Lang
1/15/23
A transient faces charges that he stole tens of thousands of dollars in jewelry from an Iowa City residence.
46-year-old Joseph Barnes was booked into the Johnson County Jail just before 11:30 Saturday night. Iowa City Police say last November the alleged victim reported approximately $20,000 in jewelry missing from her Scott Park Drive residence. The home was undergoing reconstruction at the time, and Barnes was one of the workers.
An ICPD investigation determined that Barnes and a co-defendant conspired to steal the jewelry and sell it for profit.
Barnes is charged with 1st Degree Theft, and Class C Felony punishable by a maximum of ten years in prison. The co-defendant is not identified in police records.