Lang
9/7/24
Rioting charges have been filed against an Iowa City man accused of beating another man on the Ped Mall on his birthday.
Iowa City Police say Deonte Seals of Eastbrook Street joined a fight between two people that did not involve him on the 100 block of East College Street just after 1:45 on the morning of July 25th, which was Seals’ 24th birthday. Video reportedly shows Seals punching a person repeatedly while they are lying on the ground. The person got up, then sat down. Seals then reportedly punched the person repeatedly in the face.
Seals was booked into the Johnson County Jail just after 12:15 Saturday morning on a charge of Participating in a Riot. If convicted, he faces a maximum of five years in prison.