CRIME

CEDAR RAPIDS — A Mason City man whose involvement in a local gun shop burglary led federal investigators to uncover the sexual exploitation of children has been sentenced to 22 years in federal prison.

Parker Jon Thompson, 20, of Mason City, received the sentence on October 2, 2026, after pleading guilty April 2 to sexual exploitation of children, possession of child pornography, and possession of a stolen firearm.

A heated argument inside a Northern Iowa home erupted into a violent confrontation involving knives, leaving one man wounded and another facing a felony charge.

A registered Northern Iowa sex offender previously convicted of lascivious acts with a child is facing a new criminal charge after authorities investigated a reported violation at a public library.

According to the Iowa Sex Offender Registry, Hamby was convicted October 18, 2017, of lascivious acts with a child under Iowa Code 709.8. Registry information identifies two female victims in the 0-to-13 age category.

CHARLES CITY — A Charles City man previously sentenced to prison for a violent attack in which police said he beat and choked a victim before stealing a pickup truck is back in trouble with the law, this time facing a stalking charge after police investigated allegations of ongoing harassment.

Kristopher Hugh Viers of Charles City was arrested on a stalking charge following a harassment complaint. Court records show a $2,000 bond and no-contact order.

An Iowa man has admitted helping move nearly $22 million in fraudulently obtained loan money through bank and brokerage accounts in a sprawling federal money laundering case.

CLARION — A Northern Iowa narcotics investigation stretching across state lines landed at a Clarion residence, where authorities say marijuana, psychedelic mushrooms and THC extract cartridges were allegedly being moved for profit, resulting in six felony charges against a 30-year-old man.

Investigators with the Cerro Gordo County Sheriff’s Office executed a search warrant at 2271 Jackson Avenue in Clarion at approximately 7:40 a.m. on September 3 as part of an ongoing narcotics investigation.

The investigation led authorities to charge Jacob David Peterson, 30, of Clarion, with a series of alleged drug-trafficking offenses…

CHARLES CITY — A late-night stalled-vehicle call led Charles City police to a battered pickup, two damaged street signs and an unanswered question: Who was behind the wheel and caused thousands in damages?