DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Two southeast Iowa teenagers charged with first-

degree murder and conspiracy to commit murder in the death of their high
school Spanish teacher asked a state court judge Tuesday to lower their bond so
they could be released from jail, while prosecutors asked it be maintained at $1
million or even raised to $2 million.

Willard Noble Chaiden Miller and Jeremy Everett Goodale, both 16, are accused
of killing their high school Spanish teacher Nohema Graber in Fairfield.

The lawyer for Goodale said he doesn’t have the financial resources to pay $1
million bond to get out of jail.

Goodale and Miller were escorted into separate court hearings 90 minutes apart
by law enforcement. Goodale appeared in court wearing a facemask with an
Iowa Hawkeye logo. Miller with a black mask. Iowa courts continue to require
masks for hearings. Both looked straight ahead for most of their hearing
showing little reaction.

“A million dollar cash only bond, judge, is so far unobtainable that it essentially
amounts to pretrial detention without bond,” said Nicole Jensen, the state
public defender appointed to represent Goodale.

She said he has lived his entire life in Fairfield and his father, who works in
construction, said he could likely manage to post $10,000 bond at most. She
said Goodale, without a passport or driver’s license does not have the ability to
flee prosecution if released to home confinement.

Assistant Iowa Attorney General Scott Brown said the brutal nature of the crime
justifies maintaining the $1 million bond or raising it to $2 million.

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