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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

Man attempts to steal a keg off of a beer truck

A man has been accused of attempting to steal a keg of beer from a truck.

Gary Duffel, 44, address unknown, was charged Tuesday with second-degree robbery and public intoxication.

According to an Iowa City police complaint, a delivery driver confronted Duffel when he was taking a keg of beer from a beer truck. Duffel reportedly smelled strongly of alcohol and spoke with slurred speech.

Duffel showed a knife to scare the witness away and then threw the knife into a creek. When the witness approached him again, Duffel punched him in the head, which caused bleeding from his scalp area, the complaint said.

The complaint said Duffel admitted to drinking; he has been arrested for public intoxication June 13, 2011, March 31, 2010, and March 13, 2010.

Public intoxication is an aggravated misdemeanor and second-degree robbery is a Class-C felony.

— by Amy Skarnulis

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