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Men charged in Iowa triple homicide seek separate trials
May 17, 2021
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DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) A judge has ruled that three men charged in the shooting death of three Des Moines teens will be tried together.
Emmanuel Totaye Jr., Daishawn Gills and Leontreal Jones had all filed motions seeking separate trials for first-degree murder in the January 2020 deaths of two brothers and their friend. Polk County Judge David Porter last week granted prosecutors’ motion to try the men’s cases together, the Des Moines Register reported.
Officers found the bodies of brothers Devonte Swanks, 19, and Malachi Swanks, 16, and a friend, 15-year-old Thayne Wright. on Jan. 30 in a southeast Des Moines duplex after responding to reports of shots fired. Police believe robbery was the motive, and investigators say they found items belonging to the victims at the home of two of the suspects.
3 men charged in Des Moines triple homicide will be tried together Share Updated: 11:46 AM CDT May 17, 2021
3 men charged in Des Moines triple homicide will be tried together Share Updated: 11:46 AM CDT May 17, 2021
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Show Transcript HAPPENED. HAPPENING THIS WEEK, A POLK COUNTY JUDGE WILL DECIDE IF THREE DES MOINES MURDER SUSPECTS WILL BE TRIED SEPARATELY OR IN A JOINT TRIAL. EMMANUEL TOTAYE JR, DAISHAWN GILLS AND LEONTREAL JONES ARE ALL REQUESTING SEPARATE TRIALS. HOWEVER, STATE PROSECUTORS WANT TO CONSOLIDATE THERM. THE 3 SUSPECTS ARE CHARGED WITH KILLING THREE TEENAGERS IN JANUARY OF 2020. THE VICTIMS DEVONTE SWANKS, MALACHI SWANKS AND THAYNE WRIGHT WERE ALL FOUND DEAD INSIDE A HOME ON EAST HACKLEY IN DES MOIN
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