OTTAWA, ILLINOIS – A Mason City, Iowa man is behind bars in Illinois at this time, accused along with another defendant with choking a man to death in a fight.
Mason Thomas Shannon, age 42 of Mason City, was arrested in Mason City back on the evening of September 16. He was taken to the county jail in connection to an arrest warrant out of Lasalle county, Illinois for involuntary manslaughter. On Friday, September 22, Shannon was transported to Lasalle county and jailed on $50,000 bond.
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The Ottawa Times reports that Shannon and a co-defendant, 21-year-old Joseph J. Brewer of rural Ottawa, caused the death of 32-year-old Michael C. Castello on July 20, 2017 “by putting him in a chokehold during a fight on the grounds of Bonnie Plants, a commercial plant grower just northeast of Ottawa.”
WSPY Radio reported that “LaSallle County Sheriff’s deputies were called to the scene at 11:53 PM that day, requesting emergency personnel in response to the physical altercation that occurred. Deputies and an ambulance were sent to the scene where Castelli was found unresponsive. Castelli was transported to OSF St. Elizabeth’s in Ottawa where he was later pronounced dead.”
The Times reports that if Shannon posts bond, he’ll be able to return to Iowa as court proceedings continue.
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Mason has had a troubled past stemming from being molested as a child by an older male family member, while in Florida he was charged but never convicted of performing oral sex on a boy younger than 16, I would have never thought he would be in this kind of trouble, maybe drugs or DUI , not this!
Sad
The two charged with this crime were trying to keep the man who died from hurting another person during a fight.
I’m very sad to hear this. Mason was always a very pleasant person and a hard worker. I hope he will be cleared.
Some people need a little choking once in awhile
Because, I can’t find a female. 🙁
Anyone know his parents, what Shannon family?
Yes. I know them.
Been watching to much MMA.