MASON CITY – An east coast man was arrested by police Monday on railroad property.
Railroad employees called police at around 11:15 AM Monday after spotting a man hanging around the rail cars near 19th Street SW and South Pierce Avenue. There was concern that he was looking to board a rail car for transportation.
Police arrived and located the subject, 54-year-old Michael Sutton of New Jersey. He was arrested for criminal trespassing and later pled guilty. He served about a day in jail before he was released.
