Police: Man with Gun Threatened to 'Blow Away' Iowa City Taxi Driver. Later Robbed Taxi Driver in Coralville

Update 12:36 p.m.: The Iowa City Police has issued their media release version of the events, with some additional details, including another armed robbery of a taxi driver in Coralville. A copy of that release will be included here:

At 11:41 PM, Tuesday, January 8th, officers from the Iowa City Police Department responded to the area of Fairchild and North Van Buren Streets reference a report of an armed robbery that had just occurred.
Responding officers met with the adult male victim, a Marcos Taxi driver, who reported that he had just been robbed at gunpoint. The victim picked up the lone male suspect at 2401 Highway 6 E and drove him to Market Street. Once they reached their destination the suspect pointed a handgun at the cab driver and demanded money and the driver's cell phone. The victim gave the suspect an undisclosed amount of cash and his cell phone then exited the cab and ran from the area, leaving the suspect in the cab. When officers arrived the cab was no longer where the driver left it parked. The victim was not injured and provided the following description of the suspect: black male, tall with a thin build, wearing a dark blue winter jacket and jeans.
Approximately two hours later the Coralville Police Department responded to a report of another cab stolen and the cab driver robbed at gunpoint. The description of the suspect matched the suspect from the earlier robbery in Iowa City. 
Coralville Police located the stolen cab being operated by the suspect who was subsequently arrested and identified as Bruce Steven Austin, Jr., 12-12-91, of Iowa City.
The cab driver that was robbed in Iowa City positively identified Austin as the man that robbed him.
Bruce Steven Austin Jr., was charged by the Iowa City Police with the following: 
Robbery 1st Degree, a Class B Felony
Operating a Motor Vehicle without Owner's Consent, an Aggravated Misdemeanor. 
The Marcos Taxi vehicle was later located in a parking lot on Heinz Road in Iowa City.

Original Story

A Chicago man is facing a serious felony charge after he allegedly threatened a Marcos cab driver with a loaded gun.

According to Iowa City Police complaints, last night at 11:41 p.m. at the intersection of Fairchild and Van Buren Streets, Bruce Steven Austin Jr., 21, of Chicago, called a cab to his address at 2401 Hwy 6 E #4208. Austin then entered the cab and told the driver to take him to Market Street, when they got to the area the driver gave Austin the total for the ride.

At this point, things allegedly took a turn for the worse. Austin is accused of pulling a gun out and pointing it at the driver's side and face. He then reportedly demanded money, and told the driver he would "blow him away" if he didn't comply.

The driver gave over the money and Austin got out of the vehicle, according to the complaint. After further investigation Austin was arrested, and, later a gun was found, loaded. The driver was able to identify both Austin and the gun when shown them by police, according to the complaint. Furthermore, a family member of Austin's told police about Austin's plan to rob the cab driver.

According to online jail records, Austin is charged with two counts of first-degree robbery, a Class B felony; eluding, an aggravated misdemeanor; second-degree theft, a Class D felony; and operating a vehicle with no consent, an aggravated misdemeanor. He currently is in custody with a $213,500 combined bond.