North Liberty man sentenced to 50 years in prison for Iowa City break-in, sexual assault
A North Liberty man has been sentenced to an additional 50 years in prison for a break-in and sexual assault in Iowa City.
Asante Walker-Garcia Adams, 27, pleaded guilty to second-degree sexual abuse, first-degree burglary and second-degree robbery in February. The charges stemmed from a 2022 sexual assault along Lucas Street in Iowa City. A second sexual abuse charge was dismissed as part of his plea.
Walker-Garcia Adams was also sentenced to 100 years in prison in Black Hawk County in December 2024 for a pair of sexual assaults in Waterloo that occurred in the summer of 2023.
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A Johnson County District Court judge sentenced Walker-Garcia Adams to 25 years for the Iowa City sexual abuse charge, 25 years for the burglary charge and 10 years for the robbery charge, with the latter two charges running concurrently. In total, he was sentenced to 50 additional years in prison.
According to criminal complaints, on the night of Sept. 6, 2022, Walker-Garcia Adams "burst through" the door of a woman's bedroom, "punched her in the face," pulled the bed sheet over her head and sexually assaulted her.
He threatened the woman during the assault, allegedly saying, "Don't make me get the knife again."
Walker-Garcia Adams also demanded a phone and money from the woman, according to police. He fled the scene after the assault.
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Cell phone data collected from Walker-Garcia Adam's phone indicated that he was in the area of the assault around the time it happened.
Walker-Garcia Adams's wife also confronted her husband in the wake of the incident, forwarding him a news article from the day after the assault, which included Ring doorbell footage of a suspect being sought by Iowa City police.
According to police, she wrote, "So that's a random guy with dreads, similar eyes, similar height? Happened same time u were there?"
Walker-Garcia Adams was previously charged for two sexual assaults that occurred in Waterloo in March and April of 2023.
The assaults included a similar "modus operandi" to the Iowa City incident, District Court Judge David Odekirk wrote in the court's opinion last October. In each case, Walker-Garcia Adams entered a residence, threatened the individual inside with a knife, sexually assaulted them, took their electronics and left.
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Walker-Garcia Adams waived his right to a trial by jury in the Waterloo case and the bench trial found him guilty of two counts of second-degree sexual abuse and first-degree burglary.
Odekirk sentenced Walker-Garcia Adams to 100 years in prison in December.
Walker-Garcia Adams has also been charged in connection with a May 2023 assault in Linn County.
The 27-year-old is facing five charges: Second-degree robbery, third-degree kidnapping, assault with intent to commit sexual abuse, first-degree harassment and false imprisonment.
According to a warrant request, Walker-Garcia Adams allegedly "attacked (a person) from behind" as she attempted to put something in her car on the evening of May 3, 2023.
During the attack, Walker-Garcia Adams also allegedly threatened to kill the woman and demanded to be let into her apartment to "take any money, drugs or anything of value from her."
Walker-Garcia Adams has pleaded not guilty in the Linn County case. A case management conference is scheduled for Thursday, April 24, and a jury trial is currently set for June 3.
Ryan Hansen covers local government and crime for the Press-Citizen. He can be reached at rhansen@press-citizen.com or on X, formerly known as Twitter, @ryanhansen01.
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