MASON CITY – A Minnesota man accused by Clear Lake police of kidnapping and attempted murder is scheduled for a plea hearing this week.
Albert Mesenbrink, age 62 of Vadnais Heights, Minnesota, pled not guilty on May 27th to charges of kidnapping and attempted murder brought by Clear Lake police this past April. He was set to face a jury trial on July 15 and again on February 9, 2015, but judge Rustin Davenport has scheduled a plea hearing for November 12.
The Clear lake Police Department began investigating an assault in conjunction with Minnesota authorities that occurred on April 20, 2014 involving a Clear Lake woman at a hotel. Messenbrink was charged in the aftermath of that incident, where the woman was allegedly assaulted and threatened with a knife. He was later arrested in Minnesota before he was transported to jail in Mason City.
SUBJECT IS INNOCENT UNTIL PROVEN GUILTY