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2nd suspect arrested in West Des Moines slaying

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April 9th, 2019 by Ric Hanson

WEST DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Authorities have arrested another suspect in the slaying of a young woman found lying in a West Des Moines road. Dallas County court records say 20-year-old Johndarius Lewis and 17-year-old Eliazar Montoya Gama weres charged with robbery and first-degree murder. Lewis was said to be an accomplice to the crime. KCCI says court documents indicated Gama picked up 18-year old Sakira Bonner in his vehicle from the Holiday Inn at 6075 Mills Civic Parkway, because she wanted to buy marijuana. Once inside the vehicle, Bonner was beaten, robbed and then shot numerous times.

Police found the woman in the road late Friday night in an area west of Interstate 35. She was pronounced dead later at a hospital. Authorities say Bonner was from Chicago, but attended high school in Des Moines.