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10/9/21
A third woman has been arrested for allegedly attacking Iowa City Police during a skirmish on the southeast side.
25-year-old Destiney Blount of the Town & Campus Apartments was booked into the Johnson County Jail at 7:00 Friday night and charged with Assault on Persons in Certain Occupations Causing Injury and two counts of Interference with Official Acts. Police say Blount and 24-year-old Dominique Blount of Shamrock Place tried to pull officers away from a third suspect, 20-year-old Marsha Draper of Chicago, as they were trying to arrest her at Town & Campus.
Police had initially been called to the Arthur Street apartment complex just before 7pm Monday for a report of a man trying to take a child. Draper allegedly fought with arriving officers, punching one in the face, while in front of her child. She’s charged with Assault on Persons in Certain Occupations with Intent of Injury, Interference with Official Acts Causing Bodily Injury, Harassment of a Public Official, and Child Endangerment. She could be sentenced to over eight years in prison if convicted on all counts.
The Blounts allegedly tried to interfere in Draper’s arrest, then walked away into a nearby apartment despite officers’ commands to stop. Police say they then slammed a sliding glass door on an officer’s hand, causing cuts.
Dominique Blount was charged with Assault on Persons in Certain Occupations, Assault on Persons in Certain Occupations Causing Bodily Injury, and Interference with Official Acts Causing Bodily Injury. If convicted, she could be sentenced to up to four years in prison.
Destiney Blount faces a maximum of 26 months in prison if convicted on the charges against her.