Man from Meskwaki Tribe charged for murdering his parents

Friday, February 7, 2014  

A 25-year-old member of the Meskwaki Tribe of Iowa has been charged with murdering his parents on the reservation.

Gordon Lasley Jr., 25, is charged with two counts of first degree murder. Authorities say he killed Gordon Lasley Sr., 60, and Kim Lasley, 57, at their home sometime on Wednesday.

Tribal police were the first to respond to the scene on Wednesday night. State and federal authorities are also investigating.

Get the Story:
Detective: Son told relatives he killed parents with machete (The Des Moines Register 2/7)
Gordon Lasley Jr. charged with two counts of 1st degree murder (The Tama News-Herald 2/7)
Meskwaki man charged with parents' murder (KWWL 2/7)
Meskwaki man charged with machete murder of parents (The Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier 2/7)
Double homicide at tribe's Iowa settlement under investigation (AP 2/7)
Son charged with murdering parents (The Marshalltown Times-Republican 2/7)

Meskwaki Tribe shocked by double murder of husband, wife (2/6)