Man accused of doing drunk burn-outs in East Park gets deferred judgement

MASON CITY – A Mason City man who was reported to police for driving erratically and doing burn-outs in East Park and was then arrested for drunk driving got a deferred judgement.

Police were called to East Park on Saturday, October 18, 2014 at about 3:37 PM after a person reported a reckless driver operating in a dangerous fashion.  Police arrived and stopped a vehicle being driven by Ric Troge, age 23, of Mason City, with a passenger, 19-year-old Brody Lee Boggess. It was alleged that Troge had done a “burnout” in the park with children nearby.

Police stopped the car and questioned the two men.

“I wasn’t being boligerant (sic) or anything and they still decided to **ck with us,” Boggess reported via social media after his arrest, regarding his interaction with police. “**ck them man. At least we had a few laughs in between,” he said.

After an investigation, police arrested Troge on charges of operating while intoxicated and reckless driving.

“Ok yeah I drank a little and drove. My mistake,” Troge also reported via social media. “Not like I’m the only one. But the reckless driving charge is **cking bullshit. I did a 30 sec burnout. And if I hit a kid maybe the parents shouldn’t let their kids play in the road. So if people want to keep talking about my driving just remember I was charged for sitting in one **cking spot away from the kids!!”

Boggess was arrested for public intoxication, but the charge was later dismissed.

Troge alleged that jailers had ripped him off during his drunk driving arrest.

“So I go to jail for breaking the law but when the jailer **cks me out of $100 that’s ok. We did the math and we agreed I was suppose to get $131 back but only got $31 back. But nobody knows where that extra $100 went. Which mean I won’t get it back. An yet I’m suppose to abide and respect the law even when we get screwed for paying our dues. Doesn’t make sense.”

On January 20, 2015, Troge accepted a plea deal where he was given a deferred judgement on the charge of first offense operating while intoxicated. He was put on probation for a year and ordered by judge Annette Boehlje to pay $1,513.00 in fines and court fees. The charge of reckless driving was dismissed by judge Rolf Aronson.

Troge now finds himself in the Cerro Gordo County Jail, accused of driving with a revoked license. A Mason City police officer stopped Troge’s vehicle near 2510 19th Street SW for speeding around 9 PM Monday night. He was brought to jail Monday evening and is being held on $1,000 bond.

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