Iowa City bar patron reportedly found with handgun and drugs

Lang
7/14/24

Iowa City Police say a downtown bar patron was found with a firearm and drugs in his possession.

According to arrest records, officers were inside The Fieldhouse on South Dubuque Street just before 1:15 Sunday morning when they encountered 26-year-old Thomas Clay of South Van Buren Street, who was detained as part of a shooting investigation. A search of his person reportedly turned up a Glock 22 .40 caliber pistol and a small amount of marijuana.

Clay was arrested and charged with Person Ineligible to Carry a Dangerous Weapon and Possession of a Controlled Substance. If convicted on both charges he faces a maximum of 13 months in jail.