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Iron Range man set for trial in reopened Mesabi Trail murder case

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Deshon Israel Bonnell, 23, will face a mandatory life sentence without parole if convicted of premeditated first-degree murder. Authorities allege that Bonnell led the victim down the recreational trail and executed him in retaliation for Lavalley's alleged advances toward his girlfriend. Bonnell actually pleaded guilty in 2019, as did two co-defendants, but he successfully appealed.

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Duluth News Tribune

Iron Range man set for trial in reopened Mesabi Trail murder case

HIBBING An Iron Range man will face a jury next month for allegedly shooting and killing another man along the Mesabi Trail more than five years ago.Deshon Israel Bonnell, 23, will face a mandatory life sentence without parole if convicted of premeditated first-degree murder the most serious of his five charges in the January 2019 death of Joshua Robert Lavalley, 33, of Aurora.Authorities allege that Bonnell, then 18, led the victim down the r…

1 month ago·Cherokee County, United States

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