Update: Police arrest suspect who allegedly approached students on Court Hill Trail
On Monday, Sept. 18, 2023, police arrested Brayton Kylar Reynolds, 29, of Iowa City, for allegedly making inappropriate sexual comments to junior high students along the Court Hill Trail.
The suspect was located walking Court Hill Trail by a police officer conducting an extra patrol in the area Monday and was identified by victims and surveillance video.
Reynolds was charged with:
Three counts of Enticing a minor under 16 - sexual purpose, a Class D Felony
Three counts of First-degree harassment, an aggravated misdemeanor
One count of possession of a controlled substance, first offense, a serious misdemeanor
A criminal charge is merely an accusation and the defendant is presumed innocent until proven guilty.
Original press release from 9/14/2023
The Iowa City Police Department is warning the public of a man allegedly making inappropriate sexual comments to junior high students on the Court Hill Trail on Sept. 13, 2023. Police are actively searching for the subject, and are requesting the public's help.
The incident occurred at about 8:30 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 13, while two junior high students were walking the Court Hill Trail through Court Hill Park. A man followed them to the Muscatine Avenue entrance of Memory Gardens Cemetery, where he then approached them and made sexually explicit comments towards them.
A victim told police that they had encountered the man along the trail earlier the previous week.
Police are actively searching for the subject, who was described by a victim as such:
Adult white male
Red hair with a red beard
Early 30s age
Slender, standing about 6' tall
Wearing an orange hoodie and black sweatpants at the time
Police urge parents to be aware of this individual at this time. Police are actively searching for the subject, including searching the area.
If anyone has any information about this subject, please call police immediately. Detective Gabe Cook can be reached at 319-356-5291, or cook@iowa-city.org.
