Lake Park, Iowa — A second person is in custody, facing a charge of 1st Degree Murder in the December death of a Lake Park woman whose body was found in the basement of her home.
According to online court records, 24-year-old Justice Berntson was arrested for his alleged part in the death of Angel Bastman late last year. Bastman’s body was found in the basement of her Lake Park Home on December 22, 2020.
Earlier this week, 26-year-old Allison Decker was arrested in connection with the killing.
Both Berntson and Decker are charged with 1st Degree Murder in Bastman’s death. Decker is being held in the Dickinson County Jail on a $1,000,000 bond.
According to the Dickinson County Sheriff’s Office, Berntson is currently being held in the Ft. Dodge Correctional Facility pending extradition back to Dickinson County. He is also being held on a $1,000,000 bond.
L: Justice Berntson, R: Allison Decker
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Original post 1:25 pm, July 28, 2021
Lake Park, Iowa — An arrest has been made in the murder of a Lake Park woman this past December.
According to court records, the body of Angel Marie Bastman was discovered in the basement of her Lake Park residence on December 22, 2020. The State Medical Examiner later determined Bastman’s manner of death as homicide.
Authorities say their investigation, through cell phone technology and eyewitness reports, allegedly placed Justice Berntson and Allison Marie Decker at Bastman’s residence at the time of her death. They say both Berntson and Decker allegedly made comments to others that they were involved in the murder.
Court records indicate that in the days following the murder, both Berntson and Decker were in Sioux City, allegedly in possession of property belonging to the murder victim.
A charge of Murder in the 1st Degree was filed on Monday of this week against 26-year-old Allison Marie Decker and she was taken into custody Tuesday and held in lieu of a $1,000,000 bond in the Dickinson County Jail at Spirit Lake.
Court records indicate a Preliminary Hearing in the case will be held on Friday, August 6th at 4:00 pm at the Dickinson County Courthouse.
