MASON CITY – Two local men who had been allowed to remain on the streets for over a year while using their lawyer to plea bargain their original charges to lesser offenses with the prosecution were unable to avoid prison sentences at a sentencing hearing that had been rescheduled at least once.
Brandon and Jared Kropf had been out on bail since April 3rd, 2011 for the assaults against two men which caused one of the victims to be seriously injured requiring intensive care at St. Mary’s in Rochester after allegedly using bats and crowbars on April 3rd, 2011.
At sentencing on July 10th Assistant Chief Judge James M. Drew sentenced both men to the maximum of up to five years in prison on one amended class “D” felony charge of willful injury causing bodily injury each.
Judge Drew ordered Brandon and Jared Kropf to jointly pay $14,573.82 related to their victim’s medical bills. As part of the plea agreement Judge Drew dismissed one of two class “C” felony charges of willful injury causing serious injury against Brandon.
Originally both men faced class “C” felony charges of willful injury causing serious injury, one count against Jared and two counts against Brandon. On Tuesday, May 8th 2012, Senior Judge Paul Riffel approved an application to amend class “C” felony charges of willful injury causing serious injury to lesser class “D” felony charges. The original class “C” felony charges of willful injury causing serious injury originally filed could have carried up to 10 years in prison under Iowa Code.
Jared has already been to prison once and was still on parole at the time of the assaults. Both have extensive criminal records dating back to multiple juvenile offenses.
Jared Kropf
Brandon Kropf
SUBJECTS ARE INNOCENT UNTIL PROVEN GUILTY.
should have been 50 yrs, not 5
Remember when they did that community service and beat jay? They only seem to attack pos humans. In all honesty one of them I’ve met one time and he was a super respectful and nice kid. I just think they don’t tolerate any bullshit and they are big enough to do what they want lol.
These guys I have been close enough to call family there both respectful and I’m sure the other dude had it coming
Yeah they are about as good as a wet pile of horse shit!
Garey Kropf their dad ??
No one said they feel sorry for Jay, he got what was coming and so will these two druggies that beat people up. If you think they have never beat someone that didn’t do anything you are a liar
Wonderful kids, past record speaks for itself are you people delusional.Blame anyone blame mother is her name Vicki and hell nows where there father is.Maybe this saved their lives,look what happen too their bother Charlie and his poor choice he made.
Do the state a favor………wipe MC off the map!
How about just get rid of all the black males and white meth addicts? The rest of us are just trying to save up enough to get out of this disgusting hell hole. You blame the residents but you you don’t blame the transplants me the city government for what’s wrong with mc? Grow up ass clown.
They are two wonderful men. In situations that escalate out of control bad things usually happen. If the threat of being shot by the “victim” is not reason enough to beat him up Idk what is and he played the part good. These boys are two amazing people who are getting an extremely bad wrap but a lot of people love and are loved by them and we know.
Youre so right. They are good boys that are wrongfully accused.
Wonderful men always go to prison twice. POS that start shit all the time. I hope this doesn’t save thier lives the world will be a better place without them.
They are good kids. I don’t care what they’re record says, I knew them. They should get a medal for handing a well known dope dealer & violent criminal his @$$. No I do not feel sorry for a man who let a violent drugged out life & got a beat down, oh well.
the cops in this town have no back bone thiey sit and hide at night when all the trouble is going down. just the other night i saw a mcpd officer up on 12th st by ld’s bar just sitting their doing nothing has kids were speeding by i pulled in and asked him what he was doing he said he was reading a damn book what the hell ever happen to server and protect the people um
Did you suggest he get his ass up across the river to penn or any other street on the north end with an over population of african american males? Or maybe sit at the liqour store? Or maybe just go hang it up for the night since he’s being useless? Did you ask for a badge number and report him for wasting our gas? Did you at least laugh at him and say ya right, an mcpd officer that can read? Lolol.
it wasn’t jay with pete Gomez when he got killed, ACTUALLY jay’s brother Jesse was with Pete’s brother nick when he was murdered at Monroe school over changing of a song at a party….
Remember that as well, shocking for MC at the time, not so much these days; they lived a few houses down from where you grew up.
Mason City is a giant shit hole(and getting worse), I lived there for 2 years while attending NIACC and got out of there as fast as possible.
Pete Gomez died? Really? You mean Nick Gomez and it was not Jay who was with him, it was Jesse. And none of that had anything to do with this story. These guys deserve everything that they get. Punks that have to use weapons, cause they couldn’t do it with man to man. Punks. Hopefully they don’t make it out prison 2 less people my taxes have to pay for.
