{"id":5085,"date":"2016-07-26T03:33:57","date_gmt":"2016-07-25T19:33:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/people.utm.my\/murtadha\/2016\/07\/26\/student-seeking-pokmon-mistaken-for-bank-robber-surrounded-by-police\/"},"modified":"2016-07-26T03:33:57","modified_gmt":"2016-07-25T19:33:57","slug":"student-seeking-pokmon-mistaken-for-bank-robber-surrounded-by-police","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/murtadha\/2016\/07\/26\/student-seeking-pokmon-mistaken-for-bank-robber-surrounded-by-police\/","title":{"rendered":"Student seeking Pokémon mistaken for bank robber, surrounded by police"},"content":{"rendered":"

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A University of Iowa football player found something unexpected in a public park recently while looking for Pok\u00e9mon: several armed police officers pointing guns in his face.<\/p>\n

Faith Ekakitie was rummaging for imaginary characters Wednesday when he was surrounded by Iowa City Police, who were pursuing a bank robber, and searched at gunpoint.<\/p>\n

Writing about the ordeal on Facebook<\/a>, Ekakitie said it was “the first time that I’ve ever truly feared for my life, and I have the media to thank for that.”<\/p>\n

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“Today I was surrounded and searched by approximately five Iowa City Police Officers,” he wrote. “My pockets were checked, my backpack was opened up and searched carefully, and I was asked to lift up my shirt while they searched my waistband.” Read more…<\/a><\/p>\n

More about Mistaken Identity<\/a>, Pokemon<\/a>, Pokemon Go<\/a>, Facebook<\/a>, and Us World<\/a><\/p>\n

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