MASON CITY – A teen got a ten-year prison sentence after a December home invasion and robbery in Mason City.
Camden Nicholson, age 17, had been sought by Mason City police for some time after he and two other male suspects invaded a Mason City home back on December 27, 2018, just before midnight. Police said officers responded to the 800 block of 8th Street N.E. on a report that up to three males forced their way into the home. One suspect held an adult female resident down while the other suspects stole items from the home. The victim, who was alone, was strangled by her attacker and lost consciousness. She was also threatened that she would be stabbed. The victim did not seek medical attention at that time.
On January 3, 2019, officers executed search warrants on a vehicle located in the 500 block of North Washington Avenue and a residence in the Zero block of South Adams Avenue in connection with the robbery. Joseph Ryan Jaskiel, now age 17, was arrested during the search warrant at the South Adams location and was charged with Robbery in the first degree, a class B felony. Nicholson was later located and also charged with first-degree robbery.
Later, Nicholson pled guilty to second-degree robbery, as did Jaskiel, who awaits sentencing. A judge sentenced Nicholson to ten years in prison. There was no word so far on the status of the other, younger defendant, who has been in the juvenile court process.