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Gary De Mercurio and Justin Wynn arrested by Dallas County sheriff

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A Dallas County sheriff ordered the arrest of Gary De Mercurio and Justin Wynn after a courthouse alarm test, turning an authorized security evaluation into an overnight jail stay and years of legal fallout.

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Dallas County $600K settlement over wrongful pen-test arrest

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First: 02.02.2026 23:57 Last: 02.02.2026 23:57 Sources 1

How related: Only last week, six and a half years after the ridiculous night, did they finally win a $600,000 settlement payment.

About this happening: **Dallas County, Iowa** agreed to a **$600,000 settlement** to resolve the wrongful-arrest dispute tied to an **authorized courthouse penetration test**, closing a **six-and-a-hal...

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  1. 02.02.2026 23:57 1 articles · 3mo ago

    Courthouse alarm test at Dallas County courthouse

    Untyped Phase

    Gary De Mercurio and Justin Wynn, then employees at Coalfire, intentionally triggered the alarm system at a Dallas County, Iowa courthouse during a contracted security evaluation just after midnight on Sep. 11, 2019, after earlier tests at other Iowa state facilities showed that some building alarm systems did not alert law enforcement to a break-in.

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  2. 02.02.2026 23:57 2 articles · 3mo ago

    Wrongful arrest and $50,000 bail

    Legal Policy Action Update

    After police responded to the courthouse and reviewed their documentation, Gary De Mercurio and Justin Wynn were arrested in Dallas County, Iowa for the authorized test; they spent the night in jail, were taken back into the courthouse hours later as prisoners, and a judge set bail at $50,000 each.

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  3. 02.02.2026 23:57 1 articles · 3mo ago

    Dallas County settlement reported

    Initial Disclosure

    On 2026-02-02, Dallas County was reported to have agreed to a $600,000 settlement for Gary De Mercurio and Justin Wynn after years of legal battles over the 2019 wrongful arrest tied to the Dallas County, Iowa courthouse security evaluation.

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