ADAIR, Iowa – Officials with the U-S Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Iowa report that in Wednesday, August 31, 2022, federal search warrants were executed at the following locations in West Central Iowa:

• 300 block of Audubon Street, Adair
• 300 block of Truman Road, Anita
• 1100 block of 4th Avenue South, Denison
• 2700 block of Highway 59, Denison
• 3000 block of 370th Street, Manning

The searches at these locations were an official law enforcement action involving agents, investigators, and personnel from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).

ATF spokespersons confirmed to KCIM in Carroll that the raids were at the businesses and home of Brad Wendt of Denison. Wendt is the owner of BW Outfitters in Denison and Anita. Federal agents reportedly raided Wendt’s home, his gun stores in Denison and Anita, a rural property in Manning, and a location in downtown Adair, where Wendt also serves as chief of police. Federal officials have not released any further details and indicated the warrants are part of an extensive ongoing investigation.