Forest City man takes plea deal over stolen rings
Tylor Anderson
Posted: May 18, 2021 1:57 PM
Posted By: Mike Bunge
MASON CITY, Iowa – A plea deal over some stolen rings means a jail sentence for a North Iowa man.
Tylor Christopher Anderson, 31 of Forest City, was arrested in October 2020 after law enforcement said he brought three stolen rings to EZ Pawn in Mason City. The rings, valued at over $1,500, were taken in a residential burglary.
Anderson was initially charged with second-degree theft but pleaded guilty in Cerro Gordo County District Court to fourth-degree theft. He’s been sentenced to 30 days in jail and must pay a $430 fine and $400 in damages.
Rochester man sentenced for shipping marijuana to Mason City
Takes plea deal over more than 800 grams of pot.
Posted: May 10, 2021 1:59 PM
Posted By: Mike Bunge
MASON CITY, Iowa – A Minnesota man charged with shipping hundreds of grams of marijuana to North Iowa has been sentenced.
Peter Anhnhat Ta, 24 of Rochester, MN, was given five years of supervised probation Monday in Cerro Gordo County District Court. He’s also been ordered to pay a $750 civil penalty and complete all recommended substance abuse treatment.
Ta pleaded guilty to possession of marijuana with intent to deliver. Law enforcement says he had two plastic baggies of marijuana mailed to a Mason City location on December 20, 2019. Investigators said the baggies contained a total of 895.2 grams of marijuana.
Mason City man pleads not guilty to murder in shooting death
April 28, 2021 GMT
MASON CITY, Iowa (AP) A Mason City man has pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder in the shooting death last month of another man.
Benjamin Gonzalez, 39, entered the written plea Monday in Cerro Gordo County District Court and waived his right to a speedy trial, the Globe Gazette reported.
Prosecutors have said Gonzalez fatally shot 36-year-old Michael Creviston, also of Mason City, the night of March 31 during an argument between the two men. Creviston was taken to an area hospital, where he died.
Gonzalez fled, and it took police four days to track him down. Gonzalez was arrested April 5 in Algona following a short foot chase and hourslong standoff.