Lang
6/24/22
An armed Iowa City man was arrested at the scene of an accident that tied up traffic on Interstate 380 overnight.
The accident shut down southbound I-380 between the Penn Street exit and the bridge over Highway 6 just after 2:30am. Responding Johnson County deputies say they observed a 2017 Ford Edge speed toward a stopped police cruiser before squealing its breaks and coming to a stop. A deputy was next to the vehicle directing traffic to detour using the Forveergreen Road exit.
The driver of the Edge, identified as 24-year-old Michael Altmeyer of the Quarters on Highway 6 East, reportedly showed signs of intoxication, but claimed he had not been drinking. He allegedly performed poorly on field sobriety testing and provided breath alcohol levels of .112% and .117%. Altmeyer was arrested for Operating While Intoxicated.
A search of Altmeyer’s vehicle turned up a loaded and chambered Glock 17 Gen 5 pistol in the front driver’s compartment. He was additionally charged with Person Ineligible to Carry Weapons, a Serious Misdemeanor punishable by a maximum of one year in jail.
