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Man arrested after vehicle drove through protesters in Iowa

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August 26th, 2020 by admin

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Police say a 45-year-old man has been arrested after he allegedly intentionally drove a vehicle through a crowd of protesters in Iowa City. Michael Stepanek was charged Tuesday with intimidation with a dangerous weapon and willful injury. The protesters were struck Friday night in an intersection of an Iowa City street. No one was seriously hurt and police initially did not receive a report about the incident. Iowa City police say one of the people who was struck by the vehicle later provided a statement, leading to Stepanek’s arrest. A criminal complaint says Stepanek told police the protesters needed “an attitude adjustment.”