Menominee meth trafficker to spend up to 30 years in prison

Public Radio 90, WNMU | By Nicole Walton

Published December 22, 2025 at 8:35 AM EST

MENOMINEE, MI— A Menominee man has been sentenced to 7 to 30 years in prison for delivery of meth.

Mark Pelon, 42, was accused of selling meth in September 2024 to a confidential informant used by the North East Tri-County Drug Enforcement Group. The CI said Pelon had a pistol and body armor was lying nearby.

The following month, the informant conducted another controlled buy from Pelon. The CI said Pelon “weighed up” and put the meth into two “eight ball” packages.

He was sentenced Friday in 41^st Circuit Court.

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Nicole Walton

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.

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