The Iowa City Police Department has announced the arrest of two men in connection to a robbery early Tuesday morning in the city.

Tuesday morning, August 23, at just after 1:10 a.m. Iowa City Police were called to the Kum & Go store at 955 Mormon Trek Blvd. (store photo above) for the report of a robbery. Witnesses told officers that, although the suspect didn't show a firearm, the person had threatened to shoot the store clerk. The Iowa City Police Department (ICPD) released this photo of the suspect to the media Tuesday morning.

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Thursday morning, the ICPD announced that both 28-year-old Clarence Jackson of North Liberty and 29-year-old Michael Preslicka of Iowa City had been arrested in the case. Preslicka was the Kum & Go employee that told police that the store had been robbed.

Iowa City Police say their investigation determined that Jackson and Preslicka staged the robbery. The two were arrested during a traffic stop in Iowa City early Wednesday afternoon.

Both Jackson and Preslicka were in the vehicle when it was stopped by Iowa City Police and have been charged with 5th-Degree Theft and a False report of indictable offense to a public entity. Jackson was also charged with Possession of a Controlled Substance. His booking report also indicates he was charged with Operating Under the Influence (2nd Offense). Preslicka faces an additional charge of False Report-911 call.

Jackson and Preslicka are both being held at the Johnson County Jail in Iowa City.

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