Lang
9/4/22
Iowa City Police say they arrested a wanted, armed subject during a Saturday afternoon traffic stop.
Officers conducted a traffic stop on the 2200 block of Muscatine Avenue just before 1:30pm. A passenger in the vehicle, identified as 23-year-old Alvin Abbott Jr. of Hollywood Court, reportedly had a warrant for his arrest. Police say a search of Abbott’s person turned up a stolen gun in his waistband and 35 grams of marijuana in his pocket. The Smith & Wesson SD9 was reported stolen out of Coralville in February.
Abbott has previous weapons, drug and assault convictions from 2017 and domestic abuse convictions from 2018 and 2020. He’s now charged with Dominion or Control of a Firearm by a Felon, Dominion or Control of a Firearm by a Domestic Abuser, Trafficking in Stolen Weapons, Carrying Weapons, Possession of a Controlled Substance – 2nd Offense, and a no-contact order violation. If convicted on all charges, Abbott faces a maximum of 18 years in prison.