Hunter
8/30/19
A Coralville man was arrested Thursday afternoon after pelting a woman with groceries.
The incident happened around 5:15pm in the 1200 block of 12th Avenue. A woman driving on the street noticed 40-year-old Christopher Welsh of Valley View Drive. She believed Welsh was intentionally following a young child.
The woman stopped to check on the welfare of the child, which allegedly enraged Welsh. He’s accused of becoming belligerent and yelling obscenities at the woman. He also reportedly threw items out of his grocery bag at the woman while she was sitting inside her vehicle.
Welsh was taken into custody and charged with assault, a simple misdemeanor punishable by a jail sentence of 30 days. The woman also requested a no-contact order.