LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) — Former Mason Planning Fee Chair Seth Waxman was sentenced Wednesday to nearly 16 months in jail by an Indiana decide on two prices stemming from an arrest livestreamed by a “predator catcher” group.
Waxman was initially taken into custody in Could 2024, the place the group Predator Catchers Inc. Indianapolis livestreamed his arrest at a Walmart in Bluffton, IN. Within the video, members of the group are seen confronting Waxman earlier than he’s detained by a neighborhood deputy and officers from the Bluffton Police Division. The group are additionally seen telling police they’ve data of on-line chats with Waxman and handed the officers a crimson folder.
Seth Waxman reserving picture. Courtesy Photograph Wells County Sheriff’s Division and Jail
He submitted his resignation to Mason Mayor Russell Whipple the identical day as his arrest, efficient instantly. He posted a $5,000 bond in January 2025.
In keeping with court docket paperwork obtained by 6 Information, Waxman was initially accused of driving 165 miles from his Mason residence to Bluffton to have intercourse with a 13-year-old woman named “Katie”—who was a decoy. 6 Information has redacted it to take away figuring out data and notably offensive phrases. It’s obtainable to learn beneath.
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In keeping with Wells County court docket data, Waxman was charged with one felony rely of soliciting a minor to have interaction in sexual activity, one felony rely of possession of a legend drug (prescription drug), one rely of making an attempt to disseminate matter dangerous to minors, and a misdemeanor cost of possession of a managed substance.
He pleaded responsible to the costs of possession of a legend drug and making an attempt to disseminate matter dangerous to minors. His different two prices have been dismissed. Wednesday, he was sentenced to 482 days, practically 16 months, in jail, with credit score for 241 days served.
