MARSHALLTOWN, Iowa [KCCI] — The man Marshall County authorities believe killed two people in rural Marshalltown is now in custody. The Marshall County Sheriff’s Office says 29-year-old Ilias Julian Lasley was taken into custody in the 4700 block of Merle Hay Road in Des Moines on Saturday afternoon. Authorities have been searching for Lasley since Friday.

Lasley has been charged with two counts of first-degree murder. Marshall County authorities identified the victims as 28-year-old Mario Murillo and 33-year-old Frances Tillie Gasca, both of Marshalltown.

According to a news release: “Marshall County Deputies were dispatched to the 2600-mile of 182nd Street, Marshalltown Iowa for a welfare check on occupants of the residence. When deputies arrived, they located a male and female deceased.”