JOHNSON COUNTY, Iowa — A 35-year-old man was arrested early Thursday morning and later booked into the Johnson County Jail on multiple domestic abuse and protective order–related charges.
According to Johnson County Jail records, Rontavius Robert Lee Farmer, age 35, was arrested at approximately 3:07 a.m. on January 22, 2026, and officially booked into the Johnson County Jail at 5:30 a.m. the same morning.
Jail records list the following charges:
- Domestic Abuse Assault Impeding Air or Blood Causing Bodily Injury (Class D felony)
- Assault Committed by a Person Against Whom a Protective Order Is Issued (Class D felony) — listed twice
- Contempt – Violation of No Contact or Protective Order — listed twice
- Domestic Abuse Assault – Second Offense (Aggravated misdemeanor)
- Harassment, First Degree (Aggravated misdemeanor)
- False Imprisonment (Serious misdemeanor)
- Obstruction of Emergency Communications (Simple misdemeanor)
No additional details regarding the incidents leading to the arrest were released in the jail records…