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Mason City man sent to prison for up to 20 years in felony domestic abuse, sex abuse registry violation cases

MASON CITY – A Mason City man with a lengthy criminal history has been sent to prison for up to 20 years in a felony domestic abuse case and violations of the sex offender registry.

An emergency call was made to police late in the evening of March 7, at about 11:28 PM, about a violent domestic disturbance taking place at 32 11th Street NE. Upon arrival, police investigated and arrested 36-year-old Jason Gerald Billings. Billings was charged with felony domestic abuse assault involving strangulation and violation of the state’s sex offender registry.

Mason City police were earlier called to the same address in October of 2014 for a verbal domestic after it was reported that yelling was coming from the residence, where his ex-spouse and children live. Billings left “for the evening”, according to a police report.  Billings claimed he had a conversation with officers before leaving.  He was supposed to be living or staying at a separate location in a south side hotel.

In a plea agreement, Judge Karen Salic sentenced Billings to up to 15 years in prison on the charge of felony domestic abuse assault involving strangulation. He also had earlier pleaded guilty to violating a court-ordered protection five times. The protective order was extended until 2020 in court this week.

Billings was convicted in 1994 in Floyd county at the age of 12 for second degree sexual assault against a male child younger than him.

In court Monday, June 22, Billings was found guilty of violating the terms of his sex offender status and given an additional 5 years in prison, to be served consecutively with the 15 year sentence.

Billings, Jason Gerald
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