Lang
8/5/23
Former Iowa football placekicker Aaron Blom has been booked into the Johnson County Jail on gambling-related charges.
Records from the Johnson County Jail show Blom was booked into the facility just after 6:00 Friday morning on a Tampering With Records charge. Blom, who was on the Iowa roster from 2020-22, reportedly used a DraftKings Sportsbook account set up under his mother’s name and made about 170 mobile or online sports wagers before he turned 21, which is the legal gambling age in Iowa.
The wagers totaled over $4,400, with about eight placed on Iowa sporting events. One of the bets included the 2021 Iowa-Iowa State football game. The over-under for the game was 45 points, and Iowa won 27-17 for a total of 44 points. Blom, who did not participate in the game, chose the under.
Blom’s mother, Michelle Blom, told the Department of Criminal Investigations that the DraftKings account was registered under her name and used by her son with her consent and knowledge.
The Johnson County Attorney’s Office announced on Wednesday that former Hawkeye basketball player Ahron Ulis and former Hawkeye baseball player Gehrig Christensen were also both charged with Tampering With Records as part of the investigation.