(The Center Square) – The Des Moines Public School Board hired a Guyanan national who had been living in the U.S. illegally for years and has an extensive criminal history dating to 1996.

The board sued the Texas-based search firm on Thursday and U.S. Immigration and Customs and Enforcement released more information about his extensive criminal record on Friday.

ICE arrested the now former DMPS superintendent, Ian Andre Roberts, after he fled using a school district vehicle. He was in possession of a loaded handgun, a fixed blade hunting knife and $3,000 in cash when he was arrested, The Center Square reported .

The school board initially said it “did not have any knowledge” of his immigration status or final removal order from a federal immigration judge. On Thursday, it sue

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