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7/26/24
A masturbating transient is accused of assaulting Iowa City Police officers, injuring one of them in the process.
Multiple witnesses report seeing 43-year-old Levi Nielsen masturbating with his shorts down while sitting on a curb along the 800 block of North Gilbert Street just after 6:30 Thursday night. Arriving officers say Nielsen refused to put his hands behind his back when asked and tried to walk away. Once Nielsen was finally placed into handcuffs, he allegedly kicked at and spit on the arresting officer. One officer suffered a scraped forearm and a bruised left knee.
Nielsen is charged with Indecent Exposure, Assault on Police Officers and Interference With Official Acts Causing Bodily Injury. If convicted on all counts, he faces a maximum of three years in jail.