Iowa City Police officer injured chasing suspect in early Thanksgiving morning altercation

Lang
11/23/23

An Iowa City Police officer was injured while chasing a suspect in an early Thanksgiving morning altercation.

Police responded to a large fight on the 2100 block of Muscatine Avenue just before 3 a.m. Thursday. An officer pursued a fleeing subject later identified as 21-year-old Deshawn Stepter of the Town & Campus Apartments on Arthur Street. Stepter was eventually intercepted by police in a backyard, with one officer suffering an injury to his left hand.

Police say Stepter admitted to being involved in a fight with other individuals. He’s charged with Interference With Official Acts Causing Bodily Injury. If convicted, he faces a maximum of one year in jail.