Editorial by Matt Marquardt –
UPDATE FROM MCPD Thursday:
The Mason City Police Department responded to a report of shots being fired in the parking lot of Northside Liquor Wednesday evening at about 11 PM. Upon arrival, several individuals had already fled the area. Witnesses described that someone had fired a gun at a vehicle in the parking lot. A short time later, officers located a vehicle registered to Malaisha Brown of Forest City with a bullet hole in the hood area of her 2008 Pontiac. Investigators a short time later arrested Kenneth Donjuan May, 20, of Mason City.
May was charged with one count of terrorism by intimidation with a dangerous weapon and one count of carrying a concealed weapon.
Terrorism is a class C felony punishable by up to 10 years in prison and a $10,000 fine. Carrying a concealed weapon is an aggravated misdemeanor.
SUBJECT IS INNOCENT UNTIL PROVEN GUILTY
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MASON CITY – Reports started flowing into the NIT office about an incident on Mason City’s north end late Wednesday involving gunshots. (The photos and news tips are always greatly appreciated, folks. Keep them coming.)
Mason City police officers were gathering evidence in the parking lot at Northside Liquor, 1303 North Federal Avenue. Officers confirmed they were looking for bullet casings.
Inside the store, employees were tight-lipped about the incident and would only say that “everyone is OK” and “no one was hurt.” Officers were watching surveillance video on a TV screen in front of the cash register. It appeared that two groups of African-American males were having words in the video before they asked me to stop watching.
Across the street, one man said an officer told him that Northside Liquor had been robbed but the MCPD was not confirming that just yet. An officer told me that a press release would be forthcoming in the morning with more details.
UPDATE: More sources are saying that a car was shot at and it had at least one bullet hole in it. Another person said that the altercation began inside the liquor store and spilled out into the parking lot.
I’d rather be Kosy at the Kozy than down south at the liker store.
to the person who said they should move North Side liquor to the South side. . they perpously put the liquor store on the north end. . . If you go to any city usually the liquor stores are on the “Bad side of town” . . . and moving it would just bring more crime to the “south” side of Mason City. . at least they have the crime mostly on one side of town . .
Hire the SOS, turn ’em loose on N. Federal. Problem solved.
I can’t believe he wasn’t charged with a more serious crime, he could have killed someone (perhaps that was his intent). And he is out on bail… Inexcusable!!!
Maybe this is a bit of a stretch, however with all the crime that is happening here lately; maybe it’s time to declare Martial Law in Mason City.
Have the governor send a small band of troops to help the overwhelmed police of Mason City. It’s fairly obvious that the police have lost total control of Mason City and are in over their heads. Until things are under control, I would have a mandatory curfew of midnight for all citizens unless there is a valid reason to be out.
This might be extreme, but let’s face it, this city is spiraling out of control and people here do not feel safe anymore. Action needs to be and must be taken now!
what we need to do since we don’t have enough law enforcement is police our selfs and Anything goes , now is not the time to piss off the good hard working people of MC!
I think it’s time to consider the possibility that the judges in this area are actually frightened of the people they sentence, so they hand them slaps on the wrist to keep the others in the shadows off them. Imagine living in a town this size and people know you sent their “cuz” up the river for 10-20 years? I think fear is what’s really going on. We need to hire judges who carry guns and have nerves of steel.
I SEE ANOTHER ONE OF RIVER CITY’S FINEST HAS BEEN RELEASED. IT SEEMS OUR LATEST SHOOTER IS BACK ON THE STREETS
Lol, dude’s hair is STILL killin me.
DID IT EVER OCCURE TO YOU WHO IS LETTING THE DIRT BAGS OFF? NOT THE COPS BUT THE JUDGES. THE COPS GET TIRED OF HALING THEM IN ONLY TO HAVE THE JUDGES LET THEM GO. THEY ARE NOT PILLERS OF SOCIETY BUT DIRT BAGS WHO NEED TO BE PUT AWAY. I’VE ALWAYS SAID TO DIG A HUGE PIT THROW ALL THE DRUGGIES IN AND ALL THEIR DRUGS. WHEN THEY HAVE BURNED THEMSELVES UP COVER THE HOLE WITHE DIRT. END OF STORY
It really is getting dangerous to live in Mason City. What we need is a police department full of officers that are willing to do the job that we are paying them for. The officers that Mason City has employeed now are “acting” like they are working by parking around town hoping to catch someone speeding or hanging out by Highland and warning golfers that they should not be riding their golf carts on the streets. The crime in Mason City is not the only problem that we have but it is the one that needs top priority!
Wow this trads second shooting offense in mason city!! Courts do nothing, he has at least 2 kids with desperate 2 different/desparate white gals he does not support, has no job contributes nothing to society, typical so called Dboy, come here intimidate, steal, lie use and sell drugs, in reality, couldn’t make a pimple on the ass of a real gangbangeer from Detroit!! They have found a home here in river city, WHY? a market for the product, low self esteem women willing to shelter breed and support them, young little white wanna be gangsters here who worship them and wanna be like them,
And no consequence for being arrested, plus a majority of mason cities residents don’t believe or care about what’s happening, complaining the police aren’t doing enough but yet you see these pukes jail photos on here everyday!! Why because the police are doing their job! So those of you who run your mouth, about nothing being done, criticize others, watch too many crime shows and have all the answers!! Do nothing about it other than complain about what OTHERS are not doing!! No solutions then no bitches!!! Especially the unemployed, those that have been arrested and friends of those mentioned above do most the blogging on here. Peace!!!