MASON CITY – A St. Ansgar man came to Mason City and apparently thought it might be cool to be the turd in the punchbowl during the RAGBRAI festival North Iowa was enjoying by getting drunk and picking fights.
Cerro Gordo county deputies who were busy patrolling downtown Mason City Wednesday evening arrested 18-year-old Timothy Cyrus Arndt of St. Ansgar a 11:10 PM, just as the live music show was ending downtown. Arndt was at the corner of North Washington Avenue and 1st Street NW, very close to the beer tents, allegedly drunk and “trying to start fights”.
Police loaded Arndt into a squad car and took him to jail, charged with public intoxication.
Tim Arndt has already made his acquaintance with Mason City police. He was arrested on April 9th, charged with interference with official acts and disorderly conduct (abusive epithets and threatening gestures). He pled guilty to those charges and was assessed $651.75 in fines and fee, but has yet to make a single payment.
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