Hunter
10/06/22
An Iowa City woman reportedly made good on a threat to assault another woman, and has been charged for the incident.
Police say 35-year-old Kesha Exum of Bittersweet Court went to pick up a friend down the street from her residence at noon on September 30th. There, she saw another woman sitting in the driver’s seat of a vehicle with the window down. According to the friend and the victim, Exum said, “Didn’t I tell you I was going to beat your ass when I saw you?” She then reportedly punched the woman in the face through the open driver’s window. The victim suffered swelling and a small cut to her lip. She was allegedly bleeding on the concrete when she got out of her vehicle.
When interviewed, Exum admitted to having a confrontation with the victim, but denied assaulting her. She stated that the woman was not injured during the confrontation and didn’t know how the injury occurred.
A warrant was issued for her arrest earlier this week, and she was taken into custody Tuesday morning. Exum has been charged with Assault causing Bodily Injury, a serious misdemeanor punishable by a jail sentence of up to one year if convicted.
