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Charles City man pleads guilty to Cerro Gordo eluding and drug charges

By Bob Steenson, bsteenson@charlescitypress.com

A Charles City man has pleaded guilty to eluding police in Cerro Gordo County and third-offense possession of methamphetamine. His sentencing has been set for September.

Charles City man pleads guilty to Cerro Gordo eluding and drug charges
Anthony Lester Douglas Long

Anthony Lester Douglas Long, age 29, was arrested on May 19 after a chase that started in a Mason City business district and heading out of town to the north, according to records in Cerro Gordo District Court. The chase began after an attempted stop for a traffic violation.

Long was eventually apprehended about 3 miles north of Mason City after having allegedly ran through two red lights and four stop signs and traveling at least 25 mph above the speed limit.

Officers allegedly found a baggie of methamphetamine that had been thrown from the vehicle, a pipe with methamphetamine residue in the truck, a vape pen that contained THC, a small digital scale and a spoon with white powder residue.

Long was charged with eluding with speed in excess of 25 mph over the limit, second offense, a Class C felony; possession of methamphetamine, third offense, a Class D felony; driving while barred, habitual offender, an aggravated misdemeanor; and possession of cannabidiol, third or subsequent offense, an aggravated misdemeanor; and several traffic offenses.

Long pleaded guilty to a reduced charge of eluding, as a Class D felony, and the third possession methamphetamine charge.

As part of the agreement, the Cerro Gordo County Attorney’s Office will recommend a sentence of up to five years in prison, suspended; $1,025 fine, suspended; and three to five years probation on each of the eluding and possession charges, with the sentences to run concurrently with each other, but consecutively to a probation revocation. Other charges would be dismissed.

District Judge Adam Sauer accepted the guilty pleas and set sentencing for Sept. 7. Sauer denied a request that Long not have to appear in person for sentencing.

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