DES MOINES, Iowa (KCRG) - Governor Kim Reynolds has issued a statement on the arrest of Des Moines Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Ian Roberts, calling it “shocking.”

The Des Moines Public School District announced Friday that ICE agents detained Dr. Roberts.

The press release states that Immigration and Custom Enforcement agents detained Dr. Ian Roberts Friday morning for being in the country illegally and in the possession of a loaded handgun. Federal law does prohibit those in the country illegally from possessing weapons.

The DHS says after officers identified themselves to Roberts, he fled the scene in his vehicle. The vehicle was later found abandoned near a wooded area. State Patrol helped locate Roberts and he was taken into ICE custody.

On Saturday, Governor Reynolds said w

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