MASON CITY – Police confirmed Friday that an underage drinking party was held at City Administrator Brent Trout’s house. Three juveniles were arrested at the scene.
According to police, on February 21, 2014, at about 10:11 PM, police were dispatched for a disturbance at 10 Granite Court, a house owned by Brent Trout. A possible underage party was reported to police at this address.
Police responded and verified the complaint.
Three juveniles were arrested for unlawful consumption of alcohol – Olivia Pappas, Jacob Strait, Issac Gibbons – and released to their parents / relatives. Four adults were cited for Unlawful Consumption: Gannon Seeck, Kyle Peterson, Andrew Dolphin and Shay Trytten.
Tyler Trout, age 18, was issued a municipal infraction for social host and issued a criminal citation for unlawful consumption of alcohol.
175 thoughts on “Booze-fueled underage drinking party confirmed at city administrator Brent Trout’s house”
Does anyone know if KIMT ran this story about Brent Trout’s underage party? Because they just featured an Albert Lea story showing an underage party bust. I would find it extremely hypocritical and self-serving if KIMT didn’t showcase the Brent Trout story, while featuring other underage busts.
KIMT hasn’t covered any local controversy since it and the Globe Gazette tried to make money off a funeral two years ago. I don’t anticipate they ever will again. They should stick to covering your health, golden apples and other crap like that and leave the real news to people with guts.
You keep reporting about small time drug busts and I’ll keep having the guts to point out the hypocrisy of it all.
Funny, Not defending Trout at all. But I remember Marquardt in high school. I think he attended a few booze fueled parties himself
You wanna talk booze fueled? We had fake ID’s at 16, used them until the LEGAL drinking age of 18. Fueled up at the Shady Beach which I made popular circa from 82-84 at Clear Lake…and had the Rocksies Live Rock club in the North End till they nailed the door shut in 86. We had free reign. All the booze fueled booty we could handle from 16 on.
Now we workout and vaporize cannabis like we own the place.
We were free men who grew up in a free country. You try to change my country and it’s gonna be a war.
Wrong. I never attended a single one. I was too busy winning a Drake Relays mile title to be bothered with booze and parties. Get your lies straight next time so they make sense.
Really? The studies have shown long distance runners, especially in youth, develop enlarged hearts which often leads to heart failure later in life, resulting in a premature death. Good luck Matt.
Jenni,
Are you trying to say “Retard” just thought I would help you with the spelling because you were starting to look like one.
Am I missing something?? Was Todd at the party providing booze to minors? Seems like a lot of people jumping him in this post, or did we get off track?
@ loco, your one of Blodgett’s druggy buddies Polio or your in his gun club, what. Crazy’s like to defend their’s, got it.
No, just curious why the attention turned to him instead of Trout? No guns or dope here.
You just don’t understand. Todd deserves chance to get treatment and move on with his life. He just made a mistake. Everyone ELSE needs a felony on their record and a prison sentence however. Todd tested out the drugs for the rest of us and now knows that we need to go to prison for it. And all good GOP party members know booze and cigs aren’t drugs by any stretch. If they were they wouldn’t be legal. The logic is just so simple.
@ Iowa this is what I been saying for I dont know how long, you got it. Double standard for rich junkys like Todd, they get slap’s on there wrist the rest get send up. Now just so nobody can say I am picking on Todd I will tell you a drug addict I know, he knows Todd he ask him if he think’s he should of did hard time. He said yes. But being honest isn’t every thing, Toddy boy should stop shooting off his mouthy Republitard mouth not write his shit about make EBT and WIC and section 8 people go test. If Todd was poor he would not think it.
Jenni, kudos and felicitations to you. I happen to be a tolerant individual, and as such, I could live with the Globb publishing an occasional letter to the Editor by Toddy Boy; he could froth at the mouth to his heart’s content, even. But this is not what happens. The Globb regularly runs Toddy Boy’s warped, right wingnut, racist views as an Op/Ed Column, complete with his photo and employment history, which consists of flunky jobs that Dr. Blodgett either bought, or arranged for his dope smoking problem child. Yes, Jenni, double standard, indeed. You get an A+ for this one.
@ Retired, we like what Mr. Blodgett writes in the Globe, always read his columns because he thinks like us. We tell our daughter in Alabama to look on line when new ones are up, her and her husband like them too. I do think you are very troubled.
@Jenni- We have no need for stupid druggers like you who do nothing but suck down welfare from the rest of us. I would be willing to bet that you didn’t have a bit of health insurance when you had those kids and we paid for that too. You are a sponge and are to stupid to post on here and your opinion means nothing to the real taxpayers of this city. As far as I know Blodgett was never caught with drugs, he decided it was time to get off them and he should be given credit for that. Much different than a leach on society like you who just continues o look for free handouts. You don’t even pay a subscription to be on either like the rest of us. You are just a waste.
After reading retired NIACC posts its easy to understand why our kids are so far behind. Your liberal brainwashing bs is the main cause of the dumbing down of our society. Those that can work and succeed. Those that can’t become dopers and liberal teachers.
@ anonoymous your right, you know what else I never seen nobody be so mean to nobody like NIACC is to Todd Blodgett. I feel soooo sorry for any kid’s has teachers that bad. NIACC your a nasty bitch you calling Todd a nazi druggy well, he is clean has been for a long time now. God grant me sirenity to put up with your lies and shit. And his name is not Toddy Boy you bitch.
