Polk County Sheriff's Office makes arrest in Bekish murder

DES MOINES, Iowa -- A Des Moines man's facing murder charges in the death of a man outside a Polk County bar.

The Sheriff’s Office says Gordon Jerome Johnson, 35, is charged with 1st Degree Murder and Intimidation with a Dangerous Weapon in the June 28th shooting of Sir William Bekish outside the Karma Bar.

Two women were also wounded the night Bekish was shot. There's no word yet if Johnson will be charged in that case.


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