Mason City man pleads not guilty to robbery, burglary charges from 2023 incident
MASON CITY — A Mason City man has pleaded not guilty to robbery, burglary and false imprisonment charges stemming from a 2023 incident.
25-year-old Jonathan Scott was accused of being at a home in the 200 block of North Jefferson on August 29th 2023 with another male. A criminal complaint states the victim stated that Scott allegedly pointed what looked to be a handgun at the victim’s torso while in the home’s enclosed front porch. Scott then allegedly escorted the victim into his house and demanded money. The complaint states that Scott took about $965 from the bedroom and living room areas of the house.
Scott was at-large until he was arrested a couple of weeks ago on January 20th in Illinois and eventually brought back to Iowa.
Scott has been charged with first-degree robbery and first-degree burglary, each a Class B felony punishable by up to 25 years in prison, as well as false imprisonment, a serious misdemeanor.
Scott filed a written plea of not guilty on Monday to the charges in Cerro Gordo County District Court, with his trial date scheduled to start on April 1st.
He’s being held in the Cerro Gordo County Jail on a total of $20,100 cash-only bond.