Ya, dopers like Steve Jobs didn’t do damn thing when it came to work, did he?
And slacker Michael Phelps sat around all day pigging out and watching TV like a lazy bum, well like YOU right? Then just happened to win more gold medals than any other human in history.
Agreed with others that ask why is this even news? This isn’t the first underage drinking/party and it won’t be the last. It should have just made a sentence in the news paper like the other underage consumption violations. Story over let the city punish the kids as they would any other and let the parents finish the job.
NIT has a special place in its heart for “booze-fueled parties”. If it’s not booze fueled, where’s the party!
@SUCKS-we could have another welcome home party for you Tonya when you go back to jail.
Oh god they must be the first kids ever to drink underage. Why is this even news.
Agreed
@ Philsophus, your refreshing comments here always enlighten me and brighten my day. Kudos to you for educating these neanderthals about the stupidity and illegality of Mr. Blodgett’s idiotic, Republitard proposal to test welfare recipients for drugs. Neanderthals like LVS, Maybe, Pee Wee, and other racists lower the intellectual level of our attempts to engage in fruitful discourse.
Oh, dear, I mistyped ‘Philosophus’ in my earlier submission. My bad.
Philo=Filo=friend + Sophus=Sofus=wisdom. Philosophus = “A friend of wisdom”.
Yes, someone has to fight at the front lines or these neanderthals will confuse others looking in to think North Iowa is almost exclusively redneck, racist idiots.
And for the record just to explain something….when I use the term “redneck”, I’m not referring to a person who may like the outdoors and fishes or even hunts (although I wish you wouldn’t kill things), or who enjoys good clean honest simple living. Hell no, I’m all for that. The Great Outdoors is our true temple.
No, the definition of “Redneck” to me is a person who is racist, mean, kill things for no reason, aggressive,sexist,homophobic, xenophobic (hates strangers and foreign people) and makes their pickups or motorcycles obnoxiously loud to get attention.
I know some really good people who wear camo, and shop at Fleet Farm and love the outdoors, and they are awesome…great protectors of the outdoors and naturalists.
Just wanted to clarify that…
Right-o, Philosophus, you are again correct about the hate-filled, racist rednecks whose ugly, unwelcome presence is such a blight here. But worse than these bigoted, crude Neanderthals are the privileged few who manipulate these ignorant rednecks to serve their own, selfish purposes. This is how I categorize the facistic, drug-addicted slimeball that you earlier referenced: Mr. Blodgett. Toddy boy’s verbal attacks on welfare, minorities, government programs, President Obama, immigrants seeking a better life, and principled public servants, are designed to get these racist rednecks to vote for Republitards whose only concern is for the One Percent. Do you see this as I do? I am afraid that not many observers are able to understand it.
@ NIACC, if your a lady then your a stuck up know it all Bitch of a teacher. If your a man, you sound like a fairy. Which ever way, the shit you put on this sight is commie crap. How about you move to San Fransisco, thats a better fit for you Tinker bell.
Juvenile trouser trout caught in Mason City. I thought this fish was extinct.
Tipsy Trout teens tagged, then released. Remember sportsmen, It’s Catch and release, catch and release…
You get the illustrious Metaphor Award for that comment. Best one I’ve seen yet. About sums it up. Hilarious and true.
Trout house spawn cited for underage drinking party. Where was momma Trout? Where was big daddy Trout? Were they out swimming with a school of fishes?
What is missed here. TROUT son made a poor choice. HIS DAD DID NOT GET HIM OUT OF TROUBLE. He did not ask any one to drop charges. So the story is his teenage son threw a party while Dad was out off town… hmmmm sounds like a normal family. TEENAGER makes a bad choice and now has to pay the consequences for it. If these were bookmeyer and public intox then well the charges would be dropped or never even charged Trout being a good DAD making his son face the music for his poor decision.
Yep, NORMAL families only drink while abnormal families toke cannabis.
I would pay some money to see old smart mouth Pete the Philosophis go up to Blodgett do like he done on here, tell him to stick it. Maybe Phil can get shut up for good.
You mean like Bang, bang? LMAO!!!!!!!!!
I wouldn’t “go up” to anyone; not my style . I’m a spider…you’re going to come to me. The way you all go on and on about him. What a bunch of sycophants; that means ass-kiss for all you Republitards.
@ Phil, well ok Spider that means your a insect, Blodgett would sqeesh you like a bug. I seen on this sight your on welfare live with mama well are you.
I saw Phil sit in the back room of the Mason City debate and mumble to himself, chew on his knuckles and rock back and forth in a chair. No, ‘going up to someone’ is not his style.
@ Blisterpak, what is so new about the Globb not put out shit the elite did. Never see nothing do we. Look how they cover up Drunkmeyer’s shit, public intoxes, ect. Look how the powers to be at the Globb always looks the other way about Todd Blodgett spoiled nazi crackhead, his rich daddy buy’s off Urdahl and Dougherty, ect. Secret deal’s Bookie cuts out to the Country club, he gets Toddy boy connect him to Steve Minert and them, our money went to the Harley.You did not see that in the Globb did we. Thank you to Mr Marquardt now we can know these things.This thing about Trout and his kid would of never got out now it is, I say good.
The Globb never print no bad stuff about Bookmyer, he went and bought them off. Toddy boy, writes his republitard shit for them make’s me want to puke.
