MASON CITY — Mason City police took a potentially dangerous driver with a dubious record off local roads Saturday night, nabbing a suspect with fresh accusations of drunk driving, reckless driving and speeding at least 21 mph over the limit.
The latest traffic stop involving Cesar Ivan Trasvina, 27, was at 9:31 p.m. October 10, 2026, near 18 Seventh Street SE in Mason City. By 10:15 p.m., Trasvina was booked into the Cerro Gordo County Jail, according to the sheriff’s jail report. Police listed a swath of charges, including second-offense operating while intoxicated, reckless driving, excessive speed, interference with official acts, failure to provide proof of financial liability, driving with a denied, suspended, canceled or revoked license, and improper use of auxiliary driving lights.
For Trasvina (pictured at top), his past may be catching up with him just as police did. Granted a deferred judgment in a 2025 drunk-driving case, he now faces seven new alleged offenses—with a probation-revocation hearing looming later this month.
The new allegations raise questions about whether the opportunity Trasvina received in his earlier OWI case produced a lasting change behind the wheel.
That case began March 15, 2025, when the Iowa State Patrol filed a criminal complaint alleging first-offense OWI after they nabbed him in Cerro Gordo county. Trasvina initially pleaded not guilty, then filed a written guilty plea on July 29.
On August 19, Judge Karen K. Salic granted him a deferred judgment and ordered one year of probation and a civil penalty. He was ordered to pay Iowa courts $3,439.69 in that case, and the bill isn’t fully paid yet.
Worse, the case did not stay quiet. The Department of Correctional Services filed a probation-violation report June 12, 2026. A probation-revocation filing followed June 16, and a warrant issued June 17 specifying a $2,000 cash-only bond.
Cerro Gordo County sheriff’s deputies arrested Trasvina on that warrant September 21. He posted cash bond September 22.
Eighteen days after posting bond, he was back in jail following the arrest by Mason City police.
Now another court date awaits. A revocation hearing in the earlier OWI case is scheduled for October 26 at 2:30 p.m., putting the future of his deferred judgment potentially in jeopardy before the court.
The latest charges remain allegations, and Trasvina is presumed innocent unless proven guilty.