MASON CITY – A Mason City woman who left a downtown Mason City store without paying for merchandise and was found with meth once cops tracked her down has been sentenced to jail.
Officers were dispatched to Dollar General, 305 North Federal Avenue, on Wednesday, November 23 for a shoplifter who left the store. Officers soon located the subject, 44-year-old Tracy Ann Muth of Mason City but formerly of Forest City, and arrested her for third-degree theft and meth drug possession charges, as well as a warrant our of Kossuth county. She was guilty in that county earlier this year of fourth-degree theft after facing a felony second-degree theft charge. She’s supposed to serve a jail sentence there, but couldn’t be located.
On December 13 after a guilty plea, Muth was sentenced to 20 days in jail on the charge of third-degree theft. The meth possession charge was dismissed. She must also pay $1,194.75 in fines and court fees.
Muth wasn’t done though. She was arrested by Mason City police on December 20 after another theft incident and charged with third-degree theft. She awaits a court hearing on January 6, 2017.
Muth was charged with third-degree theft by Mason City police back on November 11, 2015. On February 5, Muth pleaded guilty to a reduced charge of fifth-degree theft. Later, Muth was sentenced to 4 days in jail and taken to the Cerro Gordo Law Enforcement Center to serve her sentence. She’s also been caught stealing in Black Hawk county.
make her walk the street im sure some meth heads would want to use her given time she will earn enough to pay back her fines.
The common denominator in these crimes is METH. It looks to me like eliminating meth use would cut the crime rate. Problem is justice system keeps letting the dealers out without punishment. Then Obama pardons or commutes the sentences of all the drug convictions.
Love it how you right-wingers can blame Obama for some scumbag stealing from stores in Mason city Iowa. Unbelievable!
Why not? The scumbags know that people like you and Obama will turn them loose no matter what they do.
More lies from the whacked out right winger
Lefties wouldn’t know the truth if it bit them. They all believed Clinton and Obama. Fools.
^^Even more lies from the resident right wing nut job.What a wacko
What makes these people think they can steal other people’s stuff? Everytime they steal from a store the rest of us end up paying extra.