West Des Moines Tenant Warned Twice About Noise Then Arrested

After twice warning a resident at 135 Hawthorne Drive that his behavior was disturbing others in the apartment complex, West Des Moines Police arrested Christopher Aan Ahlquist, 23, and charged him with disorderly conduct Sunday morning.

Police were first called to the residence at 1:40 a.m. Sunday when a resident alleged that Ahlquist was throwing things from the deck of his apartment.

Officer Ryan Anderson said that when he investigated, Ahlquist was “telling stories from the past that made no sense,” while his roommate began cleaning up the trash — two pizza boxes and a beer bottle — so they wouldn’t get into trouble with the management.

At 2:06 a.m., Anderson was dispatched to the apartment again, this time on a complaint from the same neighbor, who alleged someone in the apartment above was stomping on the floor. Anderson told Ahlquist and his roommate, Courtney Ann Fyock, to stop the noise.

At 2:18 a.m., Anderson was sent to the apartment for a third time where he heard a noise he described as someone jumping up and down and stomping on the floor. Fyock apologized for the noise and said it would stop for the night.

Anderson said it was too late for apologies and he planned to arrest Ahlquist, who was hiding in the bathroom. According to the report, Ahlquist apologized and promised to go to bed, but the officer said he had been “warned twice already and his opportunity was up.”

Ahlquist admitted to causing the noise, but told police he was upset with his neighbor for calling the police.

According to the report, Ahlquest said that almost every morning at 6 a.m., the tenants in the apartment below his “are up slamming doors,” awakening him and Fyock.

“I told him that two wrongs do not make a right and his actions were uncalled for since I had spoke to him twice in a half-hour period,” Anderson wrote in his report.

Ahlquist was released on a citation after being booked at the police station.