Hunter
09/06/22
An Iowa City woman was arrested over the weekend after allegedly providing false names to officers in order to cover up the fact that she was wanted on a warrant.
35-year-old Saira Jacobs of Video Court was asked to identify herself during a conversation with officers near the intersection of Benton Street and Riverside Drive Sunday just before 10:30pm. Jacobs allegedly provided two false names to the officers due to the fact that she has active warrants against her.
Jacobs allegedly took possession of another person’s EBT card and used it at various locations throughout Iowa City starting March 20th. She was charged with Unauthorized Use of a Credit Card, an aggravated misdemeanor. She was also wanted for failing to appear for a case management conference on June 17th on a Burglary charge. In that instance, she and another person were found staying in an apartment they had allegedly broken into on the 600 block of 4th Avenue in Coralville without permission on November 15th of last year. She faces a prison sentence of up to five years on that charge.
Jacobs was taken into custody Sunday night and charged with Harassment of a Public Official and Providing False ID Information, both simple misdemeanors.
