MASON CITY – Bad tail lights led to the arrest of a Mason City man for drunk driving this week.
A Mason City police officer conducted a traffic stop late on the evening of June 14, at about 10:35 PM, near Federal Avenue and 11th Street SW. The driver’s car had no tail lights, leading to the traffic stop. After an investigation, the driver, 65-year-old James Grant McGowan, Jr., was arrested for operating while intoxicated.
McGowan was taken to the county jail, booked and released, pending a court date.