MASON CITY – A Mason City man is going away to prison for a long time after callously shooting a woman with a bow and arrow.
Mason City police say that on September 2, 2022, at 10:11 PM, officers responded to a male and female yelling in the area of 1st NW and North Washington, Mason City, IA. At the same time, the Mason City Police Department received a call from a citizen stating that a female subject had been shot with an arrow. The citizen was taking the female subject to Mercy One Emergency Room. The victim was taken to surgery.
When officers arrived, they found the person who had shot the arrow being restrained at the scene by a bystander. Officers arrested Casey Larson, age 31, near the scene where the female had been shot with the arrow. Larson was charged with Attempt to Commit Murder. Attempt to Commit Murder is a class B felony and is punishable up to 25 years in prison.
Larson has remained in custody at the Cerro Gordo County Jail as his case worked through court.
After a guilty plea to the charge of attempted murder, Larson was sentenced to up to 25 years in prison. He may be eligible for parole prior to serving the entire sentence.
(PHOTO: Casey Larson jail photo)