Hunter
07/06/22
An area transient involved in a 4th of July fight was taken into custody after he was found to be a sex offender who failed to register his location.
Officers were called to the 200 block of Stevens Drive at approximately 6:45 pm Monday and made contact with 54-year-old Carl Adler. He allegedly gave police a fake name, but his actual identity was discovered. It was then learned that Adler was a Tier 3 Sex Offender.
Adler told officers that he was living at an Iowa City park with his girlfriend, and reportedly admitted that he had been in town for several weeks.
After being arrested, Adler was found in possession of a baggie containing meth in his sock. He allegedly admitted that the substance was indeed methamphetamine.
Adler has been charged with a Sex Offender Registry violation, Possession of a Controlled Substance, and Providing False ID Information. If convicted on all counts, he faces a jail term of up to over three years.