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Second Ishpeming bingo mugger pleads guilty
Posted: 02.09.2010 at 11:03 AM
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Jesse Mitchell pled guilty to unarmed robbery in Marquette County Circuit Court.

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ISHPEMING -- The second suspect in the mugging of an Ishpeming woman has pled guilty.

Jesse Mitchell pled guilty to unarmed robbery in Marquette County Circuit Court.

He and Kasey Lee Morcom robbed the woman of her bingo winnings and then fled to Florida.

Morcom pled guilty in December and is scheduled for sentencing later this week.

Jesse Mitchell's sentencing has been set for March 19.

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Suspects waive hearing  -  Monday, November 30, 2009
The victim had just won $1000 in Bingo.
Mugging suspects arrested  -  Friday, October 30, 2009
They were taken into custody at 3 p.m. Friday in New Port Richey, Florida.
Ishpeming robbery victim speaks out  -  Wednesday, October 21, 2009
Ruth Fredin, the 81-year-old victim of Saturday night's bingo money mugging in Ishpeming, speaks out about what she went through. 
Ishpeming woman mugged  -  Monday, October 19, 2009
Ishpeming Police are investigating a strong armed robbery in the parking lot of the Pioneer Bluff Apartments.