A Marshall County jury returned a mixed verdict on May 22, 2026, in the prosecution of Ilias Lasley, finding him guilty of second-degree murder and two counts of felon in possession of a firearm while acquitting him on the more serious charge of first-degree murder in a connected death [1]. The case arose from a 2024 double shooting near Marshalltown, Iowa, and proceeded to trial in Marshall County District Court before Judge Bethany Currie [1]. The jury heard eight days of evidence before reaching its verdict [1].
The two homicide charges each stemmed from separate victims. The jury convicted Lasley of second-degree murder in the death of Frances Gasca, a lesser offense than the first-degree murder count the State had charged in connection with that victim [1]. On the parallel first-degree murder charge tied to the death of Mario Murillo, the jury acquitted [1]. The two felon-in-possession counts, which ran alongside the homicide charges, both resulted in convictions [1].
Sentencing has not yet been scheduled [1]. Under Iowa law, second-degree murder carries a mandatory term of imprisonment; the felon-in-possession convictions carry additional exposure that Judge Currie will resolve at the sentencing hearing. No post-trial motions or appeal filings were reflected in available reporting at the time of publication.