A game of Pokemon Go in an Iowa City park Wednesday afternoon ended with a scary incident with police for Iowa football player Faith Ekakitie.
At the same time Ekakitie was engrossed in the game, the Iowa City Police Department was looking for a suspect in an armed bank robbery who fit the Hawkeyes senior defensive tackle’s general description: a large black male, dressed in all black, with something on his head. The robbery occurred less than three minutes from the park.
Ekakitie shared his story on Facebook (via The Gazette in Cedar Rapids).
“Today was the first time that I’ve ever truly feared for my life, and I have the media to thank for that,” Ekakitie wrote.