I guarantee I’d put money on either of those boys and you one on one and you’d get your ass handed to you. They didn’t NEED weapons. It’s just that sometimes you need a tool to do a job. The job here wasn’t a fair fight with honor and respect like this is some 1930’s school yard fight. They handed out an over do beating to an abusive meth head who’s been trash for decades and caused problems and been violent his whole meth career. Either of them could have beaten jay half to death with their hands, you must be old not to know these guys and what they can do. All I’ve ever heard when they attack someone is that someone was a POS so who cares? Jay’s a loser, these two came up harder than you can ever imagine and suffered some serious loss. Jay did something he shouldn’t have and he got almost everything he deserved, jay’s a pos.
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA….
Criminals beating on criminals and people are commenting pro vs. con (pardon the pun) HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA….
This type of conversation isn’t worthy of valuable oxygen nor finger strength typing blogs.
FACE IT PEOPLE, evil is out there and if they want to “get after it” to control the weak minded, have at it. Because when they venture to near the good, they will be handled. One way or the other. HAHAHAHA.
It’s really sad how the justice system works. If you write a bad check you get 25yrs but if you beat a man so bad that hes unable to take care of himself you get UP TO 5 yrs. Well thats Mason City for ya. However, its not the town its whose in office. If it aint right fix it and stop voting in the ididots that are now in office. The victim and the perps may be no good to who ever has an opionion about them but one things forsure…..Theres at least 3 people who are criminals that are off the streets for a little while whether its for life or a few years. Now is the time to take the rest off the street. Start recording crimes being done, everybody now adays have cell phones with cameras on them. If you tired of it take over your streets. 2 wrongs dont make a right so dont do what theyve done but fight back with cameras and report it right away…..Come on guys take your city back…..
If they had killed jay it would have been perfectly ok. Jay is a pos loser meth head. Only ppl that like jay are loser pos meth heads. Fvck yourselves. Least jay can still keep an eye out for them lolololololol AN EYE LOLOLOL CUZ HES GOT ONE. LOLOL FVCK THAT SKID LOSER.
Someone should have paid the Kropf boys for the beating, Jay has been going around bullying people for years and he finally gets his and everyone thinks these guys are public enemy no.1.
You may be right about Jay being a bully. I don’t know him personally. However I don’t want trailer trash like this running these streets anymore. So I, along with the majority of Mason City are happy to see them go for a little vacation. Sorry that your buddies, or neighbor or family members are going away. Or maybe you or a loved one took an beating from Jay at one time. Who knows. But theres a difference between a bully, who does things one on one, and these cowards who were salty that someone was putting it to their wife while they were out doing meth….as said previously….TWO DOWN MASON CITY!!!!!!!!!!!!
No, I don’t know these boys and there has never been any personal encounters or friends or family. You just see the guy around and watch him bully people and think to yourself man someday that guy is gonna get it. Then he does and everyone feels sorry for the guy.
First off I don’t think they ever lived in a trailer. Actually a nice sized home in the highlands as kids and ya know what? Someone who willingly bangs someone’s wife? Knowingly while she’s married? Deserves to be beat down by multiple people. Anyone who’s done the things that loser meth head jay has done deserves to be beaten half to death. These boys are mc anti heroes. They have only ever attacked drug addicted trash, not real people. Just mason city garbage humans. They clean the streets better than the pd. So…. Fvck you.
You defend these guys for what they did, you are just as big of an idiot as them, then to use real name.Dumb,stupid,bottom feeders you show your education.
I agree. Lets get the out of town dope dealers and all these wannabe whiteboy thug meth heads to leave. I want my town back.
Since when is Pete Gomez dead? I swear he was out mowing his lawn yesterday! whoever thought that had anything to do with this story is about as dumb as these two idiot lowlife Kroft kids. blogs like this and NI mugshots are reason enough to break someones back with a bat! Pathetic
I really enjoy reading some of “Mason City’s Trashiest” on here commenting saying that the guy they beat was worse. So they are hero’s? lol. They level of some of the inbreed trash around here still manages to astonish me. First of all, wasn’t this Jay guy beat because he was sleeping with one of these rejects wives? Don’t think it was drugs. And secondly, I don’t know Jays previous record or these BOYS previous record but I know one thing, if someone beat your loved one into a paraplegiac, you would want to see them get more than a five year minimum.
Where did you get the idea that Jay Barrientes is now “a paraplegiac”? He is not. The story does not even mention his name (for obvious reasons), let alone saying he is “a paraplegiac”.
