered a no contest plea to bank robbery, a 25-year offense, while girlfriend Nickole Collins, 29, pleaded no contest to unarmed robbery and larceny from a...
View ArticleHearings scheduled in Barron homicide
HILLSDALE — The duo charged in connection with the murder of 37-year-old Jeremy Alan Barron of Camden Township will both appear for probable cause conferences on Wednesday, April 19.Jay Scott Clark,...
View ArticleJury convicts Clark of meth, carrying concealed weapon charges
HILLSDALE — It took a jury of 12 less than 20-minutes to convict 40-year-old Jay Scott Clark of possession of methamphetamine and carrying a concealed weapon Tuesday afternoon in Hillsdale County...
View ArticleStaley sues, Kimble denies sexual harassment
Five days after Evon Staley was arraigned on felony charges for a marijuana grow operation, the former employee of the Branch County Prosecutor's Office has filed suit to get her job back.
View ArticleMeth and record sends Reed to prison
Hope Ann Reed, 42, of Coldwater will serve 14-months to 10-years for possession of meth, found during a shoplifting arrest at Walmart in July.
View ArticleSteffey breaks door trying to flee from Coldwater police
Kenneth Steffey, 34, will face charges of resisting arrest after a bizarre confrontation Tuesday night with officers from the Coldwater Police Department.
View ArticleMartin enters guilty plea for thefts, other charges
Joshua Martin, 29, will be sentence on Jan. 8, 2018, for possession of stolen property, breaking into a trailer on Kosmerick Road and fleeing Branch County Sheriff’s Office deputy Steve Foster on March...
View ArticleUnion City man sentenced for vending thefts
Branch County Circuit Court Judge Bill O’Grady sentenced career criminal Clayton Henderson, 47, to 17 months to three years in prison for breaking into the Michigan Welcome Center on I-69 south of Fenn...
View ArticlePlatek sentenced after daughter tests positive for morphine
"There is no excuse why you had drugs around children,” Branch County Circuit Court Judge Bill O’Grady told Nicholas Platek, 22.
View ArticleO'Grady warns of crystal meth in probation case
Gretchen Alldredge called crystal meth “like nothing before.”Alldredge tested positive for the drug on Nov. 15.
View ArticleAmalio faces charges after altercation with his girlfriend
Angelo Amalio, 44, will face charges of strangulation and domestic violence against his girlfriend after a Monday night incident in Coldwater.
View ArticleFOC files complaint against Kimble
Embattled Branch County Prosecutor Ralph Kimble is facing new accusations from Branch County Friend of the Court Lona Julien after an incident in her office on Sept. 28. She has referred the incident...
View ArticleMorey sentenced for meth residue
Trevor Morey, 36, will serve two years probation with 90 days in jail for possession of meth residue following a December 2016 arrest.
View ArticleTsunami of sexual harassment disclosures coming to light
A tsunami is defined as “a long high sea wave caused by an earthquake, submarine landslide, or other disturbance or an arrival or occurrence of something in overwhelming quantities or amounts.”This...
View ArticlePolice: DNA comparison to missing brothers could take months
It could take months before DNA from the remains of three children found in Montana can be compared with DNA in the 2010 disappearance of three Michigan brothers due to a backlog of cases awaiting DNA...
View ArticleMeth sends Crabill back to prison
If Rainia Crabill, 31, receives any long-term drug treatment, it will be in the Michigan Department of Corrections.
View ArticleWrong way I-69 driver charged with drunk driving
The driver of a Jeep who caused a crash just before midnight Friday on I-69 is expected to be charged today in that accident.
View ArticleGomez-Zarco held for immigration
Branch County Circuit Court Judge Bill O’Grady said he will suspend the 90-day sentence of Roberto Gomez-Zarco, 20, if immigration authorities want to pick him up for deportation.
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