MASON CITY – On July 3rd in Cerro Gordo County District Court one class B felony count of possession of methamphetamine with intent to deliver, one class D felony count of failure to affix a drug tax stamp, and one class D felony count of 3rd or subsequent offense possession of methamphetamine were dismissed after 55-year-old Jonathan Jay Johnson of 1920 Wilson Avenue South in Mason City was indicted on federal drug charges.
The federal charges include:
– Conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine
– Distribution of methamphetamine by a felon
– Possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine by a felon
Jonathan Johnson has been held in the Cerro Gordo County Jail on $105,000 bond since April 7th when a member of the Cerro Gordo County Sheriff’s department made a stop of a vehicle in the 300 block of North Federal. During the traffic contact the deputy located a large amount of methamphetamine in Johnson’s possession.
Court records show since 1998 Jonathan Johnson has been charged with possession with intent to deliver, delivery, and manufacturing methamphetamine at least three times between Cerro Gordo and Franklin Counties.
Court records also show as a result of plea agreements with the prosecution he has been able to avoid large amounts of jail time resulting in probation or residential treatment. Even when sentenced to 10 years in prison following a probation violation in one of the cases the Iowa Department of Corrections released Johnson back into society after only serving a fraction of the sentence.
In the federal system there is mandatory minimum sentencing with no parole if convicted.
Jonathan is currently being held in the Cerro Gordo County Jail on a US Marshall’s hold awaiting transport to federal holding in Cedar Rapids.
It is unclear at this time whether 24-year-old Jesse James Johnson also of 1920 Wilson Avenue South in Mason City will face federal charges. Jesse Johnson has been held in the Cerro Gordo County Jail on $10,000 bond since his arrest on June 16th on a state warrant for one Class C felony count of delivery of meth in relation to an investigation by The North Iowa Area Drug Task Force. A trial date in his case has been set for September 11th in Cerro Gordo County Court.
Jonathan Johnson
Jesse James Johnson
SUBJECTS ARE INNOCENT UNTIL PROVEN GUILTY.