The person they beat was a bigger looser than them. Remember him he was with the guy who shot the two St Paul police officers, and was with pete gomez when he was killed. Trouble attracts trouble.
That “guy” is Guy Harvey Baker
What about the other two guys involved in the beating?? Nothing for them? Unbelievable!! I smell a rat!
I really think the person they beat should be going to prison too….. for DRUGS!!!! 44 year old hanging out with 20 some year olds?? Can we say drug dealers?
Not even hanging out, 44 year old man with a buddy trying to be some little pos’s muscle because he can not take a punch so when it beomes two on two in a fight against a known violent man who has shot at people before and they are yelling about having a gun I think it would become a bit life threating and the stakes would change. But yet these two boys get all the bad wrap and punishment even though the guy claimed lifetime impairment after the set deal he has reappeared all the sudden in the community seemingly fine.
This is sad. I would babysit these boys, they don’t deserve this. They’re nice young men.
Wow! These two are nice guys and didn’t deserve what they got? You are partialy right. They deserve the same thing that they gave out. They are cowards and I hope that they try that tuff guy stuff in PRISON, they will die there. They almost killed someone! This is the problem with society! You think these two guys are nice just because you babysat them as kids! I am at a loss for words right now. Get a clue these two are criminals and our legal system has failed us once again. The walked the streets causing trouble for people the whole time the were free on bond. One has already been to prison. Lock them up and throw away the key along with anyone who supports them. I boo you, you should be ashamed!
Ya charge people and incarcerate them for their OPINIONS. You’re a stupid pos. How’s it feel to be a total moron? I hope you’re happy in your little ignorant bubble of idiocy. dip shit, fascist. Thought crime… That’s what you’re suggesting. Inbred twat.
U mean they where once nice boys
Related to Garey Kropf???
Thanks for the spelling lesson. I thought the message might be more important than the spelling. Overall, I do pretty well for a uneducated yanky guy.
You not only got the spelling wrong, you got the message wrong, too. He is NOT a paraplegic.
I was told by a relative that he was an parapelgic. I have not seen him. Another nephew went to school with him and said he was a great guy. I worked with him for awhile and know he was pretty bright. I never did see him bully anyone and he was always good with me. I don’t care what he did he doesn’t deserve to be crippled for life if he is. If he was sleeping with one of their wives they should have been mad at her. From what I have heard from a whole bunch of people that know the two druggies that they are a real POS.
Not a great guy. A fvcking loser worthless meth abuser pos skid, scumbag. Kropf brothers only ever seen to attack human garbage. Never seen or heard of these boys hurting an innocent person. They do a better job putting the hurt on junkies in mc than the police ever could. Good on these fine young men. They deserve a city medal for civic service. Never had the pleasure of meeting these upstanding citizens. However I’d like to put some money on their books so they can get some of the comforts of home during their stay? Anyone know if jay barrentes has their contact info?
They need to be put away for alot longer then 5 years. Anybody that would hit a person with a bat and continue hitting them when they are already down is a coward and should be put away so they dont hurt other people in the community
So if someone beat a rapist or child molester with a bat and kept hitting them after they are down thy person is a a coward? You’re an idiot. Jay is a fvcking loser meth abusing waste of space and they stopped short of what would have been good for everyone of us. Your little idea that fights should somehow be about honor like this is a king fu movie are hilarious and moronic. Sometimes folks need to be beat half to death. Like jay the loser meth head cop killer.
Well two down, and a lot more to go!! If anyone ever wants Mason City back the way it used to be, get rid of all the meth heads, and crack heads!!! Most of the “D boy’s” that cause problems, are there because they are making money from the crack heads. Thats the ONLY REASON! Now get rid of the worthless drug addicts (sad the cops are doing nothing to clean up our town.) I could go back to Mason City now and show them almost EVERY house they are at (so why is it sooooo hard for the cops?? Because they dont care, thats why!) They think busting people for Marijuana or for stupid kids paint balling things, is more important? They are wrong. There is waaay more crack and meth going around this town than they think. And they need to stop it!! And the Kropf boys are as worthless as you can get! Look at them!! All meth’ed out in their mugshot, they will be out of prison in 8mo. and then doing the same thing again!! Makes me sick!! Thats why I left the hell hole 5mo ago. It will NEVER change!!
“I could go back to Mason City now and show them almost EVERY house they are at (so why is it sooooo hard for the cops?? Because they dont care, thats why!) They think busting people for Marijuana or for stupid kids paint balling things, is more important? They are wrong. There is waaay more crack and meth going around this town than they think.”
There is a legal problem here, it’s called probable cause. And for that, one requires evidence of a crime.
