Overview

• Federal prosecutors filed a complaint charging Ian Roberts with being unlawfully present while possessing firearms, and he made an initial appearance Thursday in the Southern District of Iowa.
• Woodbury County’s sheriff said Roberts was taken from local jail to Department of Justice custody on a federal warrant following his ICE detention last week.
• Court filings allege agents recovered four guns, including a Glock 19 wrapped under a vehicle seat and three loaded firearms at his home, with an ATF trace tying the Glock to a 2019 Arkansas purchase believed to be by his wife.
• The Des Moines school board accepted Roberts’ resignation Tuesday after his administrator license was revoked, with officials saying they had not been notified of immigration issues during hiring.
• Parallel actions include defense motions to stay or reopen his immigration case and a DOJ Civil Rights Division investigation into the district’s employment practices, as reporting highlights a false Morgan State doctorate claim in his application.