Hunter
02/11/20
A Marion man has been charged with harassment after threatening the life of an Iowa City woman who is roommates with his girlfriend.
Police say they were called to the 800 block of Gilbert Court just before 10:30pm Sunday on reports of a harassment incident. Upon arrival, they spoke to the alleged perpetrator, 20-year-old Jasonlee O’Regan of Mary Drive. O’Regan denied threatening the woman.
The arrest report alleges that the woman was visibly upset and crying while talking with police. She said that O’Regan is the boyfriend of one of her roommates and she and the girlfriend got into an argument over O’Regan’s overstaying his welcome. The woman alleged that it had been an ongoing issue and she and other roommates attempted to address it with O’Regan’s girlfriend.
O’Regan is accused of telling the woman, “Shut up hoe, I’m finna put a cap in your ass.” The woman said she feared for her safety and believed that O’Regan would act on the threat because she knows he has a firearm. She was so afraid that she began packing her bags to leave her own residence before she changed her mind and decided to call police.
Both the woman and another roommate stated that they had seen O’Regan with a firearm in his vehicle.
O’Regan was arrested and charged with 1st degree Harassment, an aggravated misdemeanor punishable by a prison sentence of up to two years.
A no-contact order was requested between the woman and O’Regan.