Hunter
10/30/23
An Iowa City man was arrested Saturday night after someone who tried to take a knife away from him received a cut to his privates.
According to police, they were called to the 2000 block of Broadway Street a little before 6:30pm on reports of a fight in progress. Upon arrival, the suspect, 39-year-old Safari Byamungu was leaving via the back door of the apartment complex. Multiple witnesses reportedly identified him as the suspect involved in the fight.
The reported victim told police that Byamungu was initially trying to harm himself with a knife and he tried to take the weapon away from him. He claimed that during that process, Byamungu aggressively grabbed his testicles with his hands, causing an approximately four inch cut on his scrotum.
Officers arrested Byamungu and charged him with Willful Injury causing Bodily Injury, a Class D Felony punishable by a prison sentence of up to five years if convicted.