April 20, 2024

Two men charged in slaying

MARSHALLTOWN (AP) — Two men have been charged in the slaying of a man in Marshalltown. Online court records say 30-year-old Jeremy Gartin is charged with first-degree murder and carrying a concealed weapon. Fifty-five-year-old Max Nelson Jr. is charged with theft, abuse of a corpse and being an accessory.

Police Chief Mike Tupper says the slain man hasn’t been positively identified.