Lang
1/22/23
Iowa City Police say a suspect caught stealing liquor from a downtown bar had a large quantity of drugs on his person at the time of his arrest.
Officers were called to DC’s just before 12:45 Saturday morning for a man who tried to steal an unopened bottle of Tito’s vodka from the closed-off kitchen area. Police patted down the suspect…identified as 20-year-old Jacob Garlick of Montgomery, Illinois…and say they discovered a bag containing 57.6 grams of marijuana. Garlick was also reportedly in possession of two tear-off baggies containing about an ounce of marijuana each, as well as a container with approximately 20 grams of marijuana wax.
Garlick was arrested and charged with 5th Degree Theft, a Controlled Substance Violation, Possession of a Controlled Substance and a Drug Tax Stamp Violation. If convicted on all charges, he faces a maximum of over 11 years in prison.
