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Iowa City standoff ends with escapee in custody
A six hour standoff at Alexis Park Inn in Iowa City ended when police deployed gas into a hotel room and Brandon Scott Thompson exited and was arrested. Thompson, 43, was sought for escape from Hope House in Coralville and a weapons charge, plus a federal drug charge. He began serving a 50 year sentence in 1999 for multiple offenses.
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Iowa City
Hope House
Alexis Park Inn
S. Riverside Dr
Brandon Scott Thompson
Vicki Lalla
Thompson
Iowa Department of Corrections
Coralville
Department of Corrections
Fred Scaletta
Lalla