CLEAR LAKE – A Rockwell man with a history of meth possession and has been caught twice more in recent months remains free from jail as he awaits sentencing.
Danny Lee Belcher, age 45 of Rockwell, was caught with illegal substances on October 29, 2016 and January 21, 2017.
Cerro Gordo deputies located a vehicle law enforcement had been searching for early Saturday morning, October 29, 2016 at about 12:50 AM. The vehicle was stopped at 2nd Avenue North and North Shore Drive in Clear Lake. The driver, 30-year-old Tressa Ann Petty of Mason City, was arrested for driving under suspension. She is a convicted drunk driver who owes Iowa courts thousands of dollars connected to a number of cases.
Also arrested was Danny Lee Belcher on a charge of felony third-offense possession of methamphetamine. He was later released from jail.
Later, on Saturday night, January 21, 2017, at about 8:58 PM, a Cerro Gordo County sheriff’s deputy attempted to stop a 2001 Dodge Ram pickup near Partridge Avenue and Owl Avenue for a traffic violation. The pickup refused to stop. The pursuit went on for several miles on various gravel roads in Cerro Gordo County. The pursuit later ended in a field with no injuries. The driver of the pickup, Danny Lee Belcher was arrested for eluding and possession of a controlled substance, both class D felonies.
The passenger, Vanessa Rose Belcher, age 42 of Rockwell, was arrested for possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver, a class B felony; failure to affix tax stamp, a class D felony; possession of drug paraphernalia, a simple misdemeanor; and possession of a controlled substance, a serious misdemeanor.
Danny Lee Belcher posted $10,000 cash bond earlier this month. He has now entered guilty pleas in both these cases and will be sentenced on March 20.
Danny Lee Belcher has faced serious drug charges off and on since at least 2000, having been sent to an Iowa prison back in 2003 after he was busted by Spencer police for possession of drugs with intent to deliver.
