MASON CITY — A hearing has been scheduled for next month to hear arguments why a sealed search warrant in the case of missing KIMT anchor Jodi Huisentruit dealing with cars owned by a potential suspect who recently died should be unsealed.
Private investigator Steve Ridge says he’s retained Mason City attorneys Nellie O’Mara and Jesse Marzen, who filed a motion late last month arguing that the warrant regarding GPS data for two vehicles connected to John Vansice should be opened since Vansice died in December and any ongoing investigation into his involvement in the matter has now ceased.
Cerro Gordo County Attorney Carlyle Dalen is resisting the motion, saying the investigation is ongoing and the motion to unseal makes no sense and could hinder the investigation.
Mason City police chief Jeff Brinkley has previously said the warrant did not result in any useful information.
The hearing is scheduled to take place on March 3rd in Cerro Gordo County District Court.
