(Iowa City, IA) -- A video on social media shows a man handcuffed and taken away by two other unidentified men armed with a charged taser at a small store near the University of Iowa campus Thursday.
The man is shouting for help in spanish while an onlooker demands the men identify themselves. "Are you ICE? Are you police?" The man shouts repeatedly. Audio and video by permission from the group Escucha Mi Voz Iowa.
The video posted on Instagram and Facebook shows two men dressed in khakis and plaid shirts, with no badges showing, chasing the man into the store, tackling him, charging a taser, then handcuffing him. Witnesses say the man was put in an unmarked minivan and taken away.
The man's identity is not confirmed by family or law enforcement.
Iowa City posted a statement on the city's website:
City of Iowa City issues statement on Sept. 25 incident
Post Date:09/25/2025
The City of Iowa City is aware of an incident involving federal law enforcement at Bread Garden Market, 225 S. Linn St., that occurred around 11 a.m. on Thursday, Sept. 25, 2025. The City was not involved in the initial incident and did not have advanced knowledge.
As the incident was unfolding, Iowa City Police were dispatched to Bread Garden for a disturbance in progress related to the incident. The federal law enforcement action was concluded prior to officers’ arrival.
Because the City had no prior knowledge and was not directly involved with this incident, all questions should be directed to federal authorities.