Mark Louis Brandes Sr.:
WATERLOO – A Waterloo man has been arrested in connection with a stolen pistol found in his vehicle in August.
The charges were added over the weekend as police detained Mark Louis Brandes Sr., 60, for allegedly violating a civil domestic restraining order by twice phoning a woman on Saturday.
According to court records, Waterloo police were asked to check on a man in a parked Buick Rainier in the area of Aladdin and Bauch streets on Aug. 19. Officers found Brandes lying outside the vehicle and noticed a 9 mm SIG Sauer pistol in the back seat with a magazine beside it.
Brandes was taken to a hospital for treatment.
Officers determined the pistol had been reported stolen from a parked vehicle on Courtland Street on Oct. 11, 2018, according to court records.
On Saturday, Brandes was arrested for trafficking stolen weapons, carrying weapons and violation of a no contact order. Bond was set at $16,000.
The August incident came about a month after a federal district court judge threw out Brandes’ wrongful termination lawsuit against the City of Waterloo. Brandes had been an employee for the sewer department until he was let go in 2017. He alleged age and disability discrimination, and the city argued he had been terminated following complaints of abusive behavior by co-workers.
Photos: 31 Years of Birds, Bugs and Blooms
A Cardinal perches on a branch as light snow begins to fall in the Greenbelt in Waterloo, Iowa, Monday, Jan. 15, 2007.
A Cedar wax wing feeds on frozen berries in a tree on the University of Northern Iowa campus in Cedar Falls, Iowa, Thursday, Jan. 31, 2019.
Strong winds push snow drifts across a road north of Waterloo, Iowa, Saturday, Feb. 17, 2007.
A bald eagle catches a fish out of Big Woods Lake in Cedar Falls, Iowa, Monday, March 7, 2016.
A pair of duck cross in front of the setting moon at Big Marsh, north of Parkersburg, Iowa, Tuesday, March 10, 2020.
Warm temperatures melt surface ice under leaves in a pond in the Greenbelt in Waterloo, Iowa, Thursday, March 12, 2015.
A Saw whet owl takes in it's surroundings after being released at George Wyth State Park in Waterloo, Iowa, following rehabilitation from an injury. Photographed Friday, March 18, 2011, in Waterloo, IA.
Sandhill cranes fly over Sweet Marsh Wildlife Management Area near Tripoli, Iowa, Saturday, March 21, 2020.
A pair of Great horned owlets survey their environment from their nest in the Greenbelt. The tree was an annual nesting spot before being washed out in spring flooding. Photographed Wednesday, April 6, 2011, in Waterloo, IA.
Pelicans take flight at Sweet Marsh near Tripoli, Iowa, Tuesday, April 22, 2014.
Tree blossoms glow in spring sunlight at Greenbelt Lake in Waterloo, Iowa, Monday, May 7, 2018.
The forest arches over a hiking trail at Yellow River State Forest near Postville, Iowa. Photographed Friday, May 16, 2008.
Raindrops cling to a phlox blossom at the Greenbelt in Waterloo, Iowa, Thursday, May 14, 2020.
A swallow chases insects over the still surface of Big Woods Lake in Cedar Falls, Iowa, Wednesday, May 20, 2015.
A drop of dew refracts the view of a flower at Big Woods Prairie in Cedar Falls, Iowa, Thursday, June 13, 2019.
A swallowtail butterfly forages on purple coneflowers at the Arboretum Wednesday, Aug. 2, 2006, in Waterloo, IA.
Prairie flowers frame a hazy sunrise north of Waterloo, Iowa, Monday, Aug. 24, 2020.
A sunflower rises above thousands of others in a field near Decorah, Iowa, Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2003.
A honey bee covered in pollen works over a flower at the Cedar River Natural Resource Area near Washburn, Iowa, Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2019.
A heron perches on a partially submerged log at McFarlane Park south of LaPorte City, Iowa, Wednesday, Sept. 8, 2010.
Birch trees stand in contrast to brilliant foliage near Asbury, Iowa, Friday, Oct. 13, 2006.
Leaves cling to rocks in Black Hawk Creek in Waterloo, Iowa, Friday, Oct. 16, 2015, in Waterloo, IA.
A leaf floats across the reflection of fall at Sans Souci Park in Waterloo, Iowa, Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2018.
Raindrops rest on a fallen leaf in the Greenbelt in Waterloo, Iowa, Monday, Oct. 23, 2017.
A trio of Mallard ducks paddle silently through early morning mist on Greenbelt Lake in Waterloo, Iowa, Friday, Oct. 25, 2019.
A rare display of northern lights silhouette trees north of Dunkerton, Iowa, Sunday, Nov. 7, 2004.
A Barred owl perches on a stump at George Wyth State Park in Waterloo, Iowa, Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2017.
Prairie flowers bloom at Big Woods Lake in Cedar Falls, Iowa, Monday, July 23, 2018.
Frost coats trees and brush in the Greenbelt in Waterloo, Iowa, Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2007
Trees bend toward sunlight around hillside boulders at Brush Creek Canyon State Park near Arlington, Iowa, Tuesday, Aug. 24, 2004.
Rain drops cling to a maple leaf in the Greenbelt in Waterloo, Iowa, Tuesday, April 29, 2003.
Jeff Reinitz
Police and Courts Reporter
I started with The Courier in 1999 and cover criminal justice and public safety.
