MASON CITY – A Mason City woman with at least 5 drunk driving convictions – including a felony – was found by police intoxicated downtown and taken to jail.
Mason City police officers were dispatched to the area of Third Street and Federal Avenue to check on a subject late Saturday afternoon, September 5. Upon arrival, the subject was spotted by the officers.
Lynn Allyn Wagenknecht, age 61, arrested for public intoxication. She has been arrested for this offense numerous times, previously (including July of this year), as well as at least 5 drunk driving arrests by Mason City police – all of which led to convictions.
Wagenknecht was taken to jail, booked and held on bond until her court date on September 11.
Hey some ladies like sex some like booze, to each their own
This is the second incident in two weeks where the woman has been found to be in a situation where police were answering a call for something else.
If it were a simple case of being drunk, there would not have been any charges. Her behavior towards the police officers is what triggered the arrest. She put herself in the limelight through her actions.
The woman has a long history of alcohol abuse. She must want to live that way otherwise would have accepted treatment long ago. Her forced sobriety (because of time spent in jail) accomplished nothing it appears (the day she got out of jail for a past DUI, she drove, without a license, to the store to get booze). As someone alluded…
She worked for me a long time ago. I could not convince anyone she was a drunk…. Even when she spilled pop on my desk that reeked of alcohol. She is good at getting out of things and making it look like your problem. At this point, I feel bad for her addiction, but I have no feelings for her. She has had a million chances. She rejects treatment and her poor son must be a mess….She created great misery for me with her manipulation.
Unfortunately, the police target the people who are repeat offenders. It is all about the money with them but they are destroying lives. If they are not a danger to themselves or others just leave them alone.
So they send her home and she dies of alcohol poisoning then the family sues the city. She can sit in jail.
@anonymous-what did I say? “If she is not a danger to herself or anyone else”. Please read before you comment.
they need the money honey -sooper of skools costs $1000 per day. Worth every hard earned dollar by the sheeple who pay it. We need more poorch monkeys and they are coming – flying in thousands to ft worth/houston airports- Europe swarmed by 30% Amerkia is taking 70%. No one is saying anything about this hush hush !
to those of you said let her walk home: well she was drunk, your driving down the street minding your own business when she steps off the curb in front of you, you hit her or you swerve and strike a kid on a bike, so now what is she hurting??
I am pretty sure you can walk to YOUR home while being over the legal limit of .08 (about 2 beers) and not cause the fatality of a mythical child riding their bike down town (which I have yet to see). If you recite hyperbole, people will know YOU’RE are naive and will probably start referring to you as “peter”.
Unless she was urinating in public or causing some sort of issues, I think letting her walk home is the right thing to do. I’m sure there’s a D-Boy or someone they could arrest.
Seriously? She wasn’t driving. She was on foot. Who is she hurting? No one. Why can’t the police do their job and get rid of the loser drug dealers in this town and leave people like this alone!
agreed leave the lady alone not everone can afford a cab, if the police wernt scared of the north end negros theyd have enough to keep them busy 24/7 and wouldnt have time to harrass people for petty stuff.
Hey, she wasn’t driving. Pretty obvious she likes her spirits. At 61 I doubt she is going to change her drinking habits.
What happened to the days when the police just gave you a ride home?
I have her billfold and I’d if any one knows how to get in touch with her 6412439036
Five times and still on our streets. Time for something different.