FBI pursues murder charges against man from Meskwaki Tribe

Tuesday, March 11, 2014  

The FBI is pursuing murdering charges against a man from the Meskwaki Tribe of Iowa who is accused of killing his parents.

Gordon Lasley Jr., 25, will face a grand jury proceeding to determine whether there is probably cause for murder charges. Authorities say he killed Gordon Lasley Sr., 60, and Kim Lasley, 57, at their home on the reservation with a machete.

Lasley was initially indicted in state court for the February 5 incident but those charges were dismissed because the crime occurred in Indian Country.

Get the Story:
Federal authorities charge man with killing parents on Meskwaki Settlement (The Des Moines Register 3/8)
Suspect In Meskwaki Double Homicide Appears In Federal Court (KCRC 3/10)
Grand jury will be convened in case against man accused in Meskwaki double homicide (The Tama Gazette 3/10)
Meskwaki man accused of killing parents appears in federal court (KWWL 3/10)
Lasley appears in federal court in tribal slayings (The Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier 3/11)

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