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Council Bluffs man sentenced to life in prison for first-degree murder

Council Bluffs man sentenced to life in prison for first-degree murder

A 24-year-old Council Bluffs man was sentenced to life in prison for shooting the mother of his child and killing his brother in May 2023.

Elijah Logan was sentenced in Washington County District Court on Friday, according to court records. Logan waived his right to appear for sentencing.







Elijah E. Logan

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A jury found Logan guilty in August of first-degree murder, first-degree domestic assault, child abuse, robbery and use of a weapon in the commission of a felony.

According to a Logan arrest affidavit, Samantha Ely, 22, called 911 on May 12, 2023 to report she had been shot at her home in Blair. She identified Logan, her son’s father, as the alleged gunman and reported that her brother, Jordan Ely, had also been shot.

Jordan Ely was pronounced dead at the scene. Samantha Ely was shot “several times,” according to the affidavit, but survived and was transported to the hospital. The child was not injured.

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