Menominee couple arrested following UPSET investigation

MENOMINEE COUNTY — Two Menominee residents were arrested and arraigned on multiple felony drug and firearm charges following an investigation by the Upper Peninsula Substance Enforcement Team (UPSET). Mason Thomas Berden, 25, and Kirstie Anna Paris, 28, both of Menominee, were arraigned in the Menominee County 95-A District Court on Thursday. According to the felony complaint, Berden faces one count of possession with intent to deliver/manufacture methamphetamine, a felony punishable by up to 20 years in prison and/or $25,000; one count of possession with intent to deliver/manufacture marijuana, a felony punishable by up to four