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Prelim scheduled for Newberry suspect

NEWBERRY, MI--   A preliminary exam is set for a Newberry man charged with solicitation of murder. 

Jason Lee Bufford, 37, worked at the Newberry Correctional Facility and allegedly asked someone there to kill for him.  He faces up to life in prison if prosecutors can prove an agreement was made. 

Bufford remains lodged in the Chippewa County Jail.  A video preliminary hearing is scheduled for April 16 in Luce 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.