MASON CITY – A man who was jailed 5 years ago after he and other men took baseball bats to two victims is back in jail after beating another man.
Mason City police tell NIT the latest beating took place on the afternoon of July 5, 2016. At 3:55 PM that day, officers were dispatched to the area of 2nd Street NW Jefferson Avenue on a report of a physical assault. Police say “the alleged assailant(s) left in a vehicle before police arrived. A male found at the scene was conscious but had a swollen eye and other possible injuries to his head and body.”
The victim was transported by ambulance to the hospital for medical attention.
A police investigation pointed to 25-year-old Brandon Kropf as the male who allegedly assaulted the victim. Officers applied for a warrant charging Kropf with Serious Assault (serious misdemeanor).
Kropf turned himself in to the jail the next day, July 6, at 9:05 PM on the valid arrest warrant. Bond was posted and Kropf was released from jail on the serious assault charge, pending court appearances.
The serious assault charge was amended up to a Willful Injury resulting in a Serious Injury charge – a Class C (Forcible) Felony – and a new warrant was issued for Kropf’s arrest. Mason City police officers arrested him at Northside Liquor, 1303 North Federal, on July 15, 2016 at 5:43 PM. Bond was posted that same day and Kropf was released.
In a plea deal, Kropf pled guilty to just simple assault. On October 5, 2016, Kropf turned himself in to serve a 30 day jail sentence. He must also pay $482.00 in court costs.
Brandon Kropf is no stranger to beating people up.
On April 3, 2011 at approximately 12:13 AM, Mason City police officers were called to the 500 block of 8th Street SE in Mason City for a disturbance call. Upon officer’s arrival, Mason City Fire Department was also requested to respond to the scene. Jay Barrientes and Tony Walker, both of Mason City, were transported to Mercy Hospital East Campus for injuries received during a fight at the above location.
Mason City Police Department Investigators arrested Brandon Kropf and his older brother Jared Kropf in connection with that incident.
Brandon and Jared Kropf had been out on bail since April of 2011 for the assaults against Walker and Barrientes, which caused Barrientes to be seriously injured requiring intensive care at St. Mary’s in Rochester. Allegedly, bats and crowbars were used to strike the men during the fight on April 3rd, 2011.
At sentencing on July 10, 2012, Assistant Chief Judge James M. Drew sentenced both men to the maximum of up to five years in prison on one amended class “D” felony charge of willful injury causing bodily injury each. Both men were later released from prison.
Judge Drew ordered Brandon and Jared Kropf to jointly pay $14,573.82 related to their victim’s medical bills. As part of the plea agreement Judge Drew dismissed one of two class “C” felony charges of willful injury causing serious injury against Brandon Kropf.
Someone needs to chain this queer to the back of their pickup and drive down a gravel road. …..then dump gas on him, but don’t light him on fire, let him suffer…..
He didnt do it, because he was placed at the scene the cops have a hard on for him and tried charging hum with something he didnt do. The victim obviously knew what he had done (very horrible things so go ahead keep judging) so that’s why it was a simple assault. Most people would have said “I’d kill the mfer” for what he did. Keep throwing stones in a glass house.
Glass houses my ass.
The Kropf’s are low life vermin and should still be in prison.
Too bad that there is not euthanize program for the terminally violent & stupid.
The grandparents raised these kids because parents were worthless,and the kids turned out the same way.Brandon most kids you went to school with are well on in their lives.You though still act like an in mature idiot who will never learn and that’s pretty obvious.Grow up b4 you get your ass kicked by someone who could care less who you are.There is always bigger,more violent men then you.You just live in a very small world as in Mason City you think your BADASS!You are on your way sometime in your life to spend 10 years of hard time in prison not just your so called short stays as in the past.God you must not have a brain at all,look in the mirror you can’t like the way your life has gone.Wise up “Badass” before someone else has to do all your wiping for you because you are unable to do anything for yourself because some Badass paid you back with some of your karma.Just waiting to read that in the news.
Damn imports from Western Europe! Send them back where they came from. They are in this country illegally and cast absentee ballots for Trump.
He is a low life Hillary voter for sure. Drawing welfare and living off EBT while waiting for his next assault charge.
Enough already before this low life kills someone lock him up and forget about him.
Tough guy? Sounds like a pussy to me.
Tough guy, eh?