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5/8/22
A Saturday afternoon traffic stop conducted by Iowa City Police for texting while driving has led to weapons and drug charges.
According to arrest records, 35-year-old Samuel Allen of Pondview Court was pulled over just after 3:45pm after the officer saw him using a mobile device while operating his 2004 Chevy Malibu on Cross Park Avenue near Broadway Street. Allen could allegedly be seen reaching around the cabin of the vehicle. A search of the car turned up a Smith & Wesson M&P pistol in the glove compartment, approximately two grams of marijuana wrapped in a sandwich bag in the center console, and an open container of alcohol. The cabin also reportedly smelled of burnt marijuana.
Allen was arrested and charged with Person Ineligible to Carry Weapons, Possession of a Controlled Substance and Driving While Barred. If convicted on all charges, he faces a maximum of four years in prison.