(Des Moines, IA) -- An Iowa man faces life without parole for the murder of his girlfriend.
A Polk County jury convicted 58-year-old Tony Arterberry of the murder, burglary, and robbery of 56-year-old Rhonda Howard earlier this year.
Prosecutors say Howard died after she was violently assaulted and beaten.
Arterberry is scheduled to be sentenced December 21.
His attorneys say he plans to appeal the case.