Lang
10/1/19
A second man has been arrested in response to a large brawl at an Iowa City convenience store.
19-year-old Michael Shoemaker of Erobi Lane in the Modern Manor manufactured housing community is accused of being one of ten or more people involved in a fight at the Riverside Drive Kum & Go just after 2:30am on September 8th. Iowa City Police say Shoemaker approached a group of subjects and a brief verbal exchange ensued. Shoemaker then allegedly punched one of the subjects, touching off the brawl. The fight was captured on Kum & Go surveillance video.
Police were dispatched to the melee, which reportedly involved at least one person getting hit by a car. Arriving officers noticed a blue Dodge back quickly out of a parking spot and leave at a high rate of speed. The vehicle turned on Orchard Court toward a dead end.
Officers located the vehicle on the dead end. The driver, later identified as 24-year-old Jaden Poole of Burlington, allegedly fled on foot.
Police say Poole returned to the scene a few minutes later. He allegedly showed multiple signs of intoxication and referred to himself as intoxicated. Poole failed field sobriety tests, and registered a blood alcohol concentration of .137 on a Datamatser test.
Poole was charged with Operating While Intoxicated, Public Intoxication, Disorderly Conduct and Driving While Barred. If convicted on all charges, he faces a maximum of over three years in prison.
Shoemaker is also charged with Disorderly Conduct, which carries a maximum sentence of 30 days in jail.
Poole has previous convictions out of Des Moines County, including 2nd Degree Burglary in 2015 and Assault Causing Bodily Injury in 2013.