Lang
1/23/22
A local transient faces charges that he tried to steal a running vehicle outside of a Coralville restaurant while the owner was inside picking up an order.
According to arrest records, the alleged victim parked his 2015 Jeep Cherokee in front of Mellow Mushroom in the Coral Ridge Mall just before 9:45 Saturday night. He told police that as he walked inside to pick up an order, he observed 29-year-old Cody Hughes walking from Scheels toward his vehicle.
When the man returned with his order, he reportedly found Hughes inside the car with the door closed, in full control of the vehicle.
Hughes…who lists his mailing address as CommUnity Crisis Services on Gilbert Court…was arrested and charged with 1st Degree Theft. If convicted, he faces a maximum of ten years in prison.