Hunter
11/08/21
An Iowa City man was arrested early Sunday after reportedly breaking into the home of a woman he’s had a relationship with and assaulting her.
28-year-old Brian Smith of Muscatine Avenue and the woman have reportedly been in an intimate relationship over the last two and a half years that was described as on-and-off. He showed up at the woman’s house around 12:15 am and reportedly broke in. Smith allegedly pinned the woman down and assaulted her, resulting in injuries that police say included a bite mark on her head and redness to the neck area.
The woman reportedly had to flee her residence to contact police because Smith took her phone. He then allegedly followed the woman to her mother’s house in a vehicle with no plates, and police located him with the woman’s phone still in his hand.
Smith reportedly had bloodshot watery eyes, impaired speech, impaired balance, and had the odor of ingested alcohol. After exhibiting measurable impairment on field testing and failing a PBT, he showed a .123 percent blood-alcohol content on a Datamaster test.
Smith was jailed and charged with First Degree Burglary, 2nd offense Domestic Abuse Assault, 1st offense OWI, and Obstruction of Emergency Communications. He could be sentenced to over 28 years in prison if convicted on all counts.