1Des Moines, IA – Immigration and Customs Enforcement revealed new details about Ian Andre Roberts, the superintendent of Des Moines Public Schools, who was arrested Sept. 26 after fleeing officers and abandoning his vehicle during a confrontation. ICE officials said Roberts, who is in the country illegally, was caught hiding in a wooded area about 200 meters away after fleeing the scene. A loaded Glock pistol, a fixed-blade hunting knife and $3,000 in cash were recovered from his abandoned vehicle. On Oct. 2, federal prosecutors charged him with being an illegal alien in possession of firearms.

Roberts’ arrest drew attention not only because of his leadership position in Iowa’s largest school district, but also because of a lengthy criminal record spanning nearly three decades and mul

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