MANLY, IOWA – A train prevented law enforcement from reaching a trailer park drama incident in Manly Saturday morning, allowing a potential suspect who allegedly claimed to have a gun to flee the scene before cops arrived.
At approximately 10:30 AM Saturday morning, September 15, an emergency call was made from the South Side Trailer Court, located at 600 South Trailer Park, trailer # 21, in Manly. The caller stated that there was a male on their property that they did not want there. Authorities were told that he threatened that he had a gun in his vehicle.
Two Worth County vehicles and a State Trooper responded to the call. As law enforcement raced to the scene, a train had stopped across Highway 9, detaining them from reaching the trailer for some time. The alleged suspect was gone gone by the time law enforcement reached the trailer. NIT has learned that a female at the residence said that she knew the person who made the alleged threat and would be checking into getting a restraining order on him. The male was said to live in Mason City and the police were going to investigate.
No further information into this investigation is available at this time.
