The Mark Becker timeline

The following is a timeline related to the criminal history of Mark Becker, 24, who is accused of killing longtime Aplington-Parkersburg football coach Ed Thomas.

The information is based on court records and interviews conducted by The Gazette.

Jan. 9, 2005 - Mark Becker is arrested for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated in Black Hawk County. He pleads guilty and is sentenced to 60 days in jail and fined $1,000.

Nov. 18, 2008 - Becker has a fight with Jeffrey Hansen of Cedar Falls, and later admits to punching him twice in the face. He is charged with assault causing bodily injury. He is sentenced to 90 days in jail and fined $315.

Dec. 9. 2008 - Becker kicks in a door at 820 Knoll Ave. in Cedar Falls at the request of Jeffrey Payne. Payne had property at the residence but had not lived there for several weeks. Becker is convicted of fourth-degree criminal mischief and sentenced to 90 days in jail and a fine of $315.

Jan. 19 - Becker is arrested for possession of drug paraphernalia after a traffic stop on Highway 218 in Black Hawk County. He consents to a search and police find a glass methamphetamine pipe and a digital scale in his vehicle. He admits to police that he is a meth user. In a negotiated guilty plea, he is fined $250.

June 20 - 9:05 p.m. -- Cedar Falls police are dispatched to a house at 802 N. Union Rd. where Becker allegedly broke out several windows with a baseball bat and drove a vehicle through a garage door. When police arrive, Becker drives away and turns right on Highway 57 to leave Cedar Falls.

9:15 p.m. -- Parkersburg police hear scanner traffic about a chase in progress on Highway 57. Parkersburg Police Chief Chris Luhring locates Becker's vehicle coming westbound near the eastern city limits of Parkersburg and follows him. He witnesses Becker going more than 60 mph in a 35 mph speed zone and sees him run a stop sign at Highway 14 and Buswell Street. Becker continues north on Highway 14 out of Parkersburg, traveling at more than 100 mph. The chase ends when Becker's car strikes a deer about 6 miles north of Parkersburg.

9:22 p.m. -- Becker arrives at the Butler County Sheriff's Office. He is held in the booking room, but is not officially booked into jail. Sheriff Jason Johnson contacts an unnamed judge, who signs a court order to have Becker admitted to a hospital for psychiatric evaluation.

11:01 p.m. -- Sheriff Johnson and an Iowa State Patrol trooper take Becker to Covenant Medical Center in Waterloo, where he is admitted to the psychiatric ward by virtue of a court order. Charges related to the chase are pending.

June 23 - Becker is released from Covenant Medical Center to a third party that the hospital has not publicly identified. Becker ends up at his parents' house, north of Parkersburg, where authorities say he spent the night.

June 24 - 7:47 a.m. -- A 911 call is made reporting a shooting inside the weightlifting facility near Aplington-Parkersburg High School in Parkersburg. Suspect and vehicle descriptions are given to the Butler County Sheriff's Office, which receives 911 calls for Parkersburg police. Chief Deputy Steve Schmadke and Sheriff Jason Johnson leave Allison, with Schmadke en route to the school and Johnson headed to Becker's house.

7:55 a.m. -- Chief Deputy Schmadke sees Becker as Schmadke is driving south on Highway 14. Schmadke turns around to follow Becker. Becker continues to his parents' house, where he pulls into the driveway just behind Sheriff Johnson.

8:05 a.m. -- Becker is arrested along the driveway at his parents' residence without incident.

8:31 a.m. -- Becker and Sheriff Johnson arrive at the Butler County Jail, where Becker is then interviewed.

10:26 a.m. -- Becker is officially booked into the Butler County Jail.

3:57 p.m. -- Becker is formally charged with first-degree murder in the shooting death of Ed Thomas. Bond is set at $1 million.

6:20 p.m. -- Becker is transferred to the Cerro Gordo County Jail in Mason City, where he is currently being held.

John McGlothlen contributed to this report.