Iowa City man charged in apartment burglary

IOWA CITY — An Iowa City man who police say burglarized a residence near downtown Iowa City and then tried to break into other apartments nearby was arrested Thursday.

Officers were dispatched to an apartment unit at 912 S. Dubuque St. for a burglary at 5:29 p.m. Dec. 16, according to a criminal complaint. Police allege that Deon Brand, 21, entered a residence and committed the burglary while the residents were at home.

While en route to the scene, officers were dispatched to a fight on the 700 block of South Gilbert Street, where authorities said witnesses apprehended Brand. According to the complaint, witnesses in the building said they saw the suspect trying to open other apartment doors. One witness had Brand on surveillance.

Brand is accused of carrying weapons, an aggravated misdemeanor, and two counts of second-degree burglary, a Class C felony. He is in the Johnson County Jail on $17,500 cash or surety bond.

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