Ian Roberts' legal team is holding a town hall meeting Thursday evening in Des Moines.

KCCI plans to livestream the town hall, which started at 6 p.m. at Corinthian Baptist Church, in the video player above, as well as on our Facebook and YouTube pages.

Roberts, 54, who was arrested last week by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents, is facing federal charges for being an illegal alien in possession of firearms . He was in court Thursday for an initial appearance before a United States Magistrate Judge in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Iowa.

Roberts was booked into Polk County Jail at 4 p.m. Thursday, according to a spokesperson for the Polk County Sheriff's Office.

Hearst Owned This booking photo of Ian Roberts, former superintendent of Des

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