Hunter
01/20/20
An Iowa City man has been taken into custody for a week-old incident where he’s accused of getting into a physical altercation with a woman and pushing the woman’s child to the ground.
According to arrest reports, 26-year-old Claudell Sheppard of Bartelt Road got into a physical altercation with a woman January 12th at approximately 9:11pm at his apartment. Sheppard is accused of pushing the woman’s child to the ground, causing him to hit his head.
Sheppard reportedly fled the scene after the altercation. Two other minor children were allegedly in the residence during the incident.
Sheppard was taken into custody Sunday morning and charged with domestic abuse assault and child endangerment. If convicted on both counts, he could be sentenced to up to 25 months in prison.