@ Jenni, are you not for what Mr. Blodgett writes for the Globe because he wants to get welfare people tested to see if they are on drugs?
“Welfare People”? Half the businesses out there that present themselves as “jobs” are worthless slave efforts for tasks that don’t matter…”artificial economies” as I call them. Then you have a bunch of grubby slimy landlords who turned shelter into a business proposition forcing everyone to scramble to meet the slumlords “business plan”. A handful of tradesman like electricians, plumbers, and handymen take care of servicing all these dinosaur homes, a few grocery stores distribute the trucked in food items…some mechanics take care of the autos, construction companies hammer out McMansions…thin walled, barely insulated money pits tethered to Alliant for the rest of eternity…then you’ve got the Big Box Communist Chinese Distributors selling us particle board crap furniture and Chinese assembly line material goods and clothing.
And you have the nerve to call people “Welfare People”? You’re a f’in welfare person…look in the mirror. Everyone in this Country is a Welfare person. I’d rather stay home and grow my own food and learn how to make my own clothes than waste my time working one of the so-called “jobs” that you’ve assigned them. Take your welfare drug test and stick it up your ass Mr. Blodgett…you spoiled rich druggy.
@ Philosophy your wrong I seen what Blodgett wrote up on them welfare junkys, I am for it, I do not want none my taxes going for drugs.
Philosophus, my friend, you are most assuredly correct about Toddy boy being a spoiled, rich druggy. But that is not the half of it. He is also a neo-Nazi opportunist, who laundered a fortune he made spreading hate. The hateful columns he pens for the Globe-Gazette would be written from prison if not for the special favors arranged by his family that spoiled him rotten.
@ Philosophus. What in the name of God is wrong with making sure these welfare people don’t use our money for drugs? Have you smoked so many drugs you went crazy, or something? I also do not appreciate your profanity. Thank you.
What’s wrong with it?
1. It’s unconstitutional.
2. It costs a lot of money and doesn’t save any money. For every one person testing positive we pay for over 100 other non positive tests.
If your goal is to subvert the Constitution and spend more taxpayer money, it’s a great idea.
@NIACC-You just never learn do you reject. You have admitted that you have never met Blodgett and everything you know is second hand information. You are down on him because you are a damn communist libraterd and just can’t stand that he is so much better than you. You are just another liberal liar like Philosphus.
“She has had her hands,and feet removed, will need dozens of plastic surgeries on face and other exposed”
Well let’s make booze legal and jail pot users then…rolls eyes…
And your point is??????
I have now read all the blogs. I can get that we have all been stupid — young and old alike when it comes to drinking… But, until NIT reported this– as they should, the Globe did not. Now that it’s out there, the Globe has it in today’s paper… I go back to the fairness issues. Also, many of us have been damn lucky not to get caught driving while drunk or having an accident and hurting or killing someone. Consequences usually begin once you leave the bar or the party. People do not think that anything will ever happen to them and teens believe that they are invincible..
Just a few months ago, a beautiful college student was totally drunk and walked home from the bar in very cold weather like we are having. She got to her apartment and passed out on the porch. The next day she was discovered and taken to the hospital, with severe frostbite. She has had her hands,and feet removed, will need dozens of plastic surgeries on face and other exposed areas… and life will never be the same. It is such a tragedy. I am not judging the kids for the drinking. While being illegal, the best we can hope for is that they don’t drink, but if they do, be safe. As a parent, always let them know that they can call u — no matter what they have done… That in itself keeps many kids from a lot of unnecessary tragic consequences. It is a proven fact that unintended pregnancies occur at a higher percentage when the parties are drinking, rape also, assaults of all kinds increase…. and so much more. Being in the wrong place at the wrong time…. Let’s just be sure we keep listening to our kids… Also, when they tell u something that sounds horrendous– don’t dismiss it— most things are true. I have heard from some parents now that oral sex is so common among teens… cuz its not really sex. Anal sex is a really big issue with MCHS students- since that is really not sex either… STD’s are up and these things are happening on a regular basis when teens are and underage drinking parties… Let’s not be naive and say it’s only alcohol..Just pray for our kids on a daily basis…
TYPO in last paragraph– I meant ” at” underage parties. duh
Someone please tell trout stars are waaay out. Like 90’s gone. So hick. Or was that part of the party? Used to go to houses with stars for safety now it’s parties. WOOP !
Do you think he cares… I think he wants out of MC. Doesn’t his new wife live in Urbandale? He is gone, and who could blame him? Look who his master is, that little fat red-haired boob who calls himself the mayor. I’d want out too.
“What do you expect when there is nothing for kids to do in this town besides being rebellious. You need to give these kids something to do.”
There is plenty to do in any town for young folks. When my kids did wrong, I did not blame the system, or the town, or someone or something else, I blamed them because they knew full well the difference between right and wrong.
And as a parent, it is your ultimate responsibility to teach acceptable versus unacceptable behaviors, and reinforce that on a daily basis. The kids do not rule the roost, the adults do.
Too many parents let children dictate what they will do, and at times, what is acceptable. It is no wonder that society has such problems.
And my hat’s off to the neighbors who found this situation unacceptable, and did something about it. That is what community is all about, setting and upholding standards.
Kudos to the neighbors in this case. Remember, like the mayor said, don’t be afraid of snitchin’.
BREAKING NEWS: Sources have alerted NIT that the Globe Gazette has forgotten that it is totally sold out and reported on this story. You are welcome, Mason City.
