ROCKWELL CITY, Iowa — An Iowa man has been charged with several felonies in connection to a Dec. 31, 2024, shooting in Pomeroy that sent two to the hospital. According to a press release from the Calhoun County Sheriff’s Office, 22-year-old Nicholas L. Benedict, of Rolfe, is charged with willful injury causing serious injury, a Class C felony; reckless use of a firearm resulting in serious injury, a Class C felony; going armed with intent, a Class D felony; assault while displaying a dangerous weapon, an aggravated misdemeanor; and obstruction of prosecution, an aggravated misdemeanor.

According to the criminal complaint for the going armed with intent charge, Benedict also “aided and abetted another in the commission of this offense.” He was being held in the Carroll County Jail on a $29,000 cash bond. A preliminary hearing is scheduled for Jan. 10 at the Calhoun County Courthouse in Rockwell City.

Nicholas L. Benedict

The two people who were shot in Tuesday’s incident remain hospitalized but are expected to survive, the sheriff’s office says. Law enforcement says a fight involving five men Tuesday morning led to the double shooting in Pomeroy. Several hours later, two of the people involved were located at an apartment in nearby Manson and taken into custody.

It is not clear if Benedict is one of the two who were taken into custody on Tuesday.