MASON CITY – A convicted Lake Mills meth dealer didn’t get far after a police officer observed him riding a bike on a sidewalk in the Cultural Crescent and gave pursuit.
A Mason City police officer attempted to stop Jason Olando Thorson, age 31 of Lake Mills, who was riding his bicycle on a sidewalk at the 000 block of East State Street in the Cultural Crescent on Saturday afternoon. However, Thorson, a convicted meth dealer out of Winnebago county who was sent to Mason City ten years ago to serve tim in the Beje Clark halfway house, refused to stop. During the ensuing chase, up to 8 police officers and Cerro Gordo deputies attempted to catch Thorson. He was eventually arrested on charges of riding a bike on a sidewalk and interference with official acts.