Lang
9/25/22
An Iowa City man faces weapons and drug charges after a Saturday afternoon traffic stop.
30-year-old Timothy Montgomery of the Cole’s manufactured housing community on South Riverside Drive was pulled over by Iowa City Police for a traffic violation just before 4:15 Saturday afternoon near the intersection of 1st Avenue and Mall Drive. Investigators say they could smell marijuana coming from the vehicle, and could see marijuana packaging material in plain view. A search of the 1995 Pontiac Grand Prix reportedly turned up 5.4 grams of the drug and a loaded handgun. Police say Montgomery has a previous drug conviction from 2014.
Montgomery is charged with Person Ineligible to Carry a Firearm and Possession of a Controlled Substance – 2nd Offense. If convicted on both charges, he faces a maximum of three years in jail.