There were numerous arrests over past week for domestic violence around the U.P. – cases we have not already reported – remember others also made headlines.
URGENT URGENT URGENT U.P. Breaking News Bulletin – 4-23-18 – 11:17 p.m. ET –
Marquette County DV Busts and much more: Hoxie caught with contraband into Marquette County Jail, every range of assault involving the beating of women (numerous cases) and a baby, drugs including operating meth lab and heroin
By Greg Peterson
U.P. Breaking News
Owner, News Director
906-273-2433
(Marquette, MI) – Numerous men have been arrested over the past week for abusing women – including some highly publicized cases.
Below are the arrests you have not heard including a baby allegedly assaulted, felonious assault, stalking, beatings, attacks, and PPO violations.
Also arrests you haven’t heard like running a meth lab and a poor woman who has battled meth 7 years, and all sorts of theft cases – and third-degree child abuse. And what illegal contraband did a young lady get ahold of and then was busted at Marquette County Jail?
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Bryan Robert Craycraft
28-year-old Bryan Robert Craycraft of Marquette, MI was arrested In Dickinson County in connection with am alleged domestic assault this weekend.
Police are investigating Craycraft in connection with the alleged domestic assault involving his girlfriend and four-month-old baby, sources familiar with the probe tell us. We are still waiting for more details.
In an online post the victim stated what CrayCraft did “is sick” and he “deserves to be brought to justice.”
Calling him a scumbag, the alleged victim stated Craycraft was wanted for “abuse he (allegedly) caused to a four-month-old baby,”
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Bryan Robert Craycraft
Meanwhile Craycraft was a stabbing victim in another case involving the actual birth mother of his child.
24-year-old Samantha Kennedy McFerrin of Gwinn, MI was booked into the Marquette County Jail on Jan. 3, 2018 on three felonies.
McFerrin is charged with felonious assault, assault with intent to do bodily harmless than murder and making a false police report. No bond is set.
Law enforcement has not released details of the case, including what agency handled the investigation.
McFerrin has addresses listed in Gwinn and Marquette in recent years.
In June 2015, McFerrin, then 21, was basically sentenced to time served (46 days) and fined almost $1,000 in Marquette County District Court for larceny between $200-$1,000.
McFerrin studied cosmetology at Northern Michigan University, her Facebook page states. McFerrin is a 2014 graduate of the Marquette Alternative High School, according to her numerous Facebook pages. One of McFerrin’s recent photos apparently shows her holding her newborn baby.
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Bailey Allen LaRocca
20-year-old Bailey Allen LaRocca of Marquette, MI was booked into the Marquette County Jail at 6:23 a.m. ET, this morning, Mon. April 23, 2018
La Rocca has been released on bond after being charged with domestic assault.
The amount of the bond was not released, but often is personal recognizance bond.
18-year-old Shane Matthew Damron of Munising, MI was booked into the Marquette County Jail at 2:21 a.m. ET this morning, April 23, 2018.
Damron is charged with domestic assault and a parole violation/inmate detainer.
Bond for Damron is set at $5,000. He remained jailed Monday night.
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29-year-old Peter John O’Dovero of the Marquette, MI area was booked into the Marquette County Jail at 12:34 a.m. ET on Tuesday, April 17, 2018.
O’Dovero is charged with second-offense aggravated assault/domestic violence and failure to pay child support of $661.
O’Dovero is being held without bond on the assault charge.
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28-year-old Michael Patrick Dennis of Marquette, MI was booked into the Marquette County Jail at 12:17 a.m. on Sunday, April 15, 2018.
Dennis is charged with domestic assault and resisting arrest/obstructing justice.
Bond for Dennis is set at $12,500.
Dennis is on probation for a delivery of marijuana state conviction for an incident in Feb. 2016.
https://mdocweb.state.mi.us/otis2/otis2profile.aspx?mdocNumber=312211
http://kool.corrections.ky.gov/KOOL/Details/459680
Dennis was convicted in Oct. 2016 of trafficking in marijuana indictment in Fayette County, Kentucky.
