Iowa City Police: Man Burglarizes Woman's Apartment, Calls to Tell Her About It, Gets Arrested

An Iowa City man is facing a felony burglary charge after he allegedly called to inform the victim of the crime that he was the one who did it.

According to an Iowa City Police criminal complaint, police were called at 12:32 a.m. on April 1 for a 911 hangup at 1130 Oakcrest Street. When officers arrived they met with a woman who said she lived in an apartment on Benton Drive that had just been burglarized. The woman said a man had called her and said he had stolen her sewing machine, Playstation, and money.

Police brought the woman to her Benton Drive apartment to find the door kicked in and the woman was able to confirm the items were missing. The woman was able to give the police the name and description of the man who had called her, Earl Tyrone McKee, 22, of Iowa City, as well as his last known address.

Officers then went to the address the woman gave them, according to the complaint, and found the stolen items in a vehicle at McKee's residence. A small baggie of marijuana was also found inside the car.

McKee was booked into the Johnson County Jail at 2:38 a.m. on April 1. He was charged with third-degree burglary, a Class D Felony; providing false information, a simple misdemeanor; interfence with official acts, a simple misdemeanor; and marijuana possession, a serious misdemeanor. He is currently in jail on $11,000 bond and jail records also show a detainer on his arrest from the Illinois Department of Corrections.