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3/1/26
Two people have been arrested after an early Sunday morning fight at an Iowa City nightclub.
Iowa City Police were called to La Rumba on Lower Muscatine Road just after 1:45 a.m. after staff advised a customer had started a fight over a dispute involving his girlfriend. Police later learned the man in question, 21-year-old Matthew Gutierrez of Clinton, was with a woman who currently has an order of protection against him. An officer suffered a cut to his hand while Gutierrez allegedly physically resisted being taken into custody. Gutierrez is charged with Disorderly Conduct, Public Intoxication, Violating a No Contact Order, and Interference With Official Acts Causing Bodily Injury. If convicted on all counts, he faces a maximum of 15 months in jail.
Also arrested was 25-year-old Alex Garcia-Zamora of Hollywood Boulevard. who allegedly showed signs of intoxication and was found with a dollar bill in his pocket that contained a white, powdery substance that appeared to be cocaine. Garcia-Zamora is charged with Possession of a Controlled Substance and Public Intoxication. He faces up to 13 months behind bars, if convicted.