Hunter
05/31/22
An Iowa City man with a history of domestic abuse with his live-in partner was arrested again for the same offense over the weekend.
A reporting party called 911 Sunday night just before 8 o’clock saying that he heard a domestic dispute at the Town and Campus Apartments on Arthur Street in Iowa City. Upon arrival, the officers reported seeing an apartment door open, with a chaotic scene inside. The officer’s report noted food thrown around, broken dishware, and a table flipped over. Police made contact with the victim, who was in the bedroom with 52-year-old Bryce Peterson. She told officers that there had been a verbal altercation that led to the mess, and that Peterson wrapped her arms around her after she walked away and restrained her in the bedroom. She allegedly pleaded with Peterson to release her.
Peterson at first denied that an altercation took place, but later corroborated the woman’s story with additional and different details.
The reporting party was also interviewed, and said that he could hear fighting in the apartment, and the woman shouting “you’re hurting me.” The woman then told officers that Peterson had hurt her shoulder during a previous domestic assault days earlier and was still in pain from that incident.
With two prior convictions for Domestic Abuse in 2021, Peterson was charged with his third offense, as well as False Imprisonment. If convicted on both counts, Peterson could be sentenced to up to six years in prison.
A no-contact order was requested between the parties involved.