Hunter
12/29/22
The man who allegedly stole a woman’s car at knifepoint earlier this month and arrested in Illinois has been returned to Johnson County and formally charged.
In the arrest report, the victim was leaving her Oaknoll Court residence the afternoon of December 12th when she was approached by 20-year-old Dewayne Corley-Jones Jr. of Iowa City. He allegedly was brandishing a knife and held it to her throat. Corley-Jones then reportedly told the woman he was going to take her car and made her roll under a nearby car before fleeing.
Corley-Jones was captured in Peoria County Illinois after he was involved in a pursuit and crashed the vehicle, ejecting him. He was later interviewed and reportedly admitted to taking the car in Iowa City.
Corley-Jones was returned to Johnson County and booked into jail Wednesday afternoon. He’s been charged with 1st degree Robbery and 1st degree Theft. If convicted on both counts, he could be sentenced to up to 35 years in prison.
Corley-Jones is also a suspect in a similar robbery attempt earlier on the 12th in Coralville near Trader Joe’s on Ponsetti Way. That incident also involved a knife, and was reported just after 10:15 am. Coralville Police have yet to bring charges against Corley-Jones.