Iowa City Police Department shares additional information and camera footage from June 3, 2022, arrest
The Iowa City Police Department is releasing additional information and camera footage related to the June 3, 2022, arrest of Daria D. Brown.
Camera footage shows officers encountering Brown hitting the windows of a Downtown bar after she was denied entry due to her level of intoxication. While speaking with Brown, officers learned Brown had assaulted a bar employee. The bar declined to pursue charges.
Due to the level of intoxication and assaultive behavior, Brown was placed under arrest for public intoxication. Additional officers arrived on the scene. Brown, who is known from previous encounters to be combative, was belligerent and resistant during the encounter. Efforts to verbally de-escalate Brown were unsuccessful.
Brown resisted multiple attempts to be placed in a squad car and was assaultive toward officers. An officer attempted to use chemical spray to gain compliance, but the device failed to discharge. While being forced into the squad car, Brown grabbed an officer's Taser and ignored the officer's commands to let go, putting herself and the officers at risk of harm. Due to Brown's sustained assaultive behavior toward police and other subjects, an escalation of force was required to gain compliance. Camera footage shows Brown being struck multiple times in the upper back area by an officer until she let go of the Taser.
Brown continued to be assaultive toward Johnson County Jail deputies during the booking process.
Brown did not require any medical treatment at the time of her booking. The incident remains under review in accordance with the department's use of force policy.
In-car video and a body worn camera video depicting the incident can be found here. No other footage will be released.
The call for service for the incident can be found here.
Original press release from June 5, 2022:
At approximately 11:41 p.m., June 3, 2022, Iowa City Police Officers were on foot patrol in 100 Block of South Clinton Street. A woman, later identified as 22-year-old Daria D. Brown, of Iowa City, was observed hitting the windows of a bar after being denied entry due to her level of intoxication. Brown was placed under arrest for public intoxication.
Brown resisted arrest and assaulted three Iowa City Police Officers during the incident. While being placed in a patrol vehicle, Brown grabbed an officer's Taser and attempted to disarm the officer. After being placed under arrest, Brown was taken to the Johnson County Jail, where she continued to resist during the booking process and bit a Johnson County Sheriff's Office deputy.
A criminal charge is merely an accusation, and the defendant is presumed innocent until proven guilty.
The Iowa City Police Department is aware of a video of the incident circulating on social media. The incident is under review. No further information is available at this time.
