Lang
8/20/22
An Iowa City armed robbery suspect has entered a not guilty plea.
28-year-old Chad Morgan Fairchild of the Town and Campus Apartments is charged with 1st Degree Robbery and Assault While Using or Displaying a Dangerous Weapon.
Just after 9:45pm on July 24th, Fairchild reportedly entered Hawkeye Smoke and Liquor on the corner of Clinton and College Streets and tried to steal a vape pen. When confronted by the clerk, Fairchild reportedly threatened the man with a knife. Fairchild then allegedly lunged at the clerk with the knife while the man was calling the police.
If convicted on both charges, Fairchild faces a maximum of 27 years in prison.
