An Iowa man arriving at a jail to serve his sentence in a public intoxication case was hit with a new, similar charge because he showed up drunk, police said.

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The Johnson County Sheriff's Office said jail officials smelled alcohol on Johnathan David Gunn, 19, when he arrived at the facility Tuesday to begin his 3-day jail sentence for a Dec. 3 second-offense public intoxication conviction, the Iowa City (Iowa) Press-Citizen reported Thursday.

The criminal complaint filed against Gunn said the suspect admitted to drinking the previous evening and an initial test indicated Gunn had a blood alcohol content of .101, well over the state's legal limit for operating a motor vehicle, .08.

Gunn was charged with an aggravated misdemeanor count of third and subsequent public intoxication after a second test performed an hour later registered a blood alcohol content of .055.

Court records indicate that Gunn's next court appearance for the charge has not yet been set.