DES MOINES, Iowa – Federal agents arrested the superintendent of Des Moines Public Schools on Friday after discovering he was an illegal alien from Guyana in possession of a loaded handgun, cash and a knife, officials announced.

Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) said Ian Andre Roberts, who entered the U.S. in 1999 on a student visa, fled when officers attempted to arrest him during a targeted operation. His vehicle was later found abandoned in a wooded area before he was taken into custody with the help of the Iowa State Patrol.

Roberts was carrying a loaded handgun, $3,000 in cash and a fixed-blade hunting knife, according to ICE. The firearm was reportedly inside a vehicle provided by the school district. Federal law prohibits individuals without legal status from possessing fi

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