Now you say you do not live here. So how can you be so sure a crime has been, or is being perpetrated where you say they are? Just because you say there is criminal activity, does not make it so, and as such, would not stand up in court.
As far as the case of the paintballs. They destroyed peoples property. Now if you were one of their victims, how would you feel if the police patted them on the back and let them go without any charges filed?
I think you and Mrs. S need to get together and make a list of laws our Police should ignore. See how that works out for the community.
I never said that paint balling and other crimes should get a slap on the wrist! But they need to pay more attention to the worse crimes going on there! And I know every little thing that happens there. I read it everyday on these sites, and over half my family lives in Mason City. No one would know of them tho because they dont do bad, and are good in the community. And I am almost 98% sure the cops have lots of cases on these meth heads and crack heads, but choosing not to do anything about it. The reason is what?? Ohhh I know! Too much money for the city or state to prosecute or lock them up, is all. And they say crime has went down bahahaha yea down the f***ing drain!!! Thats why I left the shit hole, wish my family could have left too but Im luckier then they were. And You sticking up for some low lifes must make you one yourself, is that it?? 🙂
“And You sticking up for some low lifes must make you one yourself, is that it??”
I do not stick up for criminals, but for the criminal justice system. It is based upon laws, guarantees, and protections set forth in our Constitution.
I want our Police to investigate crimes, all of them, no matter how small it may be. And as far as I can tell, they do just that. While what these two chaps have done may be serious, cases of fraud and identity theft for example, are just as important. Especially to the victims. That in two cases I am familiar with, our Police have brought justice, tells me they are doing the right thing.
Not all investigations are handled by patrolmen. We have a group of investigators who’s job it is to gather evidence of crimes in order to make a case. They also use other resources such as N. Central Iowa Narcotics Task Force, and DCI. These investigations can cover a lot of geography at times.
You’re an idiot. America doesn’t have a justice system and iowa really lacks justice. We have a law and profit system that only benefits those who make their living arresting, rearresting, charging and very temporarily incarcerating ppl. If we had a justice system sexual predators would be shot in the face, not given probation. If we had a justice system these two would have been given an award for beating jay because jay is a violent meth head pos too. All they did was try to serve up some justice to the community. Good kids if you look at it they only commit acts of violence against human garbage anyway.fvck jay he’s a loser.
Weird how your main statement/concern seems to be about meth heads n crack heads when the only correlation to that in this article seems to be that they are charged with assaulting one very prominent person when it comes to the meth/violence game
Mason city like every communities biggest problem is black males. Black males are why mason city has gun play and heroin now. It’s just a fact. Nigs bring hard core narcotics, violence and prostitution. Because they are garbage useless gross stupid and disgusting animals.
I understand the young man who was beaten is now a paraphalegic (not sure of spelling) for life and these creeps get only up to 5 years. What kind of B.S. is that? They should get 20 years a least.
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To clarify the. Younge man was an older man who required hospitalization but is now back in the community at least the bars, and is able to continue his normal routine which included an extensive criminal record (one involving a shooting of a cop) notorious beatings of multiple people.
I can completely understand the outrage that some folks may have about this, however, I am relieved to find out the Judge Drew handed out these sentences instead of our cities “well known” female judge who simply hands out slaps on the wrist for a simple snitch. So even tho both of these boys may not have gotten all of the time they should have gotten, something is better than nothin!
We shouldn’t have to settle for “Better than nothing”, but I do understand what your saying. But it just baffles me. What will the judge feel when they are released early and kill someone next time?
Been to prison once B4 what a slow learners. What’s up Jared came back to get Brandon, what idiots.
I would be willing to take a swing or two at both of the brothers. Bring on the crowbars and bats.
Good. Get the scum off our streets. They should have been locked away for twenty years! Maybe then they might learn. But instead, they get five years for a brutal assault? I’m sick of this. Let’s get these judges out of there. I want pieces of garbage like this being being prosecuted to the FULLEST EXTENT OF THE LAW!!!!!!!!!
It’s not necessarily even 5 years, it says UP TO 5 years, anyone want to bet that they get out before 5 years.
Under a year probly. Isnt a violent crime with weapons suposed to 70% of the prison sentence? Or is that just rapists and bank robbers, who get pleaded down to the half way house here in town anyway? Cant understand this town, why charge someone for a horrible, terrible crime, and you know they did it, only to plead it down to nothing? Seems every crime in this town, no matter how serious, ends up in beje or under a year in jail.
Now are you talking MCPD, who remind me of Mayberry RFD, or the REAL law.