Spirit Lake, Iowa — A woman who was convicted of the first-degree murder of a Lake Park woman in a bench trial has been sentenced to life in prison.
Allison Decker was convicted in June when District Court Judge Shayne Mayer rendered her verdict of guilty in regard to the death of Angel Bastman in the basement of her Lake Park Home on December 22, 2020.
Decker had opted for a bench trial, with Judge Mayer deciding her guilt or innocence, forgoing a jury trial. Judge Mayer found Decker Guilty of 1st Degree Murder, 2nd Degree Theft, and Conspiracy to Commit Theft.
Mayer sentenced Decker to life in prison without the possibility of parole — the mandatory sentence in first-degree murder cases. She was also sentenced to two years on the other charges, with sentences to run concurrently — or at the same time.
Mayer also denied a second request for a new trial. Decker and co-defendant Justice Berntson will also have to pay a total of $150,000 in restitution.
