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9/16/21
Iowa City Police say a man who sold a firearm to another man later accused the buyer of stealing it.
According to arrest records, 28-year-old Isaiah Aaron contacted the ICPD on May 13th to report that 29-year-old Victor Curry of Beach View Drive had stolen a Diamondback rifle from his Michael Street residence and refused to return it. Aaron also accused Curry of trafficking in stolen weapons.
An investigation determined that Aaron had allowed Curry to use the gun and later accepted money for it. Police say they also found messages where Aaron admitted the gun was not actually stolen.
Aaron is now charged with Making a False Report to Law Enforcement. If convicted, he faces a maximum of one year in jail.
Curry was arrested in July near Old Highway 218 and McCollister Boulevard for allegedly driving while intoxicated with a loaded handgun in his vehicle.