02/10/21
An Iowa City man has been taken into custody after an alleged assault against a woman pregnant with his child.
Police say the incident occurred in Coralville Monday morning at the Boston Way apartment that the woman was visiting. She told 28-year-old Albert Black to leave the premises, but he refused. Black then allegedly backhanded the woman across the face, causing an injury to her bottom lip.
When the woman attempted to call 911 to summon police to the apartment, Black reportedly grabbed the phone from her and eventually threw it across the room, breaking it. The woman suffered an injury to a finger on her right hand that caused bleeding on the knuckle and swelling.
02/09/21
An Iowa City man has been arrested after a fight with his girlfriend reportedly turned physical.
Police say the incident occurred just before 9pm Monday at the Bartlelt Road apartment of 19-year-olld George Gailey. He allegedly got into a fight with his live-in girlfriend. Gailey reportedly grabbed the woman by her hair and pulled it several times. He’s also accused of grabbing her throat and squeezing it, which she said caused her pain. Gailey also allegedly punched his girlfriend.
When the woman attempted to contact authorities by calling 911, Gailey reportedly grabbed the phone from her and hung it up.
02/02/21
An area transient who was already wanted for domestic assault has been arrested for the same crime with a different victim.
Police say the latest incident occurred in Iowa City at the Aber Avenue residence where the two were living on January 2
nd at 8:30am. The woman reported that she and her live-in boyfriend, identified as 24-year-old Terry Green got into a verbal argument and he then slapped her across the face, and dragged her down the hallway by her hair.
The woman reportedly tried to call 911, but Green grabbed the phone from her. When she ran to the door, Green is accused of slamming the door shut and physically throwing her across the room. That’s when Green allegedly straddled her, and used both hands to choke her. The woman said she “saw stars” and had difficulty breathing. Green then reportedly got off her, gave her an inhaler, and left the building.
12/23/20
An Iowa City man was taken into custody after assaulting his live-in girlfriend of three months.
Police say the incident occurred at the TravelLodge on North Dodge Street Friday evening. 43-year-old John Stepheny of Shelter House and the woman got into an argument after the woman found out that Stepheny was unfaithful to her. Stepheny is accused of pushing the woman to the ground and then pulling her up on the bed by her hair. He then allegedly struck her in the face several times, got on top of her and choked her with both hands for approximately 30 seconds. The woman said she found it hard to breathe and talk while being choked. Once he stopped choking her, Stepheny allegedly hit her in the face again four times.