(AP) A man was arrested after he allegedly responded to someone telling him to get a job by picking up a folding chair and striking another man with it three times.
Coralville police responded to a fight in progress around 5 p.m. on Sunday, and arrested the man and charged him with assault causing bodily injury.
According to police reports, the suspect was drinking beer with a friend when the victim, whose name police are not publishing, told the suspect to "get a job."
The man then allegedly picked up the folding chair and hit the victim.
The man was in custody as of Monday afternoon with a $2,000 cash bond.
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