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A murder trial is underway for two of the three men charged with killing three teens on Des Moines’ south side in 2020.

Leontreal Jones faces up to 25 years under a deal with prosecutors. He will testify against co-defendants Emmanuel Totaye and Daishawn Gills.

Men charged in Iowa triple homicide seek separate trials May 17, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A judge has ruled that three men charged in the shooting death of three Des Moines teens will be tried together. Emmanuel Totaye Jr., Daishawn Gills and Leontreal Jones had all filed motions seeking separate trials for first-degree murder in the January 2020 deaths of two brothers and their friend. Polk County Judge David Porter last week granted prosecutors’ motion to try the men’s cases together, the Des Moines Register reported. Officers found the bodies of brothers Devo...

3 men charged in Des Moines triple homicide will be tried together Share Updated: 11:46 AM CDT May 17, 2021 3 men charged in Des Moines triple homicide will be tried together Share Updated: 11:46 AM CDT May 17, 2021 Hide Transcript Show Transcript HAPPENED. HAPPENING THIS WEEK, A POLK COUNTY JUDGE WILL DECIDE IF THREE DES MOINES MURDER SUSPECTS WILL BE TRIED SEPARATELY OR IN A JOINT TRIAL. EMMANUEL TOTAYE JR, DAISHAWN GILLS AND LEONTREAL JONES ARE ALL REQUESTING SEPARATE TRIALS. HOWEVER, STATE PROSECUTORS WANT TO CONSOLIDATE THERM. THE 3 SUSPECTS ARE CHARGED WITH ...

Investigators said they found personal belongings from the victims at the home of two suspects.