IC man arrested after allegedly asking convenience store clerk if they sell meth pipes

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1/29/23

An Iowa City man has been arrested after allegedly asking a convenience store clerk if they sold meth pipes.

Iowa City Police say 34-year-old Christopher Cummings of South Dodge Street entered Hy-Vee Fast & Fresh on Stevens Drive at 6:30pm on December 22nd and asked the clerk, “Where are the pipes?” Cummings then purchased a different item, but a baggie of methamphetamine allegedly fell out of his pocket when he pulled out his wallet.

The incident was caught on surveillance video. Cummings was arrested on Friday and charged with Possession of a Controlled Substance. If convicted, he faces a maximum of one year in jail.