CHARLES CITY – A Charles City man recently convicted for domestic abuse assault was arrested again this weekend in connection to a disturbance at a house.
Charles City police were called to the 500 block of South Iowa Street on the evening of June 30, 2024. At 6:41 PM, officers responding to the disturbance investigated the incident and arrested 35-year-old Matthew Mullen of Charles City on charges of public intoxication, prohibited dog at large, rabies and registration violations. Mullen was jailed and soon released pending further court appearances.
Mullen (pictured at top) was arrested back on the evening of March 10, 2024, in Charles City when officers responded to two people fighting in a back yard in the 200 block of 9th Avenue. He was charged with domestic abuse assault causing injury. He later pleaded guilty and in June was sentenced to two days in jail and ordered to pay $360.75 in fines and court fees. He was represented by attorney Richard N. Tompkins Jr. of Mason City, who himself is no saint. Years ago, he admitted he invaded “well over one hundred homes” where he “would search for the undergarments of women residents so that he could use the garments for sexual gratification.” But due to American justice, he was charged only with trespassing.
NIT earlier reported that Mullen was arrested in Charles City on December 23, 2017, for domestic abuse assault, but the charge was later dropped.