A Boone man turned himself in to Storm Lake authorities Sunday following an investigation into a Jan. 31 incident. Officers were called to Kings Pointe Resort on that date when four males, ages 16 to 20, disputed room charges and told hotel staff they had been left at the resort by an elderly man. It is alleged that 69-year-old Lewis Ray Thompson had picked up the males the day before in the Fort Dodge area and drove them to Kings Pointe Resort. The males told authorities that after their arrival, Thompson offered to pay for the hotel room and alcohol in exchange for sex from the 16-year-old male. Police allege that after the offer was rejected, Thompson left the males behind. Thompson was booked into the Buena Vista County jail on charges of prostitution, a class D felony, and supplying alcohol to a minor, a serious misdemeanor. He was released after paying a $6,000 bond. The Pocahontas County Sheriff’s Office and the Fort Dodge and Boone Police Departments assisted in the investigation.
