MASON CITY – A Mason City man awaiting trial for leading cops on a drunken scavenger hunt in the forest was arrested twice this week in un-related incidents.
At about 11 AM on the morning of August 31, Jason Thomas Lawler, age 32, was observed by a Mason City police officer urinating in a yard located at 518 North Penn. As the officer approached, Lawler made a dash for it, looking to escape, but was soon caught and arrested. He was soon released from jail.
Just three days later, Mason City police were called to 1108 North Carolina Avenue On September 2 at about 8:33 PM for a disturbance. Once on the scene, officers investigated and determined that Lawler was the aggressor in a domestic incident and was again taken to jail on a charge of aggravated domestic assault. He is still being held on bond.
Lawler is awaiting a jury trial set for September 30 after he was charged with aggravated public intoxication after he and a woman called police to the sprawling wooded area near Lime Creek Nature Center and the cement plants. The pair told police they were lost, and when law enforcement arrived, it was determined they were intoxicated.
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