Lang
1/29/23
Iowa City Police have evicted a pair of squatters they say had been living at a vacant residence.
Officers were called to an address on Taylor Drive just after 5:30 Saturday night for two subjects breaking into a duplex. Investigators found 60-year-old Michael Johnson…who lists his address as Shelter House on Southgate Avenue…and 43-year-old Devon Perkins of Davis Street inside.
Police say the pair made entry to the residence by damaging two different windows, which will cost over $300 to repair. The home was vacant while it was being remodeled.
Johnson and Perkins allegedly claimed a previous resident had let them in with a key. However, police say that person never lived there, and the current owner says the person would not have a key or permission to let anyone inside.
Johnson and Perkins are each charged with Trespass Causing Damage Greater Than $300. If convicted, they each face a maximum of one year in jail.