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The Daily Iowan

The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

The Daily Iowan

The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

The Daily Iowan

IC man charged with assaulting an officer while holding child

A Coralville man was charged with assaulting a law enforcement officer while holding a child.

Alfred Washington, 32, Coralville, was charged on Feb. 18 with assault on a peace officer and others and endangerment without injury.

According to a Johnson County Sheriff’s Office report, officers responded to a call about an intoxicated person. Officers allegedly found Washington to be intoxicated and holding a 4-month-old baby.

Washington refused to give the child to the mother or police and attempted to resist arrest, the report said.

Assault on an officer is a serious misdemeanor, punishable by up to a year in jail and a maximum fine of $1,875. Endangerment without injury is an aggravated misdemeanor, punishable by up to two years in jail and a maximum fine of $6,250.

— by Conrad Swanson

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