MASON CITY – An ex-convict who spent time in an Iowa penitentiary was arrested Sunday night in Mason City for second offense drunk driving and interference.
Police told NIT that on Sunday evening at about 8:51 PM, an erratic driver was spotted near 9th Street and Elm Drive. The driver was believed to have collided with the curb and or a fixed object, crippling his car. The car was allegedly driven in its severely-damaged state through a yard and parked illegally back on the traveled portion of the road. Officers arrived and found Aaron Lee Nixon behind the wheel. Field Sobriety tests were conducted before Nixon was informed he would be arrested for operating while intoxicated. Nixon then allegedly resisted arrest before he was transported to the Cerro Gordo County Jail.
Nixon was charged with OWI second offense, Driving with a Suspended License, Failure to Prove Security Against Liability, and Interference with Official Acts (Simple misdemeanor).
Nixon is a convicted felon who spent a number of months in the Fort Dodge Correctional Facilty on drug charges and other infractions.
SUBJECT IS INNOCENT UNTIL PROVEN GUILTY
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