Hunter
05/30/22
An Iowa City woman was taken into custody over the weekend after allegedly being intoxicated in public and fighting with her mother, who came to take her home.
Police were called to the 1000 block of Crosspark Avenue just before 3:30 am Saturday on reports of someone causing a drunken scene in public. Officers made contact with 33-year-old Brittney Readus of South First Avenue, who reportedly had bloodshot watery eyes and the odor of ingested alcohol. She told dispatchers a man was assaulting a woman, but no altercation could be found.
Police say Readus was too drunk to tell them where the keys to her apartment were or where she could spend the night. The woman’s mother then showed up to take her, but Readus fought with her.
Readus was arrested for disorderly conduct, and while being taken into custody allegedly fought with officers. One officer injured his knee when Readus allegedly pushed into him and caused him to fall.
Readus was charged with Public Intoxication, Disorderly Conduct, and Interference with Official Acts causing Bodily Injury. If convicted on all counts, she faces up to 14 months in jail.