Lang
5/12/24
Police say a Quad Cities woman was carrying a handgun when she was arrested outside an Iowa City nightclub early Sunday morning.
Iowa City Police say they observed 34-year-old Emeteria Rivera of Moline with what they describe as “a thousand yard stare” and looking angry outside La Rumba on Lower Muscatine Road just after 2 a.m. Officers report seeing Rivera take a .22 caliber handgun out of a vehicle and hide it behind her back. Rivera allegedly showed signs of intoxication and admitted to consuming four beers. She refused breath testing.
Rivera is charged with Carrying Weapons While Intoxicated and Public Intoxication. If convicted on both charges, she faces a maximum of 13 months in jail.