Hunter
03/16/22
A Coralville man who police say ran a red light and a stop sign in late January has been arrested after pills found on his person turned out to be illegal drugs.
The evening of January 22nd, 25-year-old Kane Templeton of 1st Avenue was observed by Iowa City Police running a red light at the intersection of Court and Muscatine, then allegedly ran the stop sign at Jefferson and Evans. After reportedly throwing a cigarette out of his vehicle at Clinton and Iowa, he was stopped.
Upon contact, a strong odor of marijuana was allegedly detected. A Drug Recognition Expert on scene determined that Templeton was impaired and unable to operate a motor vehicle safely. Templeton reportedly admitted to smoking marijuana and taking Ritalin that day.
A probable cause search allegedly turned up a blue pill that indicated as a Schedule II drug, and other tablets that lab results indicated were amphetamines.
A warrant for Templeton’s arrest was issued on March 4th; he was taken to the Johnson County Jail early Monday. He’s been charged with three counts of Possession of a Controlled Substance, first offense OWI and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. If convicted on all counts, Templeton faces a jail term of up to over four years.