Lang 8/14/21 Two men face charges that they beat a Coralville resident earlier this month. 20-year-old Lavaughnus Harris of Echo Avenue in Oxford and 22-year
Police say the incident occurred in Iowa City April 16
th on the 2000 block of Industrial Park Road around 7 am. 30-year-old Jerrell Clemons and the victim had been cohabitating in an intimate relationship for approximately a year, and the woman was confronted by Clemons after getting off work in the parking lot over what authorities say were matters over perceived infidelity. The woman got into her car, but Clemons reportedly blocked the door with his body, preventing her from closing it and driving away.
Clemons then allegedly tried to pull the woman out of the car, grabbing at her neck and legs. He’s also accused of taking the woman’s cellphone away from her during the struggle.
1/30/21
A registered sex offender faces charges that he stalked his ex-girlfriend and threatened to kill her.
Iowa City Police say that over the course of a month, 44-year-old Kennthony Jackson of East Burlington Street constantly called, texted, showed up at the workplace of, called the workplace of, and threatened his ex-girlfriend. The woman was forced to move because she felt unsafe.
Investigators say they found numerous messages on the woman’s and Jackson’s phones that, according to police, included a “constant flow of threats” including threats to kill the ex-girlfriend as well as “stomp” her at her workplace and put a gun in her mouth.