MASON CITY – A Mason City man accused of felony crimes connected to his alleged activities of embezzling from a local doggie hotel has passed away, a local funeral home reports.
Mason City police earlier told NIT that Johnathan Francis Kofron, age 48 of Mason City, was accused of missappropriation or theft of approximately $34,000 during a 10 month stretch, from 2014 through 2015, while he was an employee and/or part-owner of Bark Break Hotel LLC. The 2 criminal charges stem from an investigation of the suspected embezzling.
Kofron was picked up in May on two arrest warrants at his house in Mason City – first-degree theft and ongoing criminal activity. He was released with supervision as he awaited court appearances to answer for his alleged crimes.
However, Ewing Funeral Home reports that Kofron passed away Wednesday, June 21, 2017 – effectively ending prosecution of his case.
