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Kingsford Public Safety releases name of man arrested on drug and firearms charges Monday

KINGSFORD, MI— A Kingsford man has been officially charged following a “high-risk” arrest this week.

The Kingsford Public Safety Department and Critical Incident Response Team took Jason Porath, 47, into custody on Monday. It was the culmination of an investigation into narcotics and firearms in the area.

Porath is charged with two counts of delivery/manufacture of meth, possession of a firearm by a prohibited person, and maintaining a drug house.

A preliminary hearing is set for April 29 in Dickinson County District Court.

Nicole was born near Detroit but has lived in the U.P. most of her life. She graduated from Marquette Senior High School and attended Michigan State and Northern Michigan Universities, graduating from NMU in 1993 with a degree in English.