Family speaks out as Hibbing killer sentenced to life in prison

Family speaks out as Hibbing killer sentenced to life in prison

HIBBING — When Deshon Israel Bonnell was first sentenced nearly five years ago, it was supposed to provide some closure for the family of Joshua Lavalley. Bonnell had, after all, admitted to fatally shooting the Aurora man, and his agreement to plead guilty provided a relatively quick resolution to the court process without subjecting Lavalley’s family to a trial. That was until Bonnell successfully appealed his own guilty plea — reopening o…