Matt, looks like the globe got the same information you did from the police department. What are these people that have been bashing NIT all day for falsifying information going to say now? We will see if they accuse the Globe Gazette of publishing a untrue story. I love the fact that NIT publish the story first and put the pressure on the Globe Gazette to report on the story also. Great job Matt!
Once again arrest is being used badly here and on globe gazet.. when people see the word arrest they think hand cuffs being slammed on and hauled off to jail. Written citations would be a more appropriate term. These are just teenage kids they make mistakes.. we were all once teenagers too. They need to learn their lesson and move on with life along with the community. The only reason this is even being fussed over so much is because it was at a city officials house, who of which had no idea this was happening. This event event is being made to sound like an out of hand roudy party and its just not the case.
Look up Iowa Code 805.1 a citation is an arrest!! Walks like a duck talks like a duck!! Quit babying these poor kids, making excuses. Group hugs, medals and trophies for just showing up etc, etc. It’s an arrest
Still, the article makes the situation seem out of control the way it is worded. I understand the situation should be made public but the article is biased.
Good job Matt. It is sad that the globe has to be pressured into reporting news!
Nice work.
@Matt-Great job. Keep up the good work. What you are doing on here is a great community service. Telling the truth is always a good thing.
NO offense to the local microbreweries, but even with their “craft” beers, I could only drink about 20 oz and I was already feeling sick and unable to drive. I had to go spend money on pizza just to sober up…then I felt nervous for about an hour so I walked to Dominos and ate a sub sandwich to kill some time. Finally after being cold, and feeling not right, I drove home about 1 hour after my last 5 oz. craft beer. This is only 20 oz! So basically, there is nothing FUN about alcohol. You quickly become over the legal limit, and it takes a long time to try and get rid of the effects. Converse that with marijuana. A person could probably socially smoke a joint, and be in much better shape to drive than after having drank some beers. Like I said, no offense to the people in our area who are making their own brews. They are tasty and kudos for starting home grown business…but alcohol consumption is a risky proposition. I’d rather have the beers all non alcoholic. With all the police scouring the area, it’d be much safer.
Did you drink at mc brewing? Is their beer that bad?
No, their beer is good. That’s not the point. The point is even with a small amount of beer, a person quickly becomes inebriated and illegal to drive. It takes a concerted effort to overcome the effects in order to guess that you’re legal again. For a region that is cold and icy it makes things not fun. I saw 2 sets of Cop Lights that had pulled people over. Unless you live a couple blocks away and you can walk…the alcohol game is not worth playing. It’s sad, because life used to be fun. The hypocrisy and ill-planning of Society has ruined about everything. I’ll bet that even with 20 oz of beer I was probably at .08. ARe humans supposed to just guess their BAC? Life is just so stupid on so many levels.
@Philly-Just to make matters worse, in Mason City if you think you have drank to much to drive and do the responsible thing and decide to walk the cops will pull you over and check you out and if you are at .08 or above they will arrest you and take you to jail for public intoxication. Now figure that out.
Bullwhack! They got caught and arrested and the whole town knows. Not from the globe either. What does that tell all of you? Trout is guilty period. Although his high crimes of duping the city are far more serious.
They will all get the charges dropped cuz that’s how Mason city is now. All for all the money and statis. The mayor won’t get mentioned being there.
So for the partiers of the past and present that dig on the people running your town take notice, you and your clan would be in the slammer pronto. Even though they make you feel part of the circle. Think about it. Sell you out in mason city minute.
Ephesians 5:18: “Do not get drunk on wine, which leads to debauchery. Instead, be filled with the Spirit.”
I got it now! GOOD kids celebrate with alcohol and bad kids celebrate with pot. Is this correct? I just want to follow your logic here.
@Mike L.-Good kids don’t use alcohol or drugs. That is why they are called good.
There were no arrests. Cops showed up. Kids let them in. Cops wrote down names. All the kids went home. Simple as that. The highest BAC blown was a .041. These kids were not trashed. It was called in because some neighbor saw a couple cars outside. Mr. Trout was out of town and the boys had a few people over with a couple beers to salute the end of the winter sports season. Stop trying to cruicify something so simple. You people are the infectious rats of this town
So what I hear you saying then is that it is okay that these high school kids broke the law by consuming alcohol because they did not blow a very high breathalyzer test correct? By only drinking a little bit of alcohol makes it okay? Is that what you’re saying? What I hear you saying then is that you and Mr. Trout approve of high school kids celebrating the end of the winter sports season by breaking the law and consuming alcohol? Please correct me if I have misunderstood what you are trying to say here.
His point was yeah its illegal to drink underage but it’s not the end of the world and people need to move on.
OK, so it’s OK for them to do illegal drugs, yes it is illegal drugs for them, and be sent home. However if another kid gets caught with a joint he needs to go to jail, be fined, get probation have a criminal record…right?
Maybe anonymous means that since they are all “great kids” and “no harm was done” and Daddy Trout “wasn’t there” that we should all just look the other way and allow them to break the law and cause disturbances. I wonder what he thinks we should do with all the other people who break the law? Arrest them, too? Let them go? Pick and choose who get arrested? I think it’s kind of funny that all these teens are now here defending their actions at the booze party. It’s easier to do, since none of them got to the point where they drove a car and killed someone, or themselves, or drank themselves into the ER. I guess you could say, thank goodness the police came early and shut them down.
