Hunter/Lang
11/05/24
An Iowa City woman who was present when her daughter allegedly stabbed a convenience store employee has been additionally charged with interfering with police.
The incident occurred at the North Dubuque Street Casey’s just before 1:30pm October 26th. Iowa City Police say 43-year-old Lametry Hall of East Bloomington Street met her 16-year-old daughter at the convenience store to collect a $200 debt from an employee. The daughter and the employee began fighting, with the daughter allegedly pulling out a knife and stabbing the man. The employee was able to break away and flee to the kitchen area, but Hall reportedly followed him and continued confronting him about the $200.
When police arrived, surveillance video allegedly showed Hall place her hand inside her daughter’s pocket and remove the knife used in the stabbing. She concealed it in her sweatshirt pocket and walked out of view of surveillance cameras, during which she likely disposed of the knife.
Officers searched Hall approximately 25 minutes after she first walked out of view and no longer had possession of the knife. She allegedly denied ever having the knife, and told them she saw it on the floor and kicked it. Surveillance video showed her narrative to be false, and the knife was never recovered.
Hall was originally charged with 2nd Degree Robbery and Contributing to the Delinquency of a Minor. She has now been charged with Interference with Official Acts, Obstructing Prosecution. If convicted on all counts, she could be sentenced to up to over 12 years in prison.