Life imitates meme: IC woman accused of attacking woman who attracted male friend’s attention while walking down the street

Lang
8/7/20

It was a setup straight out of a popular meme as an Iowa City woman allegedly became annoyed that her male friend was checking out another woman walking down the street, leading to an alleged assault.

Iowa City Police say 33-year-old Ashley Jackson of South Van Buren Street and her male friend were interacting near the intersection of Gilbert and Bloomington Streets just after 10:15 Monday night. The man made a comment about a woman walking on the other side of the street, leading to Jackson allegedly going up to the woman, pushing her down to the ground and striking her in the throat. The alleged victim suffered a cut on her palm and redness on her neck. She also complained of neck pain.

Police say Jackson admitted to attacking the random female. She’s charged with Assault Causing Bodily Injury, a Serious Misdemeanor punishable by a maximum of one year in jail.