A Ventura woman was stabbed to death at a Britt, Iowa home Saturday night.
According to the Iowa Department of Public Safety, at approximately 7:10 p.m. March 4, the Britt Police Department responded to a disturbance call at the residence of 275 4th St. SE, in Britt. Upon arrival to the residence, officers encountered a male subject identified as Monte Eckels, 56, of Titonka. Officers detained Eckels and entered the residence and observed a female subject identified as Leallen Bergman, 62, of Ventura. Leallen was pronounced deceased at the residence from apparent stab wounds.
Monte was arrested for Murder in the First Degree and transported to the Winnebago County Sheriff’s Office jail without further incident.
First degree murder is a Class A felony, punishable by life in prison without the opportunity for parole.
Eckels is being held in the Winnebago County Jail on a total of $500,000 bond.
An investigation is being conducted by the Britt Police Department, the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation, and the Hancock County Attorney’s Office. Additional assistance was provided by the Hancock County Sheriff’s Office, Kanawha Police Department, Garner Police Department, and West Hancock Ambulance Service.
