MASON CITY – Although Shannon Renae Lybarger, age 25, of Mason City has kept local law enforcement busy with at least six arrests that included 9 felony charges and 2 misdemeanor since August 12th, 2011, she will not be sent to prison.
Lybarger was charged with one class D felony count of 2nd degree possession of stolen property in October 2011 by Mason City Police.
Later in October 2011 Lybarger was charged by Mason City Police with two class D felony counts of forgery, three class d felony counts of unauthorized use of a credit card, and one class B felony count of ongoing criminal conduct.
While on pre-trial release on those charges Lybarger was again arrested by Mason City Police in May2012 and charged with one class d felony count of 3rd degree burglary and one class d felony count of forgery.
Court records show Lybarger entered voluntary negated guilty pleas to three of the nine felony charges on July 9th before being released from the Cerro Gordo County jail following the plea change hearing.
Lybarger pled guilty to one class D felony count of 2nd degree possession of stolen property, one class D felony counts of forgery, and one class d felony count of 3rd degree burglary.
At a scheduled sentencing hearing on Monday, August 27th, presiding District Court Judge Colleen D. Weiland sentenced Lybarger to three separate five year suspended prison sentences. Instead of prison Weiland ordered Lybarger to Beje Clarks residential facility for 180 days or until maximum benefits are achieved. Judge Weiland ordered Lybarger to pay $2,067 in public defender costs, court costs, and surcharges. Lybarger must also pay $500 restitution in the possession of stolen property case.
Judge Weiland also suspended three $750 civil penalties in the convictions. Judge Weiland then dismissed on application two class D felony counts of forgery, three class d felony counts of unauthorized use of a credit card, and one class B felony count of ongoing criminal conduct.
In addition three contempt of court charges were dismissed by Judge Weiland related to Lybarger’s violations of pre-trial release while awaiting depositions in her criminal cases.
SUBJECT IS INNOCENT UNTIL PROVEN GUILTY.
Your lazy county attorney is the one making the deals.
I smell a rat.
Hey! Shannon may be a thief and she may have gotten a break but I can say one thing about her. She gives Great HEAD!
Kristen and Dennis reich must work for mcpd they Robb and steal and sell junk that don’t work to anyone they can tearing around town pulling stolen trailers full stolen goods with a stolen truck smoking and selling meth like it is legal and the cops do Is smile and look the other way they caught these two in the act of stripping down a freshly stolen z71 right off lot and no arrests were made talk about snitch keep these big words that you don’t understand out of your mouth and go take your stolen moped back to Dennis compound of crap you rat
Its the prosecutor and the judge. Has nothing to do with MCPD
Hey! This thing is a snitch just like that meth head from Chuck City Crystal. I don’t care you don’t get 6 felony dropped with out snitching.
This bitch is a whore, thief, meth head and a snitch! Has two kids that her mother is raising because she and the father are POS. Why do our tax dollars go to people like this?
This Judge Has to Go !!
What kids Kristen???
this is girl is a waste on society. she needs to quit snitching on people and get out of this town. its ashame to think my children have to grow up with someone like her around. She is and always will be a disrespectful joke to mason city
No wonder your husband Dennis Reich mess’es with her: Isn’t he a SNITCH and working with the Cops ? Birds of a feather flock together.
he is my ex-husband just saying.
and who is raising YOUR kids Kristen????
Snitch
Just curious, what attorney(s) were involved?
Both county & personal?
go for a jog…
Impeach her …if she gets enough complaints ..the congress of Iowa will look into her past ..and with her being investigated she will start to listen to the people …about letting all these criminals go …it needs to be sent to a higher level however it goes ..write to your congress man …if he gets enough people complaining he will have to look into the matter …its his duty to us ….he’s there because of votes…. just a thought!!
Cerro Gordo County at work. It makes NO sense
VOTE WEILAND OUT ASAP!!!! Ridiculous!!
just sayin to this young lady i hope that with what u have been given another chance that u do right this time .. grow up and stop doing all this stupid crap and start being a mother to ur children so they dont grow up not knowing u .. alot of ppl feel that u should of been sent to prison so now u have the chance to show them that u can finally grow up and do the right thing i pray with all my heart that u do just that if u dont then u have no one to blame but ur self if u end up in prison away from those children that GOD allowed u to be blessed with .. i know i will hear alot of crap for this but i really dont care i just want u to grow up and become a good person and most of all a GOOD MOTHER
L-E-T-S M-A-K-E A D-E-A-L!
Regardless of what pleas or reasonings are put before the judge by the idiot you have for a county attorney, the judge still has final say. This woman should be removed immediately. She is a waste of space and the tax payers money. Mason City is in real need of a political make over.
JUDGE WEILAND SHOULD HAVE NEVER BEEN GIVEN HER POSITION. EVERY TIME A CRIMINAL GETS OFF THEIR CHARGES SHES BEHIIND IT.
Time to get that carry permit and put these people away when the crime happens. I have put it off because I just hated to think I had to carry my sidearm in my hometown. I guess now is the time.
a sick cycle going on here. a town this small doesnt solve crimes without assistance
alof of cooperation goes on.
who else can catch a low life better then a low life?
MCPD doesnt have to do much more than catch the usual suspects and put pressure on them for info let them out for a bit to snitch on some more people.
i personally know scumbags who steal and smoke meth but will call the cops or drops names on friends or family with no worries.
No wonder Mason City is Turned 2 Scum Row town!! People like this getting let off of Charges all the time……Worthless People all Over the Place!!
[Judge Weiland]
WOW were is the justice. Know wonder people do what they want in Mason City you get away with anything and everything. I know prisons are over populated but 6 felony and she walks just don’t get it.
Maybe it’s time to look into having this judge removed from the bench before she can do more damage!
I am not going to be an apologist for this judge, or any. However, we only see the results of cases, and not the facts and pleadings before the court.
In deciding cases, consideration is based upon the facts presented to the court, or lack thereof. When the defense decides to apply for leniency, or pleades down to lesser charges, they offer up reasons. The Department of Corrections also offers up an opinion on the appropriatness of the pleadings. All this is placed before the judge, who will then render their decision.
It’s quite easy to sit in this armchair and decide if a judge or prosecutor are doing their job based only on prima facie evidence.
Trust me my retention vote in 2014 will be not to retain Judge Weiland, it will not be done from my armchair.
Where did you go to school? Please tell me you were home schooled with writing like this.
What a Joke! NINE felony charges and they plea her out??? What is the deal with the judicial system in MC?