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Authorities arrest a wanted man in Council Bluffs after a 3-hour stand-off, Thursday

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February 21st, 2025 by Ric Hanson

(Council Bluffs, Iowa) – Members of the US Marshals Fugitive Task Force, as well as members of the Council Bluffs Police Department located wanted party – Robert Brokman – at an apartment in the 2700 block of A Avenue, Thursday. Authorities say officers attempted to make contact with Brokman but he refused to come out of the apartment.
TheCouncil Bluffs PD’s Emergency Services Team and Negotiators were called to the scene. After a 3-hour standoff, Brokman exited the apartment and was taken into custody without further incident.
He was transported to the Pottawattamie County jail and booked in on a warrant for Harassment 1st, felony eluding, and several other traffic-related warrants.