CR man accused of assaulting IC woman with a knife

CR man accused of assaulting IC woman with a knife
Lang
3/31/19

A Cedar Rapids man is accused of assaulting an Iowa City woman with a knife.

47-year-old Carone Coleman of Johnson Avenue Northwest was booked into the Johnson County Jail just after 1:30 Sunday morning. Iowa City Police say that just after 12:30 Thursday afternoon Coleman threatened the victim with a knife on the 1100 block of Hollywood Boulevard. The woman believed she was going to be stabbed.

Instead, Coleman allegedly punched her in the face multiple times using the handle of the knife, causing the victim pain. The knife was described as having tape wrapped around the handle and was estimated at between eight and ten inches in length.

Coleman is charged with Assault While Displaying a Dangerous Weapon, an Aggravated Misdemeanor punishable by a maximum of two years in prison.