Anonymous –At no point in his post did I see “ya it is illegal” I see “kids were drinking just a little bit Simple as that” so it’s ok that they broke the law then? I see “the kids were saluting the close of winter sport season” so drinking for that reason is ok? I see ” the kids were not trashed” so is it ok for kids to break the law just as long as they only break the law a little bit? Just looking for what they are trying imply by their post and I don’t think it was “Ya it’s illegal”
So are you saying that these are bogus citations just to look as if punishment was done?
Title: CITY OF M.C. V DOLPHIN, ANDREW J
Case: 02171MCSMSM033807 (CERRO GORDO)
Citation Number:
Event Filed By Filed Create Date Last Updated Action Date
CITATION MASON CITY POLICE DEPT. 02/22/2014 02/27/2014 02/27/2014
Comments: UNLAWFUL CONSUMING OF ALCOHOL APPEARANCE 3/7/14, 3:00.ROR
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Title: CITY OF M.C. V TROUT, TYLER B
Case: 02171MCSMSM033799 (CERRO GORDO)
Citation Number:
Event Filed By Filed Create Date Last Updated Action Date
CITATION MASON CITY POLICE DEPT. 02/22/2014 02/25/2014 02/25/2014
Comments: UNLAWFUL CONSUMING OF ALCOHOL.APPEARANCE 3/7/14, 3:00.ROR
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Title: CITY OF M.C. V SEECK, GANNON J
Case: 02171MCSMSM033805 (CERRO GORDO)
Citation Number:
Event Filed By Filed Create Date Last Updated Action Date
CITATION MASON CITY POLICE DEPT. 02/22/2014 02/27/2014 02/27/2014
Comments: UNLAWFUL CONSUMING OF ALCOHOL APPEARANCE 3/7/14,3:00 ROR
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Title: CITY OF M.C. V PETERSON, KYLE L
Case: 02171MCSMSM033801 (CERRO GORDO)
Citation Number:
Event Filed By Filed Create Date Last Updated Action Date
CITATION MASON CITY POLICE DEPT. 02/22/2014 02/26/2014 02/26/2014
Comments: UNLAWFUL CONSUMING OF ALCOHOL APPEARANCE 3/7/14, 3:00.ROR
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Title: CITY OF M.C. V TRYTTEN, SHAY F
Case: 02171MCSMSM033806 (CERRO GORDO)
Citation Number:
Event Filed By Filed Create Date Last Updated Action Date
CITATION MASON CITY POLICE DEPT. 02/22/2014 02/27/2014 02/27/2014
Comments: UNLAWFUL CONSUMING OF ALCOHOL APPEARANCE 3/7/14,3:00. ROR
Sounds like you are one of the drunk rats of this town.
OK, so in your mind it’s OK to celebrate with alcohol but not pot, right? I just want to be clear on this.
I see what you are saying in a way. The story here is that high school kids were drinking at a public officials house and the local media other than NIT tried to sweep it under the proverbial rug. No matter how you feel about NIT or the globe etc. This is a MAJOR news story and should be out there for all to read. I was out of town once and read a misquoted article about Max Weaver in Cedar Rapids. (wonder how they got it).
Hey Faye did you know I grew up in the 70’s and we had block parties where the neighbor our local beer distributor provided free kegs. I’ll be damned if all of us way under aged kids including one unnamed police chief got drunk has a skunk!
Oh Lord, the humanity!!!!
Hey Faye, this wasn’t just a song, it was the advice we were taking!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mSYXXIW9gfE
Iowa Duds- Great video thanks for sharing-check out this classic when KISS was on the Midnight Special in ’75.
http://youtu.be/LeUosbClag8
Thanks for the memories…. we probably knew one another.
Is it possible the Trout Kid invited some friends over and the friends brought some booze along? And things got out of hand? We don’t know any of the details. I’m sure Trout wouldn’t have a bunch of underage people at his house and serve them booze. I’m not a fan of Trouts but why is everybody jumping to conclusions? Get the facts and lets hear the other side. One of our kids had a party, no booze in the house. Some of the friends were hidinng it in the trunk of their cars and going out to the car to drink. We were home and caught on before problems arose, took car keys and called parents. Been there and done that.
Oh Good Lord, the humanity! You’d really hate Europe where the kids drink at home with the parents…GASP!!!!
BREAKING NEWS: This is not the first time that the MCPD has visited 10 Granite Court since Brent Trout moved in.
I am very impressed with our police department. I have to tip my hat to them. When I requested the information on this incident, I wasn’t 100% sure what I would get… if anything. The PD wasted no time in responding to my request for this public information. We can all be thankful we seem to have a good and decent police force that is honest and fulfills their duty to the pubic first, even if it is not always pleasant. Remember, Brent Trout is their boss. NIT will be watching very closely to see if Trout or Bookmeyer and his cronies act against anyone. Our cameras and keyboards will be blazing the second we hear of any malfeasance.
I like that. ‘NIT To Serve And Protect’
Where was momma Trout when her spawn was getting jiggy with it?
You know you’re from Mason City when you see your drug treatment counselor and probation officer smoking at the bar.
No! It’s BLUE zones, not BOOZE zones silly!
I would second that by saying you know you are in Mason City when you see the mayor (Eric Bookmeyer) boozed out of his mind and asked to leave the OP, screaming at a television set at Frank’s, and stumblebumbed at the Country Club proclaiming his enemies Don, Max and Jeff “have to go!” That’s a real classy piece of work we have there, folks.
