Lang
3/9/24
A local transient is accused of trashing an Iowa City laundromat.
Iowa City Police say security video shows 27-year-old Michael Pennell breaking chairs and overturning trash cans and displays inside Laundromania on East Bloomington Street just before 4:45 Wednesday morning. Pennell had been previously trespassed from the property in March of 2021.
Property management determined that Pennell broke six chairs and a toilet paper dispenser, totaling an estimated $1,350 in damages.
Pennell has since been taken into custody and charged with 3rd Degree Criminal Mischief and Trespass Causing Damage Greater Than $300. If convicted on both charges, he faces a maximum of three years in jail.
Pennell has a lengthy criminal history.