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6/30/24
A convicted felon already facing child endangerment charges now faces weapons charges after he allegedly illegally used a firearm at a local gun range.
45-year-old Alfred Washington was originally booked into the Johnson County Jail in May after his 15-year-old son reported that his father had beaten him with wooden paint stirrers, an electric cord, and his own fists. A second alleged victim reported Washington had beaten her with a belt and struck her in the chest. Both children’s’ injuries were corroborated by investigators.
Iowa City Police now say that on March 31st Washington took a revolver and both children to the shooting range at the Hawkeye Wildlife Area on Amana Road. Washington allegedly recorded his time there on his cellphone and sent it to friends.
A police search of Washington’s South Dodge Street apartment upon his May arrest reportedly turned up a receipt for shooting accessories and a .357 Magnum. A search of his phone allegedly turned up photos and video of Washington using the gun as well as messages about shooting the gun, going to the gun range and attending gun shows.
Washington has numerous previous domestic abuse and felony convictions. He now faces charges of Dominion or Control of a Firearm By A Felon and Dominion or Control of a Firearm By A Domestic Abuser. He was previously charged with Willful Injury Causing Bodily Injury and Child Endangerment Causing Bodily Injury. If convicted on all charges against him, Washington faces a maximum of 20 years in prison.