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4/3/24
A warrant has been issued for the arrest of an Illinois man who skipped his sentencing on charges that he burglarized Carver-Hawkeye Arena.
26-year-old Carlos Scott of North Chicago reached a plea deal with prosecutors in January. University of Iowa Police say surveillance video shows Scott buy a ticket to the Iowa/Iowa State women’s gymnastics meet on March 4th of last year, enter the arena, then head directly to the service elevator.
Once in the tunnel, Scott can be seen entering several different locker rooms over the span of about two-and-a-half hours. Both gymnastics teams reported around $1,200 in cash, five gift cards valued at $130, a necklace, a sweatshirt and air pods were stolen.
UI Police then learned that Scott had also attended the February 18th, 2023 Hawkeye gymnastics meet against Rutgers, where he allegedly burglarized other areas of the arena, including stealing a black-and-gold cushioned folding chair with Tigerhawk insignias from the referee and officials locker room.
Scott initially faced seven counts of 2nd Degree Burglary. If convicted on all charges, he would have faced a maximum of 70 years in prison.
After reaching his deal with prosecutors, Scott faced two counts of 2nd Degree Burglary and one count of 2nd Degree Theft. Those charges carry a maximum sentence of 25 years behind bars.
Online court records show Scott failed to appear at his sentencing hearing on Monday. A warrant was immediately issued for his arrest.