MASON CITY – A man wanted for months on a warrant connected to an attempted theft in Mason City was finally brought to jail.
A theft was reported at Fleet Farm, 3200 4th Street SW, on the evening of June 22 after 8:00 PM. Police arrived, and after an investigation, arrested Jacob Eugene Hansel of Martelle, Iowa. Hansel was charged with theft in the third degree, an aggravated misdemeanor.
Hansel, a convicted felon for theft in the second degree, remained in the Cerro Gordo county jail on $5,000 cash/surety bond. He posted surety bond and was released on a promise to appear in court on July 13 as county prosecutors moved to amend his charge to fifth-degree theft. Hansel never showed up, and a warrant for his arrest was issued.
After being detained in Linn county for crimes there, Hansel was brought to the Cerro Gordo county jail Thursday afternoon to face the fifth-degree theft charge and outstanding charges of driving while barred and criminal mischief. No court date appears to have been set, yet.