MASON CITY – A Mason City man accepted a plea deal in a drunk driving case and is now serving his jail sentence.
Jack Schade, age 51, reported to the Cerro Goro County Jail Saturday evening. He had been stopped by the Iowa State Patrol on November 29, 2014 and arrested on a charge of second offense operating while intoxicated. On March 25, 2014, Schade pleaded guilty to a reduced charge of first offense operating while intoxicated. He was sentenced to 60 days in jail, with all but 7 days suspended. He is allowed to serve his sentence on weekends. Shade was also placed on probation for a year and ordered to pay $1,797.50 in fines and court costs. He was placed on a monthly payment plan of $50.00.