A Council Bluffs man charged with shooting his father to death will be arraigned on a charge of 1st degree murder later this month. 21-year old Sean Schendel allegedly shot his father, 55-year old Robert R. Schendel several times in his father’s home on Aug. 12th, then allegedly stole his van and withdrew money from his father’s bank account. The Daily NonPareil reports Sean Schendel will be arraigned at 1:30 p.m. on Sept. 28th.

Schendel has not yet turned in a written plea. If he does plead not guilty to murder and theft charges, his trial could start as early as 9:30 a.m. on Nov. 17th. Court documents indicate Pottawattamie County Attorney Matt Wilber said he and Deputy County Attorney John Jacobmeier would lead the prosecution. Jennifer Solberg will be Schendel’s attorney.

Schendel, who was found in Sterling, Colorado along with his father’s missing van, was arrested on Aug. 15th. Schendel was brought back to Council Bluffs on Aug. 21st and remains in Pottawattamie County Jail on just over $1-million bond. In addition to the murder charge, Schendel faces two counts of second-degree theft.