Iowa City driver arrested for multiple vehicle thefts, driving drunk

A man who was reported to police as being an intoxicated driver was arrested, after he allegedly stole two vehicles.

The Iowa City Police Department says officers were responding to a report of an intoxicated driver around the Iowa City Animal Center at 11 a.m. on Saturday when they found Quentin Hamilton, who they say was in a stolen vehicle, at the Terry Trueblood Recreation Area.

When they tried to contact Hamilton, he drove the stolen vehicle onto a pedestrian path, then abandoned it, and took off on foot.

He then stole another vehicle, according to police.

Hamilton was arrested in Riverside and he faces a number of charges including ten counts of assault while displaying a dangerous weapon.


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