He was released to Marquette County to serve his probation that lasts until Dec. 6, 2018.
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Percy Albertus Butterworth
50-year-old Percy Albertus Butterworth of Marquette, MI remains jailed in Marquette County without bond.
He was arrested for stalking on April 11, 2018.
On March 9, 2018, Butterworth was charged with violating a restraining order/personal protection order.
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Kameron Alan Kine
28-year-old Kameron Alan Kine of Traverse City, MI was booked into the Marquette County Jail at 10:56 p.m. ET on Friday, April 20, 2018.
Kine is charged with third degree child abuse.
Kine remains jailed on a $10,000 bond.
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29-year-old Brittany Spring Hoxie of Gwinn, MI was booked into the Marquette County Jail at 5:39 p.m. ET on Sunday, April 15, 2018.
Hoxie is charged with being a jail prisoner in possession contraband.
Hoxie has a past address listed in Marquette.
It is not clear what the Battle Creek native allegedly smuggled into jail.
Hoxie remains jailed on a $5,000 bond.
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With an arrest record dating back three decades, 50-year-old Todd Stephen Williams of Gladstone, MI was booked into the Marquette County Jail at 10:43 a.m. ET on Sunday, April 22, 2018.
The MDOC lists Williams as a parole absconder
Williams is being held on a parole violation/inmate detainer.
Williams has a lengthy record dating back 30 years.
MDOC Conviction Record:
https://mdocweb.state.mi.us/otis2/otis2profile.aspx?mdocNumber=207526Sentence 1
Offense: Checks w/o Sufficient Funds $500 or More
Minimum Sentence: 2 years
Maximum Sentence: 3 years
Date of Offense: 1/06/2013
Delta County
Date of Sentence: 5/07/2013
Conviction Type: PleaSentence 2
Offense: Larceny in a Building
Minimum Sentence: 2 years 4 months
Maximum Sentence: 6 years
Date of Offense: 1/03/2013
Delta County
Date of Sentence: 5/07/2013
Conviction Type: PleaSentence 3
Offense:
False Pretenses – $1,000 or More But Less Than $20,000
Minimum Sentence: 3 years 8 months
Maximum Sentence: 7 years 6 months
Date of Offense: 1/03/2013
Delta County
Date of Sentence: 5/07/2013
Conviction Type: PleaSentence 4
Offense: Larceny in a Building
Minimum Sentence: 2 years 4 months
Maximum Sentence: 6 years
Date of Offense: 1/03/2013
Delta County
Date of Sentence: 5/07/2013
Conviction Type: Plea
Sentence 5
Offense: Breaking and Entering – Entry Without Breaking With Intent
Minimum Sentence: 2 years
Maximum Sentence: 7 years 6 months
Date of Offense: 6/01/2009
Delta County
Date of Sentence: 2/10/2010
Conviction Type: Nolo ContendereINACTIVE
Sentence 1
Offense: Operating Intoxicated/Impaired/Controlled Substance – 3rd
Minimum Sentence: 1 year 7 months
Maximum Sentence: 10 years
Date of Offense: 10/01/2004
Delta County
Date of Sentence: 2/25/2005
Conviction Type: Plea
Discharge Date: 5/01/2009
Discharge Reason: Offender DischargeSentence 2
Offense: Uttering and Publishing
Minimum Sentence: 2 years 6 months
Maximum Sentence: 20 years
Date of Offense: 9/12/2001
Delta County
Date of Sentence:
05/02/2002
Conviction Type: Plea
Discharge Date: 5/01/2009
Discharge Reason: Offender DischargeSentence 3
Offense: Breaking and Entering Occupied Building With Intent
Minimum Sentence: 10 years
Maximum Sentence: 22 years 6 months
Date of Offense: 2/01/1989
Cheboygan County
Date of Sentence: 2/27/1990
Conviction Type: Plea
Discharge Date: 5/01/2009
Discharge Reason: Offender Discharge
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26-year-old Gregory David Kauppila of Ishpeming, MI was booked into the Marquette County Jail at 11:51 p.m. ET on Saturday, April 21, 2018.
