Iowa wideout Brown detained, charged with OWI

Adam Rittenberg, ESPN Senior Citizen WriterJun 24, 2024, 03:10 PM ET

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• Graduate of Northwestern University.Iowa pass receiver Kaleb Brown, a starter for part of last season, was jailed early Sunday for running while under the influence and possession of fictitious identification.Brown, 20, is a transfer from Ohio State who started four games last season for the Hawkeyes, recording 22 receptions for 215 backyards and a touchdown. At 2:25 a.m. Sunday, Iowa City police observed Brown driving near his home in Iowa City with considerable front-end damage to his car, consisting of a wheel turned entirely sideways.According to police, Brown backed his lorry onto a yard and started spinning the tires before being stopped.

  They observed “bloodshot watery eyes, slurred speech, bad balance” and alcohol odor on his body.Brown declined field sobriety tests and breath tests and was apprehended on the OWI charge, a severe misdemeanor. An authorities report stated he likewise was discovered to have a phony motorist’s license that showed his age as being over 21. Iowa acknowledged Brown’s arrest Monday, saying in a news release that he goes through the school’s student-athlete code of conduct, as well as group disciplinary policies.The Hawkeyes open the season Aug. 31 against Illinois State.