Charles City man charged again with burglary, injury

By Bob Steenson, bsteenson@charlescitypress.com

A Charles City man who was on probation for burglary and causing serious injury in 2018 has been charged with similar crimes again in Floyd County.

Jason Ward Cagley, age 37, is charged with first-degree burglary, a Class B felony, for allegedly entering a home on 10th Avenue in Charles City on May 15, and waiting inside in the dark until the resident came home, then attacking her.

“When the resident came inside Mr. Cagley rushed her, throwing her to the couch, pushing her, holding her down and shouting at her. This caused pain, and fear for her life and her friend’s life,” according to the criminal complaint filed by Charles City police.

“Mr. Cagley used some sort of knife/weapon or object and cut the other person escorting (the alleged victim), causing a cut and bleeding. Mr. Cagley ran out of the house when police were called,” the complaint said.

The court trial information was filed Tuesday in Floyd County District Court, charging Cagley with the burglary charge and also domestic abuse assault causing bodily injury, a serious misdemeanor.

Cagley pleaded guilty in February 2019 to burglary in the second degree, a Class D felony, for having entered a vehicle occupied by two people in Charles City on Oct. 18, 2018, grabbing, pulling the hair and striking one person in the head and striking the other person with a baseball bat, causing serious injury to the person’s leg and knee.

Cagley was sentenced to up 10 years in prison on the burglary charge and up to 5 years on a willful injury charge. Both sentences were suspended and Cagley was placed on three to five years probation and ordered to reside at Beje Clark Residential Center in Mason City “until maximum benefits are achieved.”

In July 2019 the Iowa Department of Corrections filed a probation violation report, saying Cagley had failed to return to Beje Clark after a furlough, was making threatening statements on Facebook and had been found to be using chewing tobacco in violation of the terms of his probation.

Cagley stipulated to the court that the allegations were correct and he was ordered to serve 60 days in the county jail then restart the program at BeJe Clark and remain under the terms of his probation.

In March this year another probation violation report was filed, alleging that Cagley missed an appointment with a probation officer, failed to maintain employment without notifying his probation officer, tested positive for and admitted use of methamphetamine and failed to show up for multiple treatment appointments.

A probation revocation for those alleged incidents had been set for July 20.
He is being held on $25,000 cash only bond at the Floyd County Jail on the latest burglary and injury charges.