IC Police arrest man claiming to be God while wielding windshield wiper

Lang
1/21/23

Iowa City Police have arrested a man they say claimed to be God while he wielded a windshield wiper.

According to arrest records, officers were called to an address on Wade Street at 2:30pm on October 4th for a subject who was trying to gain access to buildings while “talking crazy”. Arriving officers say they found the suspect…39-year-old Warren McDuffie of Amhurst Street…standing outside a residence on Towncrest Lane. According to police, McDuffie claimed the property was his, and that he was God.

McDuffie was reportedly carrying a windshield wiper during the interaction. A witness claimed that McDuffie had ripped the rear windshield wiper off of his car.

McDuffie was arrested and charged with 5th Degree Criminal Mischief. Trial is set for February 10th. If convicted, McDuffie faces a maximum of 30 days in jail.