Trial for Teenager Accused of Killing Grandmother in Muscatine County Underway

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Muscatine Co., Ia (KWQC) – The trial for a teen accused of killing his grandmother is underway in Muscatine County.

In December of 2018, 19-year-old Darien Lensgraf was arrested and charged with First Degree Murder in the killing of his own grandmother.

Police say they were called to Diana Lensgraf’s home for a report of a woman who had been fatally stabbed. Officers later found Darian at a gas station, holding a bloody knife.

The jury trial started Monday. On Tuesday, the state rested its case.

Darien Lensgraf did not testify in Thursday’s hearing.