Lang
7/9/22
An altercation that started in Iowa County continued at a Coralville hotel Friday night, leading to the arrest of a Parnell man.
Coralville Police were called to the Country Inn and Suites By Radisson on Heartland Place just after 6:30pm for a fight in progress. Arriving officers say they met 25-year-old Jack Hooper of Hendricks Street outside the hotel. Witnesses told investigators that Hooper’s victim was inside bleeding from the face.
Hooper reportedly explained that the altercation began in Williamsburg. He had reportedly seen the alleged victim come out of the hotel with another subject. Hooper allegedly said he told the other subject to get their belongings and come with him. He then allegedly punched the victim in the face multiple times, causing cuts and swelling above both eyes. The incident was recoded on a witness’s cellphone.
Hooper is charged with Assault Causing Bodily Injury. If convicted, he faces a maximum of one year in jail.