What do you expect when there is nothing for kids to do in this town besides being rebellious. You need to give these kids something to do. Its almost like training a puppy not to chew on your shoe, you buy him a bone or toys to keep him entertained. Right off hand I count a total of 8 bars and I’m sure there’s more in this town. What the Hell do you expect. You leaders are too worried about yourselves or who has more power and chasing Businesses out of town and you’re forgetting about the kids. We got Judges who seem to be purposely letting these drug dealers out of jail to go on to approach our kids. Remember This is what YOU are creating.
I would have to agree with you that there is not a lot for our teenage kids to do in this town, but I do not think we should use that as an excuse when teenage kids get into trouble. As a parent it is my responsibility to make sure my kids have something constructive to do not the communities responsibility. It would sure make it a lot easier if the community had more to offer for teenage kids to do but with that being said it is still my responsibility as a parent to make sure I know what my kids are doing and to help them stay active in constructive activities. At some point the parent has to take responsibility for the actions of their children. Most kids are a product of the environment they grew up in, parents need to lead by example.
Lead by example you say? So you want your kids to grow up to be fat couch potatoes parked in front of the TV?
No, would not want that at all. Not the kind of leading by example that I had in mind. I am not sure what leading by example means to you but to me leading by example means being a positive role model for your children. It means being active in your children’s lives. It means helping your children make good decisions. It means putting your children before your self, it means making sacrifices in your life for the betterment of your children. I am not saying that I am a perfect parent, far from it in fact, but I do not blame the shortcomings of myself or my children on the community. I will say that I do work hard at being the best parent I can and try to make my decisions based on how it will affect my children though.
Well, we know they drink like fishes at the Trout house.
As a parent who’s raised 2 teen boys and 2 teen girls, there are just some times when they aren’t doing what you think they will. (though I got through it with very little ‘real’ trouble.) It is a “but for the grace… go I” sort of thing. But when it has been the standard to report these parties, if I were Mr. Trout, I think I’d make a public statement about how his family is no different than any other and expects and will receive no special treatment. Use this as a learning experience for the community as a whole, which I assume is the purpose of publishing the earlier “examples”. In my opinion, If he owns this and shows us how to be responsible (even when things go badly) adult, the people will accept and rally.
Well said Doug. However, I believe public officials need to be held to a higher standard. Was he out of town when this occurred? IN that case, I absolve him of any direct responsibility. But his kid should receive no mercy from the law, and should actually receive more punishment from the judge, not less.
Holding public officials to a higher standard is creating double standards as well. Why can’t we just have one standard for all and hold to that?
Giving children higher punishment because of who their parents are is one of the things I would think we would all rally against.
People are people, let’s hold them all accountable and judge them as we’d like to be judged.
Wondering if Bookie was at the party and they just left his name out!
Holy crap this town is corrupted. It really is about ‘Who you know’ isn’t it. How come the other Media in this town hasn’t reported on this? Are they afraid of some sort of retaliation/ harassment or what? What a bunch of shit. Leaders in this town need to be ashamed of themselves, hang your heads and LEAVE you are no better than anyone else. It also makes you wonder how the responding officers will be treated after this issue as well. Do you think Skipper will respond to this on his Monday rantings?
Shameful
What father can sit there and say that my teenage son is doing nothing to embarrass me? It’s only a matter of time …….. And for the grace of God, there go I!! Remember that? Never say never…..just sayin..
See blisterpacks comment below Annie.
I saw his comments below. All I’m saying is why crucify the parents for what the stupid kids do? It’s not like it’s a frequent event. Poor parents.
To me the point is this: I get that kids will drink and have parties. But, every other underage drinking party in the last year or so has been reported by the Globe Gazette. Now, comes Brent Trout and it was intentionally repressed. It is an issue of fair and unbiased reporting. If it were an average Joe Schmoe you can bet your arse that it would have made front or second page news. It continues to demonstrate that Trout, Bookmeyer and that ilk will be held to a different standard. The Globe used to crucify any of the Foster’s when Leonard was on the Council. Now that the shoe is on the other foot — we can see preferential treatment is the name of the game. It is the principal of the matter, not the acts themselves in my opinion.
Tornquist’s kid had been at the one at Dr. Tan’s house; guess it shows their kids aren’t better or higher than anyone else’s.
Looks like Trout cant manage his house any better then he does the City.
Maybe he will resign gracefully, save the city 160k and we can bring back the HRC.
MN has what is called SOCIAL HOST laws. What is a Social Host?
You are a Social Host if you permit underage drinking in your residence or place of business. You don’t have to purchase, serve or provide the alcohol to underage drinkers. You just have to allow it to happen.
In MN Brent Trout would be charged.
If the parents leave the house for overnight and kid decides to take advantage, what is the parent to do..throw out all the liquor? If they throw it all out and kid brings in new. Parents still accountable? Poor parents.
People who have their name on Iowa Courts online Several times hadn’t ought to be throwing stones?? Disorderly house numerous traffic violations etc etc. Any guns involved in those incidents?
The sick thing about all this is that these are the same kind of people who would point at your kids and insist they be punished to the full extent of the law. The same people who would put a terminal cancer patient in jail.
You see, there’s two sets of rules here.
We called them on you DJW but you were hiding in the bushes with your(well whatever),..remember?
If you are going to do something illegal don’t get caught. Why were the police called in the first place.
