Man, 75, gets jail, fine for drug smuggling
NORTHRUP
MARQUETTE — A Marquette man was sentenced Wednesday to six months in jail and $10,000 in fines for his part in a Marquette County Jail drug smuggling case.
Robert Lee Northrup, Sr., 75, of Marquette, was sentenced to 180 days of jail time, with credit for two days served, on one count of conspiring to furnish contraband to prisoners. According to court documents, the contraband was morphine. Northrup also was ordered to pay $10,000 in penal fines, and $320 in court costs, by Judge John R. Weber in Marquette’s 25th Circuit Court.
He also was put on two years of probation. The charge is a felony punishable by five years in prison, but Northrup’s plea agreement included a recommendation by the prosecutor against prison time.
He pleaded guilty to the charge April 2, after originally pleading not guilty in October.
Cycling challenge
Emily Johnson, 8, her father Jerry, Kayla Dhamers, 8, and her father Bob, get ready for Saturday’s “Hope Starts Here Cycling Challenge” — a fund-raiser for the Upper Michigan Brain Tumor Center.
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Editor’s note: The following information is collected from Marquette City Police Department dispatch log books recorded at the time the calls were received. The incidents reported may have proven to be unfounded once police investigated.
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MARQUETTE — Warming beams from the sun registered a high of 72 degrees here Wednesday, encouraging dandelions and crocuses to emerge and take a chance on it staying that way.
Craig Street to be closed for work
MARQUETTE — Starting at 7 a.m. Monday, Craig Street between Altamont and Albion will be closed to through traffic for storm and sanitary sewer repairs.
Residents on this block will have access to drive to their homes.
Trucking permit to be considered
MARQUETTE — The Chocolay Township Planning Commission will have a public hearing on a conditional use permit for Blondeau Trucking Monday at its regular meeting.
The meeting is at 7:30 p.m. at the Chocolay Township Hall.
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