March 28, 2024

Man pleads guilty, gets life for 2015 fatal shooting

ADEL— A man charged with killing another man in Waukee has pleaded guilty to first-degree murder and has been sentenced to life in prison without parole.

Brendan Michael McGuinness, 44 of Waukee, had been set to go to trial Jan. 30, but entered his plea Wednesday in Dallas County. He shot 41-year-old Gino Risola at least four times in Risola’s driveway on Nov. 7, 2015.