McBain man charged with additional drug crimes

A 73 year-old Missaukee County man currently being held in the Leelanau County jail after a drug conviction has been charged again.  Dale L. Youngs was arrested and arraigned on 4 count felony warrant charging him with three counts of Delivery of a Schedule 1 Controlled Substance, Maintaining a Drug House and being a Habitual Offender Third Offense. The habitual offender conviction could double the potential 7 year penalty for each drug charge.  Maintaining a drug house carries a 2 year penalty.

The charges stem from a Traverse Narcotics Team investigation in Missaukee County in early 2012.  Youngs is being held on a probation violation after a conviction of a 7 year Delivery charge.  He remains lodged with no bond on the Leelanau County probation violation and $25,000 cash/surety on the Missaukee charges.

 

Saturday April 20, 2013

Deputies respond to report of domestic assault

Leelanau County deputies were sent to Glen Arbor Township at 1:35 am Saturday to investigate a domestic assault complaint.  The 21 year-old man had gone to his parents residence in Glen Arbor after the fight with his 19 year-old wife at their home in Kasson Township.

The man told deputies he returned home from a trip to the Upper Peninsula around midnight.  He picked up their infant child in his arems and then took his wife's cell phone from her in order to check past text messages and call logs.  He said he believed she was being unfaithful.

After discovering a text he believed was from another man, he smashed the phone.  While still holding the child, the two became involved in a physical confrontation and the woman bit the man on the face.  The injury was not serious and since the parties were separated, the Leelanau County prosecutor advised deputies to submit the report for his review without an arrest.  It was also determined that the child was safe and in the care of grandparents.

Friday April 19, 2013

Three nabbed for driving with a suspended license

Leelanau County deputies were busy with traffic enforcement Friday and discovered three drivers operating with suspended licenses in the process.

The first was a 46 year-old Bingham Township man stopped at 1:23 pm on E. Lincoln Road.  His license was expired, denied and revoked.  He was arrested for driving on a suspended license, second or subsequent offense, and was released after posting a $100 interim bond.

A 46 year-old Elmwood Township man was stopped for speeding on Cherrybend Road near Center Highway at 7:05 pm Friday.  His driving privileges were suspended.  He did not have a prior conviction for DWLS to he was cited and released with a date to appear in District Court.

At 3:14 am Saturday, deputies stopped a 30 year-old Onekama woman for a traffic violation on S West Bay Shore Drive near Lakeview Hills Drive.  She had multiple convictions for driving with a suspended license so she was taken into custody and released after posting $100 interim bond.

Leland Township man surrenders on felony warrant

Charles J. Sienkwicz, 43, turned himself in at the Leelanau County jail Friday afternoon after learning that a 5 count probation violation bench warrant had been issued.  He was on probation after pleading guilty in September 2010 to Third offense Operating While Intoxicated.  Sienkwicz had two prior conviction in New York state for drunk driving.

He was originally arrested in Leland Township on July 22, 2010 after being discovered passed out behind the wheel by a Leelanau County deputy at 10:51 pm.  Sienkwicz appeared intoxicated and failed all sobriety field tasks given.  After his arrest an inventory search of his vehicle located approximately 5 grams of marihuana as well.  A blood test was performed after he refused to take the breath test that was offered.  His blood alcohol content was .24%.

Sienkwicz remains jailed without bond pending a hearing on the probation violations.