Man suspected of stealing two cars at knifepoint in Iowa City and Coralville

A man was taken in to custody last week in Illinois after two knifepoint robberies in Coralville and Iowa City.

Dewayne K. Corely-Jones, 30, will be charged with first-degree robbery, first-degree theft and going armed with intent when he is returned to Iowa, according to a news release from the Iowa City Police Department. Currently, he’s being held in Peoria County, Ill. The news release does not include information about where Corley-Jones lives.

Corely-Jones is suspected of being involved in two armed robberies on Dec. 12.

At 10 a.m. on Dec. 12, the Coralville Police Department was called to the parking lot of Trader Joe’s at 920 Ponseti Way for the first armed robbery, according to a release from the Coralville Police Department.

A man reportedly forced a woman into the passenger seat of her own car at knifepoint and then drove her to a nearby bank to withdraw money. When the victim went inside the bank, the man fled the scene.

After a short vehicle pursuit with police, the suspect abandoned the car near Oakcrest Street and Woodside Drive in Iowa City.

At 12:35 p.m., Iowa City Police were called to the second armed robbery, in the area of West Benton Street and Oaknoll Court, the Iowa City news release states.

Another woman reported she had been robbed at knifepoint and her vehicle had been stolen.

The departments put out releases last week seeking information about the suspect before Corely-Jones was apprehended in Illinois. An investigation into the Coralville incident is ongoing, according to the Iowa City release.

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