Lang
5/15/24
A local transient is accused of trying to steal a semi parked on Iowa City’s southeast side.
Iowa City Police were called to Fiddlehead Gardens on Waterfront Drive at 8:15 Tuesday morning. A subject identified as 31-year-old Alan Hugins had allegedly entered the cab of a parked semi and tried to drive it away despite not working for the company that owns it or having any permission to do so. Arriving officers say they found Hugins still inside the truck.
Hugins reportedly physically resisted arrest, which police say was captured on body camera footage.
Hugins is charged with 1st Degree Theft and Interference With Official Acts. If convicted on both charges, he faces a maximum of over ten years in prison.