Mason City men charged with breaking into storage facility

MASON CITY — A pair of Mason City men have been arrested after being accused of breaking into a storage facility.

A criminal complaint states that 43-year-old Joel Jaspers and 33-year-old Michael Anderson were found inside a storage unit at Atlas Storage at 704 6th Southwest. The complaint says the suspects cut through a padlock latch system to make entry into the unit.

Jaspers and Anderson were charged with third-degree burglary, a Class D felony punishable by up to five years, as well as possession of burglar tools, an aggravated misdemeanor.

Both men are currently being held in the Cerro Gordo County Jail on a total of $7000 bond.