MASON CITY – A young North Iowa man is quickly finding himself on the wrong side of the law.
Eighteen-year-old Rueben Lee Hickman of Mason City was back in a jail cell Wednesday on fresh theft charges even as he has battled numerous other brushes with the law over the past several weeks.
Mr. Hickman was originally cited on November 23rd at the Mason City Wal-Mart, 3200 4th Street SW, after police received a report of an adult male shoplifter. Hickman was cited by police and released, but was brought back to jail Wednesday morning and now faces a fifth degree theft charge. He is being held on $300.00 cash/surety bond.
On November 20th, Clear Lake police charged Mr. Hickman with trespassing, to which he immediately plead guilty. He owes Iowa courts $320.00 in fines and court fees.
To make matters worse for young Rueben, he was busted by Clear Lake police and Cerro Gordo County Sheriff’s deputies on Halloween while in possession of a stolen vehicle. Hickman was charged with felony second degree theft and aggravated misdemeanor third degree burglary. He is facing a jury trial on January 14th.
Also in October, Hickman pled guilty to trespassing and public intoxication. He still owes $429.00 in court fines and fees.
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18 thoughts on “Charges pile up for Mason City teen”
Caining would be good.
The correct spelling is caning.
Bus’em in! Move’em out! RAWHIDE !
@badpontiac-then pay for them for the rest of their lives. Better just to shoot them and be done with it.
Bright future for sure.
I’m sorry for this old joke but it fits.
If Obama had a son he would look like him
just a bunch of wasted probation officers, state needs to drug test these guys at random.
Drug testing only works for pot, yet another dumb comment.
Drug test and look at their crime records.
Drug testing is yet another expensive program.
And so are wasted PO and JCO
Right! So stop making it a crime. That’s your choice. You make drugs a crime then shut up and PAY for it!
You are a joke. If Iowa Sucks, then why do you feel this need to comment on a website that is based in Iowa? I would have thought you’d not think twice about Iowa if it’s that bad or even care what’s going on there.
Well, of course you would’ve have thought that because you’re ignorant. You’re an Iowan. Duh…
@North Rockwell-Face it. he just SUCKS.
He won’t be so happy if he keeps on getting caught breaking the law.
@LVS, I wish this were true. The juvenile court officers in our district continue to disappoint. Complete jokes.
This is sad, not sure what is going on with this young man and not sure about his juvenile past but he sure has been active in crime lately.
Something tells me, he just doesn’t get it…