MIO — A Mio teen accused of trying to kill her boyfriend has had a preliminary hearing rescheduled. The examination of Jamie M. Phillips, 18, was originally slated for Thursday. It has been adjourned until 11 a.m. on April 29. Oscoda County Probate Judge Kathryn J. Root will preside, court records show. Phillips is charged with attempted murder, first-degree... Full story »

SANILAC COUNTY — Three girls out for a cruise in an allegedly stolen boat got more than they bargained for when they found themselves adrift in Lake Huron, causing rescue personnel to bring them back to shore. Shortly before 5 p.m. Thursday, Sanilac County Central Dispatch received a call from a 13-year-old girl saying she was on a sailboat... Full story »

Incident reports as received by Bay County Central Dispatch indicate preliminary descriptions of events. Locations indicate where reports were taken, not necessarily where the incidents occurred. BAY CITY POLICE Assault Thursday, 10:47 a.m., 1900 block of Columbus Thursday, 4:28 p.m., 500 block of South Linn Thursday, 6:58 p.m., 400 block of North Jackson Breaking and entering Thursday, 9:05 a.m.,... Full story »

MIDLAND — A 54-year-old Midland man is facing one count of driving under the influence causing death the death of his wife. Lewis C. Henderson is charged in the Oct. 28 death of Kelly S. Deering. If convicted, Henderson faces a stiffer penalties under a habitual offender - fourth offense enhancement, court records show. Deering was a passenger in... Full story »

ELMIRA — State police from the Gaylord Post continue to investigation a head-on crash that killed a 21-year-old utility truck driver. Timothy Luchenbill was driving the utility truck east on M-32 about 11:45 a.m. today when his vehicle collided with a westbound tractor-trailer truck near Hallock in Otsego County’s Elmira Township. The crash occurred in the westbound lane, investigators... Full story »

A 32-year-old woman is headed to federal prison for selling cocaine on the Saginaw Chippewa Indian Reservation. U.S. District Judge Thomas L. Ludington today sentenced Shannon M. Mejia to 15 months behind bars and three years of supervised release. Mejia pleaded guilty Nov. 30 to one count of distributing cocaine. In exchange for her plea, prosecutors dismissed seven identical... Full story »

The preliminary hearing for a 19-year-old Williams Township woman accused of second-degree murder in the death of her newborn has been adjourned for one week to give prosecutors more time to talk to the lawyer representing the woman’s 18-year-old boyfriend. Zach Lang is the last witness scheduled to testify in the hearing for Nicole L. Kipfmiller. The continuation is... Full story »

A Bay City man has pleaded guilty to charges stemming from burglarizing a local dance studio. On Feb. 16, Gene M. Woods, 22, pleaded guilty to breaking and entering with intent and possession of heroin, the only two charges he faced, court records show. Bay County Circuit Judge William J. Caprathe accepted the plea. On Nov. 19, Woods broken... Full story »

Incident reports are written as received by Bay County Central Dispatch and indicate preliminary descriptions of events and not necessarily actual crimes. Locations indicate where reports were taken, not necessarily where the incidents occurred. BAY CITY POLICE Assault Wednesday, 2:24 p.m., 1000 block of 32nd Domestic violence Wednesday, 2:06 a.m., 600 block of South Madison Wednesday, 3:01 a.m., 500... Full story »

The case against a man accused of assaulting a federal law enforcement officer has been temporarily shelved. U.S. District Judge Thomas L. Ludington today signed an order today deferring prosecution of Eric Weaver for one year. The benefit postponing the matter outweighs the defendant’s right to a speedy trial and the public’s interests, the order states. Weaver will have... Full story »

A Vassar man has agreed to plead guilty to one count of uttering counterfeit securities. Andrew M. Mullin is scheduled to enter the plea Wednesday in U.S. District Court in Bay City. Authorities say Mullin, 45, passed counterfeit $20 bills Nov. 7 at Miceli’s Corner, a popular strip club near Harrison. Clare County sheriff’s deputies seized about $2,500 in... Full story »

CARO — Tuscola County authorities are investigating a convicted child abuser who they say may have committed scores of similar offenses over many years. In May 2009, a Tuscola County Circuit Judge sentenced David A. Mack, 49, to one year of jail and five years probation for the offense of first-degree child abuse. The victim was 13-years-old at the... Full story »

BAD AXE — A Detroit man is heading to jail for orchestrating a counterfeit check scheme in Huron County. Monday, Huron County Circuit Judge M. Richard Knoblock sentenced Torin D. Maddox, 38, to a year in jail, court records show. In January, Maddox pleaded guilty to two counts of uttering and publishing, Bay City Times archives indicate. In August,... Full story »

SANDUSKY — A Lexington Township man accused of burglarizing and setting fire to two homes is facing charges in Sanilac County Circuit Court. At a Friday hearing, Montgomery C. Prichard, 45, waived his right to a preliminary examination. Sanilac County District Judge Gregory S. Ross bound him over to circuit court, where he will face rearraignment at 1:30 p.m.... Full story »

After nearly 31 years on the bench, Bay County District Judge Scott J. Newcombe has officially announced he is stepping down. Newcombe notified J. Bruce Kilmer, Region III Administrator of the State Court Administrative Office, of his resignation on Thursday. The resignation will take effect at 8 a.m. on May 31. Newcombe has served as a district judge since... Full story »