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6/19/22
Iowa City Police have arrested an intoxicated man they say threatened to shoot up a downtown Iowa City nightclub.
Officers were called to El Ray’s Live & Dive on Iowa Avenue just after 1:15 Saturday morning for a subject making threats to a bouncer. El Ray’s staff told investigators that 27-year-old Earl Toomes had refused multiple requests to leave the club, then passed out next to the bar. Bouncers told Toomes to leave the bar one more time after they woke him up and he reportedly replied with, “I got guns and I will come back and kill you.”
Police say Toomes, whose last known address was in North Liberty, showed signs of intoxication and refused breath testing. He was arrested and charged with 1st Degree Harassment and Public Intoxication. If convicted on both charges, he faces a maximum of 25 months in jail.