Sitting around drinking a brew is not normally a disturbance. I bet a neighbor called the pd for some reason….. noise? What was the real reason the pd was called to the house. Public records say disorderly/disturbance. What did that entail? Is the person who called the pd reading this? Tell us what was going on.
(14002732) Disorderly/Disturbance Reported: 02-21-2014 22:11
Officers dispatched to location on the report of a possible under age drinking party.
Addresses Involved
10 Granite Ct SE, Mason City, IA 50401
Names Involved
Officers Involved
Sergeant Creekmur, Tiffany
(Primary) Officer Trask, Jason
Officer Hewett, Victor
Officer Barr, Jennifer
Officer Borchardt, Daniel
Officer Steffy, Stratton
Affluent neighborhood. Maybe the pipes were froze and the boys got thirsty.
Will city hall launch a investigation on how the alcohol made its way into the house and how much did Brent know and when did he know it. This could be the Watergate of the 21st century.
Matt you are a monkeys ass
Are you serious? A bunch of kids have an illegal under age drinking party at a public officials house and you say Matt is the monkeys ass? You need to get a clue and then get a life!
^^^ Same guy that has been getting crushed on this thread for an hour. ^^^ Dude, seek help for yourself, you can’t beat Matt.
These NIT followers should just stop.. a little group of people who follow this site are ridiculous
If you were truly a concerned citizen you should be more concerned that the local newspaper, the Globe Gazette, chose not to report this story. The globe likes to hide the truth from the citizens of Mason City. We turn to Matt & NIT to get the truth and the entire story.
This news site just finds a way to make stories and get attention and bow down to Matt like a god. Obviously underage drinking isn’t a good thing but there’s a lot worse things kids could do than sit down and have a beer and play cards. For all you know Brent had no idea it was even happening. The entire story has not been told and that’s all I have to say. Have a good rest of your night.
Hey buddy. You have made your point. Start posting with your real name and add something to the discussion or your posts will be deleted as you make them.
Wonder where he learned to drink like that? The salt doesn’t fall far from the margarita.
No Anonymous,…you’re just really ignorant and Matts cool(don’t forget intelligent). Time for this ol’ boy to book. I have kids to get drunk Anonymoose…hahahahaha. Seeya Poco Squareem.
Yeah, good one. Your the joke.
Matt Marquardt get a job and quit chasing ambulenses
Get a life and quit destroying people over pot!
How dare you blame Matt for your inability to spell correctly Anonymoose. It’s spelled “ambulance” and keep the kids safe(meaning stay away from you). Matt’s doing a wonderful job making things clear to those of us that can read thru your bs.
This story is news here and in any other town. underage drinking at the city administrator’s house. that SHOULD and MUST be covered.
Does Iowa have the same law as MN? In MN for instance, adults are charged. Parents who are caught supplying alcohol, even inadvertently, to minors face serious liabilities. In some states, parents are subject to severe financial consequences, criminal charges including fines and restitution to victims in the event of an accident. In addition, they may be charged in the criminal courts for, among other things, contributing to the delinquency of a minor.
MN has what is called SOCIAL HOST laws. What is a Social Host?
You are a Social Host if you permit underage drinking in your residence or place of business. You don’t have to purchase, serve or provide the alcohol to underage drinkers. You just have to allow it to happen.
Anonymoose,..you’re a joke to everyone but yourself. The fact you would even respond to any of this speaks for itself. Go grab a cold brew with Drunkenmeyer and Trout(speaking of which..he does kind of look like a rainbow trout I caught a while back). That’s here nor there though kk? ,…ya drunkfest party animal. Keep hanging out with the kids.
Drunkfest party animal? If 21, all the individuals except one would have been legal to drive. Granted underage consumption is illegal no matter the amount but a drunkfest is not the right description.
I will up the ante. How many guns were in the house while this drinking party was going on? Just an honest question.
Solve this equation:
Children + Booze + Guns = ?
Guns have nothing to do with it.
3 individuals were released to parents/relatives yes. However what defines arrest in your words?
The three individuals were detatined by the police and were released to a parent(s). Thus the three were not free to leave, and were under arrest.
“My point is this article is attempting to ruin a reputation that’s all.”
If hypocrisy ruins a reputation, it’s certainly not Matt’s fault.
Thank God all they were doing was drinking and not smoking pot. Pot kills people and no ones ever died from drinking or anything like that!
Hey Matt,..check it out. Ol’ Big Mouth Anonymous has nothing to say now. He/She or whatever always has some spouting to do until now. Whatever “He/She” has to say now about ‘it’ hanging out at a drunkfest for kid’s is silenced suddenly. I believe you made a point clear. What’s good for the goose ain’t good for the gander. Hats off man. LOL
Silenced? Citations are not arrests. The arrest part is not accurate. None were made. That’s what I wanted to say.
citations are issued in lieu of arrest…same thing, just issued a court date and released!
uneducated idiot
The lesson to be learned is THIS—>Do as we say, not as we do and everyone will get along fine.
“The situation was handled appropriately and this article is blown out of proportion.”
And what “situation” is that? The one where underage drinking was taking place and it was handled, meaning the police chose not to charge? No big surprise there. Let’s just tank God they were only killing brain cells and not SMOKING POT! THAT STUFF IS ILLEGAL!!!
Citations were issues. My point is this article is attempting to ruin a reputation that’s all. Pot has nothing to do with it.
