United States Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Iowa
10/02/2025 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 10/02/2025 13:42
Former Des Moines Superintendent Arrested on Federal Firearms Charge
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Former Des Moines Superintendent Arrested on Federal Firearms Charge
Thursday, October 2, 2025
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For Immediate Release
U.S. Attorney's Office, Southern District of Iowa
DES MOINES, Iowa - The former Des Moines Public Schools Superintendent, and citizen of Guyana made his initial appearance before a United States Magistrate Judge in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Iowa today on a criminal complaint charging him with being an illegal alien in possession of firearms.
According to allegations in the criminal complaint, Ian Andre Roberts, 54, possessed four firearms on September 26, 2025, being an alien illegally or unlawfully in the United States. Roberts will remain detained in federal custody pending further proceedings.
A criminal complaint is merely an allegation, and all defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.
"A copy of the criminal complaint may be located here: Ian Andre Roberts Criminal Complaint - 4:25-mj-630."
Contact
MacKenzie Tubbs
Public Information Officer
515-473-9300
[email protected]
Updated October 2, 2025
Topics
Firearms Offenses
Immigration
Component
USAO - Iowa, Southern
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