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Bond set at $1-million each for 2 men charged in Bluffs murder & attempted murder

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March 10th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

If either of the two suspects in the fatal shooting of a Council Bluffs man want out of jail, they are going to have to come up with more than $1 million each. According to the Daily NonPareil, a judge on Tuesday set 22-year old Wesley Correa-Carmenaty’s bond at $1.05-million, and on Wednesday, bond for 19-year old Ben Lein was set at $1.061-million. Lein was arrested Tuesday, in connection with the fatal shooting Monday night, of 22-year old Anthony Walker. Both suspects are from Council Bluffs.

Correa-Carmenaty was arrested late Monday night for the same incident. Both men were charged with first-degree murder, attempted murder and first-degree robbery. Lein also faces escape from custody and violation of probation charges, in Pottawattamie and Dallas Counties.

The charges stem from an incident that took place around 6:30 p.m. Monday at an apartment on the 100 block of Glen Avenue. Council Bluffs police officers were called to the apartment after residents said they heard shots fired. Upon arrival at the apartment, officers found Walker dead at the scene. Police officers also discovered that 32-year-old Patrick Schutz, of Council Bluffs, was shot in the upper arm. Schultz received treatment at CHI Health Mercy Hospital, and his injury is non-life threatening.

In court on Tuesday, Correa-Carmenaty denied participation in the shooting. According to his arrest affidavit, Correa-Carmenaty told investigators after the shooting that he was holding a fake gun inside the apartment. Shortly before Correa-Carmenaty was apprehended at 6:44 p.m., he allegedly threw two guns out the window of a black Chevy Impala. One of the guns was determined to be a Hi-Point .40-caliber handgun and the other was a BB gun.

The next court appearance for both men will be their preliminary hearings on March 18th. In Iowa, first-degree murder is a Class A felony with a sentence of life in prison without the possibility of parole. Attempted murder and first