Hunter
11/26/22
A Coralville man who reportedly tried to get into a residence that wasn’t his Thanksgiving evening now faces a possession charge.
Police were called to Primrose Court in Iowa City at about 6:50pm on reports of a person attempting to gain entry to a residence. The reporting party, who lives at the residence, told dispatchers that he didn’t know who the person was.
Officers made contact with the man, identified as 38-year-old Calvin Redmond of Holiday Road. They say he was showing measurable signs of intoxication, including bloodshot watery eyes, poor balance, and a strong odor of ingested alcohol. When asked about why he was trying to get into the reporting party’s residence, Redmond said that he walked there from his girlfriend’s vehicle. A PBT showed his blood-alcohol level at .238 percent.
A post-arrest search of Redmond’s person reportedly turned up a clear plastic bag with a green leafy substance believed to be marijuana. His criminal record showed two previous controlled substance convictions, from Johnson County in 2011 and Cook County Illinois in 2002.
Redmond was charged with 3rd offense marijuana possession and public intoxication. If convicted on both counts, he could be sentenced to up to 25 months in jail.
