Lang
8/29/21
Iowa City Police say a transient accused of stealing a bicycle rode it past the person who accused him of stealing it…and she took it back.
49-year-old transient Roger Hunter was booked into the Johnson County Jail on a 4th Degree Theft charge just before 1:30 Sunday morning. Arrest records indicate Hunter stole a $500 bicycle from an underground parking area on the 300 block of South Gilbert Street around 11am on August 5th. He allegedly rode the bike past the victim while she was waiting outside for the police to arrive. The woman confronted Hunter, who gave the bike back. The woman then pointed out the lights were missing, and Hunter reportedly removed them from his backpack and gave them back. He did not return the woman’s missing cellphone holder, valued at about $30.
The victim managed to take a photo of Hunter with her cellphone and show it to police. If convicted on the theft charge, Hunter faces a maximum of one year in jail.
Online records show Hunter was also charged with Possession of Drug Paraphernalia.