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1/14/23
Allegedly assaulting her teenage daughter while riding a bus has led to an Iowa City woman’s arrest.
Iowa City Police were called to a fight on an Iowa City Transit bus parked on Mormon Trek Boulevard in front of the Pheasant Ridge Apartments just before 2:15 Friday afternoon. Investigators determined that 31-year-old Takyra Howard had hit her 15-year-old daughter several times, causing a cut on her lip and a scratch on her left eye.
Police say Howard admitted to the attack, but claimed the injury was caused by a panic attack. She allegedly smelled of ingested alcohol, claiming she had been drinking the night before. Her breath alcohol level was measured at .09%.
Howard is charged with Assault Causing Bodily Injury, Child Endangerment Causing Bodily Injury and Public Intoxication. If convicted on all charges, she faces a maximum of over three years in jail.
Howard lists her address as Pheasant Ridge, although her driver’s license indicates she’s still a resident of Illinois.
