DES MOINES, Iowa (WHO-TV) -- The arrest of Des Moines Public School Superintendent Dr. Ian Roberts by immigration officials on Friday was partially caught on a FaceTime call with a district colleague, the employee said.

The district's director of communications Phil Roeder said Roberts was on his way to Windsor Elementary School on Friday morning, where he was scheduled to run with students – something he frequently did since competing in the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia, representing Guyana in track and field.

However, Roberts never made it to Windsor Elementary. Instead, he texted Roeder just before 9 a.m. to let him know he had an emergency.

Roeder said he received a FaceTime call from Roberts around 45 minutes later.

"I got a FaceTime call from him, which in itself was a

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