URGENT – U.P. Breaking News Bulletin – 2-2-18 – 5:30 a.m. ET:
Ishpeming violent domestic assault arrest; Luce County photographer held on nearly $400,000 bond for safecracking, burglary including Marquette DPW trucks; and more jail for a woman bad check passer who admitted having meth during a Munising traffic stop (did she get a DV charged dropped?)
19-year-old Sigurd Utych of Newberry/Marquette, MI
By Greg Peterson
U.P. Breaking News
Owner, News Director
906-273-2433
A habitual offender has been charged with the serious attack on an Ishpeming woman.
43-year-old Jason Paul Smith of Ishpeming, MI was booked into the Marquette County Jail (MCJ) at 6:01 p.m. Wed., Jan. 31, 2018.
The couple was heard fighting and arguing in their second floor apartment. Alcohol was a factor.
Police launched a manhunt for Smith about 3 p.m. on Wednesday who allegedly fled the scene of the crime on Vine Street – running east and allegedly with blood on his knuckles and a beer in his hand.
Smith is charged with third offense domestic assault/violence, and with a Marquette County Circuit Court Probation Violation.
Bond has not been set for Smith.
**If you have a photo of Mr. Smith – or any info on his DV background please pass it along.
Charged with third offense – yet no records online – plus a circuit court probation violation charge.
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We take DV very seriously – and wish all the U.P. prosecutors made available info on DV offenders including mugshot. It would be the greatest public service decision you make today.
It weird that mobile patrol can get photos but jails refuse to help.
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Talented Luce County Photographer held on big bond
19-year-old Sigurd Utych of Newberry/Marquette, MI
A nearly $400,000 bond has been set for a 19-year-old Newberry outdoor photographer accused in a safecracking and vehicles and business burglaries including city of Marquette DPW trucks.
19-year-old Sigurd Utych of Newberry, MI was booked into the MCJ at 11:29 a.m. on Thurs., Feb. 1, 2018.
Utych is charged with numerous felonies including one count of safe cracking, six counts of larceny from a motor vehicle, and two counts of breaking and entering of a building, one count of larceny in a building and.
The two-year probe was a joint investigation by the Marquette Police Department and the Michigan State Police Newberry Post during 2016 and 2017 involving numerous LED light thefts and radios from City of Marquette Department of Public Works vehicles and burglarizing a Marquette business.
Bond is $395,000.
Under Boreal Photo & Video, Utych has had his photos appear in the Marquette newspaper.
Utych apparently started a photography/video business at a young age – hustling and traveling.
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A bad year for a Gwinn woman
Nicole St. Aubin
32-year-old Nicole St. Aubin of Gwinn, MI, who recently got a short jail sentence for meth charge and recently arrested on other crimes including DV, was booked into the MCJ at 3:08 p.m. on Thurs., Feb.1, 2018.
It appears she was sentenced to additional jail time
St. Aubin is accused of going on a bad check spree.
The felony charge is non-sufficient check – 3 checks in 10 days – a charge she faced 2 months ago.
St. Aubin was booked into the MCJ at 10:30 a.m. Sat., Dec. 2, 2017 and bond is set at $15,000.
St. Aubin is charged with three felonies domestic assault, non-sufficient funds three check in 10 days (bad checks), and obstruction of justice.
Not clear if she still faces the domestic assault and obstruction of justice charges, or was it part of a plea deal. It would shocking if those kind of charges would be dropped, though Alger County dropped serious charges to get the meth plea.
St. Aubin was sentenced to 8 months in jail during Sept. 2017 in Alger County Circuit Court.
In July 2017, St. Aubin pleaded guilty to a 10-year felony – possession of meth.
In a plea deal, other charges were dropped including second offense revoked/suspended license, no insurance, using an unlawful registration.
The case involves a May 7, 2017 traffic stop in Munising during which police found meth.
Upper Peninsula Breaking News by Greg Peterson 