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6/20/25
An Iowa City man who allegedly eluded police and held them at bay during a standoff has been fined $250.
That sentence, handed down on Friday, was part of a plea deal 46-year-old Justin Halter made with prosecutors. An Eluding charge was dismissed in return for a guilty plea on an Interference With Official Acts charge.
According to arrest records, Halter used his car to flee the scene of a domestic incident on the morning of February 3rd. Iowa City Police began a pursuit on Flatiron Avenue, with Halter allegedly refusing to pull over for lights and sirens. He reportedly went through stop signs and a yard during the pursuit. Halter eventually returned to a residence on Grant Wood Drive, where an hour-long standoff began just after 1:15 a.m. as police say Halter refused to exit his 2001 Dodge Dakota. Halter lists the address as his in arrest records, but the owner of the house contacted KCJJ to say Halter’s girlfriend actually lives there.
Along with the $250 fine, Halter was given credit for two days served in jail.