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1/8/23
A transient thrown off a passenger bus was arrested after Iowa City Police say she lit a pipe full of marijuana right in front of them.
26-year-old Jelilah Blakely was aboard a Trailways bus on Saturday night when she reportedly got into the faces of other passengers, bothered the driver by walking to the front of the bus and demanding he pull over, and eventually began burning items on the bus. Blakely also allegedly admitted to the driver that she was drunk.
The driver finally pulled the bus over on North Dodge Street near ACT Circle just before 9:30pm and kicked Blakely off. Arriving officers say as they were speaking with Blakely she pulled out a glass pipe full of marijuana and began smoking it in front of them
Blakely was arrested and charged with Possession of a Controlled Substance and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. If convicted on all charges, she faces a maximum of 13 months in jail.