MASON CITY, Iowa – A Cerro Gordo County man has been arrested for causing extensive damage to someone else’s home.

Nicholas Todd Rush, 33 of Mason City, has been charged with first-degree criminal mischief.

Law enforcement says at around 1 am on July 31, Rush entered a home belonging to someone else in the 1100 block of E State Street in Mason City. Investigators say once inside, Rush destroyed household goods, furniture, electronics, appliances, windows, doors, and drywall.

Court documents state the damage was estimated at $58,547.38.

Rush was arrested by the Clear Lake Police Department and booked into the Cerro Gordo County Jail Thursday on $10,000 cash only bond.

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