Lang
7/3/22
Johnson County deputies say a wanted Cedar Rapids man with no body art tried to avoid arrest by giving them the ID of a barred driver who has ear gauges and a neck tattoo.
The incident began when deputies pulled over a 2004 Pontiac Grand Am for an equipment violation near the intersection of Sand Road and 560th Street, north of River Junction, just before 3:30 Saturday morning. The driver gave a name that came back as being barred from driving. The man was arrested for Driving While Barred and not having proof of insurance.
The deputy suspected the man was not who he claimed to be. After the suspect was booked into the Johnson Country Jail, the Wapello County Sheriff’s Office supplied booking photos of the man he claimed to be, which showed ear gauges and neck tattoos the man lacked.
When confronted, the driver allegedly admitted that he was actually 29-year-old Zachery Butrick of Richmond Road NE. He claimed he lied because he had a warrant for his arrest. Like the man whose ID he used, Butrick was also driving with a barred license.
Butrick is charged with Malicious Prosecution, Providing False Identity Information, Driving While Barred, and Failure to Provide Proof of Financial Liability. If convicted on all charges, Butrick faces a maximum of over three years in jail.