Ruining a reputation has nothing to do with it. Had there been no underage drinking party at this residence, there would be no story. The truth is the truth. The fact is, the word about this party was out before NIT did the story. People were already talking about it. How do you think the police knew about? Someone called them; obviously the party bothered them. Police got involved, citations were issued and arrests made. That is public record. Deal with it.
Correction no arrest were made. And what would the arrests possibly be for? The individuals cooperated and there was no reason for arrest.
Just poor reporting
Back that up. Show yourself. Agree to an interview. Prove NIT wrong. This is your chance.
Title: CITY OF M.C. V DOLPHIN, ANDREW J
Case: 02171MCSMSM033807 (CERRO GORDO)
Citation Number:
Event Filed By Filed Create Date Last Updated Action Date
CITATION MASON CITY POLICE DEPT. 02/22/2014 02/27/2014 02/27/2014
Comments: UNLAWFUL CONSUMING OF ALCOHOL APPEARANCE 3/7/14, 3:00.ROR
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Title: CITY OF M.C. V TROUT, TYLER B
Case: 02171MCSMSM033799 (CERRO GORDO)
Citation Number:
Event Filed By Filed Create Date Last Updated Action Date
CITATION MASON CITY POLICE DEPT. 02/22/2014 02/25/2014 02/25/2014
Comments: UNLAWFUL CONSUMING OF ALCOHOL.APPEARANCE 3/7/14, 3:00.ROR
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Title: CITY OF M.C. V SEECK, GANNON J
Case: 02171MCSMSM033805 (CERRO GORDO)
Citation Number:
Event Filed By Filed Create Date Last Updated Action Date
CITATION MASON CITY POLICE DEPT. 02/22/2014 02/27/2014 02/27/2014
Comments: UNLAWFUL CONSUMING OF ALCOHOL APPEARANCE 3/7/14,3:00 ROR
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Title: CITY OF M.C. V PETERSON, KYLE L
Case: 02171MCSMSM033801 (CERRO GORDO)
Citation Number:
Event Filed By Filed Create Date Last Updated Action Date
CITATION MASON CITY POLICE DEPT. 02/22/2014 02/26/2014 02/26/2014
Comments: UNLAWFUL CONSUMING OF ALCOHOL APPEARANCE 3/7/14, 3:00.ROR
————–
Title: CITY OF M.C. V TRYTTEN, SHAY F
Case: 02171MCSMSM033806 (CERRO GORDO)
Citation Number:
Event Filed By Filed Create Date Last Updated Action Date
CITATION MASON CITY POLICE DEPT. 02/22/2014 02/27/2014 02/27/2014
Comments: UNLAWFUL CONSUMING OF ALCOHOL APPEARANCE 3/7/14,3:00. ROR
I’m sure it is a complete impossibility that there are two Kyle Petersons in Mason City….
Well that could be too. I’m sure we’ll find out soon enough.
Also, the Kyle Peterson who works for the City is in his 30s. Why would someone in their 30s be cited for unlawful consumption for drinking in a private home? Wouldn’t he be cited for providing beer to minors?
The Kyle Peterson in this article is an 18-year-old senior at MCHS. Not the 30-year-old that works for the city.
Well, thank God they weren’t smoking POT! Or they’d really be in trouble! That stuff is illegal!!!!!
really sucks when those meaningless laws you people is power push on us turn around and bite you in the ass.
Don’t tell me how to run my life when you can’t run your own
get your facts straight before you post a headline
It is accurate, big mouth.
Actually it is not accurate. I was an individual there and no one was arrested or even threatened with arrest. This article is just attempting to make Brent look bad. The situation was handled appropriately and this article is blown out of proportion.
This is NIT Publisher Matt Marquardt. The report above is practically word for word from the Mason City Police Department. Also, public court records were referenced. Everything in the report is true to the best of our ability to confirm. Mr. Trout is a public figure. He is paid handsomely by the people of Mason City to be a leader … and set an example. If the common person’s brushes with the law will be reported, so will those of a public figure.
With that being said, if you were a person that was at the drinking party, would you agree to an interview? I am offering you a chance to tell “the truth” about this incident.
No interview is needed.. and whatever references were used may not have been accurate then because at no point was a single person put in hand cuffs and taken to jail or anything of the sort. That part of your information is incorrect. I understand that it should be reported regardless of who it is.
Quit while you are woefully behind. Directly from the MCPD: “Three juveniles were arrested for unlawful consumption of alcohol and released to their parents / relatives. Four adults were cited for Unlawful Consumption: Gannon Seeck, Kyle Peterson, Andrew Dolphin and Shay Trytten.”
A citation is a ticket to appear which makes it an arrest. Deal with it. They were caught doing something illegal at Trout’s house. Nowhere in the article does it say that Trout was cited so he probably didn’t even know it. Under Iowa law that doesn’t matter because it was his house and he is responsible for what happens there. Matt’s point about the guns is a valid point. It could have been much worse if some drunken underage kids would have gotten found those weapons and started shooting. The one hope is they would have maybe hit Tonya and that would have been the end of big mouth SUCKS.
You are out right lying!!! I also checked the police report and Matt is spot on!!! Also, from one of the mother’s of an arrested youths, the police also did breathalyzer tests… YOu must have been at some other party or just doing your usual righteous indignation act!!
Steve is just pissed because he is Trout’s hunting buddy. Ain’t that right Steve?