Robbed at Gunpoint

At approximately 1:30 p.m. Saturday, the Jefferson County Law Center received a 911 call from a subject advising he was robbed at gunpoint in a residence on old Highway 34 in Batavia.

Responding deputies arrived, and after an investigation, the deputies arrested 28-year-old Aviar Dante Williams, of Ottumwa, and charged him with robbery in the first degree, which is a class B felony punishable by up to 25 years in prison, and interference with official acts, a simple misdemeanor punishable by up to 30 days in the Jefferson County Jail.

Also arrested at the residence was Zakaria Zouon of Batavia for theft in the fifth degree, a simple misdemeanor punishable by up to 30 days in the Jefferson County jail.

After the preliminary investigation was started, a search warrant was obtained for the residence and as a result of the findings, Williams was further charged with possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance (marijuana) and a drug tax stamp violation, both of which are a class D felony, each punishable by up to five years in prison.

A criminal charge is only an accusation. The defendants are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty in a court of law.