Mason City man charged with attempted murder now facing federal charges

CHARLES CITY — A Mason City man charged with five counts of attempted murder in Floyd County is now facing a federal indictment.

30-year-old Evan Stalker was arrested after Floyd County authorities were called to a report of shots being fired in the 3100 block of 220th Street on the night of July 9th. Stalker was accused of calling a female victim and threatening to shoot up her car and house. At the victim’s residence, Stalker issued more threats of a similar nature against the woman and four other occupants inside the home.

Stalker allegedly fired his weapon, but there was no indication of any shots hitting the house, vehicles or any of the subjects inside. Search warrants were executed on Stalker’s vehicle as well as his residence in Mason City, with additional evidence gathered from both.

Stalker had pleaded not guilty to five counts of attempted murder, each a Class B felony, as well as separate counts of being in possession of a firearm as a domestic abuse offender and first-degree harassment.

His trial was scheduled to start on January 6th, but Floyd County Attorney Todd Prichard on Monday filed a motion to dismiss the state-level charges against Stalker since the case was now being prosecuted by the United States Attorney for the Northern District of Iowa’s office.

A final action on Prichard’s motion has yet to take place according to online court records.