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2 indicted in shooting death of Kan. man driving stolen car

Kendall photo Pottawatomie Co.
Echtinaw photo Pottawatomie Co.

COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa — Two Omaha residents face an involuntary manslaughter charge following a May shooting death of a Kansas man in Council Bluffs, Iowa.

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A grand jury returned indictments against 25-year-old Jonathan Echtinaw and 23-year-old Carissa Lynn Kendall for the death of 18-year-old Ethan Edgar.

According to police, Edgar was behind the wheel of a stolen vehicle parked in a gas station lot at South Main and 9th Avenue in Council Bluffs. Echtinaw and several others were looking for it.

Vehicle involved in fatal crash image courtesy KETV

Two individuals in separate vehicle confronted Edgar. They parked in front and back of the stolen car. When Edgar tried to ram the two vehicles, the driver of one of the vehicles fired a number of shots, hitting Edgar twice.

Police say Edgar drove from the scene with the other two giving chase. Kendall was driving the car during that chase.  Edgar lost control of the vehicle at the intersection of South Main and 5th Avenue and struck a tree. He died later at the hospital.

If convicted, Echtinaw and Kendall both face up to two years in prison. They are both scheduled for arraignment on Oct. 4 with a jury trial scheduled for Nov. 12.

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