Kaupilla is charged with failure to register as a sex offender.
He was apparently released on bond late Sunday morning.
Kauppila was booked into the MCJ on March 2, 2018 and charged with sex offender failure to register and operating a motor vehicle under the influence of liquor (OUIL).
In Marquette County Circuit Court during June 2016, Kauppila was sentenced to 180 days jail and five years probation plus about $800 in fines/costs for being a sex offender who failed to comply with the law.
In Sept. 2010, Kauppila was convicted in Marquette of fourth-degree criminal sexual conduct (multiple variables).
https://upperpeninsulabreakingnews.wordpress.com/2018/03/03/a-convicted-sex-offender-picked-up-for-noncompliance-and-drunk-driving-several-people-who-have-past-drug-charges-are-arrested-again-including-a-marquette-woman-accused-of-meth-fighting-police-and/
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28-year-old Jeremy Norman Brugman of Gwinn, MI remains jailed in Marquette County for domestic assault and making a threatening call and malicious use of a telephone phone.
Brugman has been held in jail since his booking April 12, 2018.
Brugman was arrested on Dec. 29, 2017 and released on New Year’s Eve at about 6:20 p.m. on a $10,000 bond.
Brugman is charged with felony second offense domestic violence/assault.
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William Earl Zhulkie
26-year-old William Earl Zhulkie of Ishpeming, MI remains jailed in Marquette County on a $10,000 bond.
Zhulkie was charge with possession of a controlled substance – an analogue on April 12, 2018.
On March 7, 2018, Zhulkie was charged with larceny from a building.
In Dec. 2015, Zhulkie, then 23, served 10 days in jail, was put on a year’s probation and fined almost $1,400 for use of a Schedule 1 (except narcotic), 2, 3, 4.
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Erik Christopher Small in 2015
43-year-old Erik Christopher Small of Ishpeming, MI remains jailed without bond in Marquette County.
Small was charged on April 8, 2018 with operating and maintaining a meth lab.
Small has lived in Gwinn, Marquette, Green Bay and the cities of North Richland Hills and The Colony in Texas.
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31-year-old Charlene Marie Drew of Gwinn, MI remains jailed without bond in Marquette County on an inmate detainer/parole violation.
She also has recent Ishpeming address.
She was arrested on April 11 on additional charges of possession of meth and possession of a meth analogue – bond on the drug charges totals $30,000.
The poor girl has been dealing with the devil named meth for over 7 years. She was set to be off parole in July 2019. One of her convictions involves selling fake meth to undercover agents.
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28-year-old Kyle George Fosco of Marquette, MI
28-year-old Kyle George Fosco of Marquette, MI was booked into the Marquette County Jail (MCJ) at 11:19 p.m. ET on Fri.,
Fosco was booked on April 9, 2018 for assault with intent to do bodily harm less than murder, possession of heroin, second degree retail fraud, and trespassing.
On March 2, 2018, Fosco was charged with assault with intent to do bodily harm less than murder.
Fosco got off probation last July for a drug crime – delivery/manufacture of a narcotic/cocaine.
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David Richard Lampinen
33-year-old David Richard Lampinen of Marquette, MI remains jailed without bond in Marquette County.
Lampinen was arrested on April 9, 2018 and charged with possession of a Schedule 1, 2, 3, and 4 narcotic, resisting arrest/obstructing justice, receiving and concealing stolen property under $200, and second-degree retail fraud.
Lampinen, then 25 years old, was among several people arrested in 2008 by the Upper Peninsula Substance Enforcement Team for trafficking in crack cocaine that was shipped up from Chicago. In 2010, Lampinen was sentenced to nearly 5 years (57 months) in federal prison. One defendant committed suicide before trial.
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29-year-old Dane Ronald Richard Brickey of Gwinn, MI was booked into the Marquette County Jail (MCJ) at 5:39 p.m. ET on Friday night, March 23, 2018.
In 2014, Huss was promoted to assistant warden at Ionia – until there was an escape involving a prisoner in her custody.
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