Lakeville man convicted of murdering sister, her unborn child in 2024

A man from Lakeville, Minnesota, was found guilty Tuesday of murdering his sister and her unborn child over two years ago, according to the Dakota County Attorney's Office.Jack Joseph Ball, 25, was charged with two counts of second-degree murder in connection with the attack on May 23, 2024, inside his Lakeville home that killed 30-year-old Beth Ann Israel. The criminal complaint states Israel, of Bloomington, was between 17 and 18 weeks pregnant at the time.Court documents state Israel went to her brother's residence on Encina Path for dinner, but family members called 911 after she didn't return. One of their relatives then drove by Ball's home and saw him leaving.The relative walked into the home, where they saw a "significant amount of blood" and called police, according to the criminal complaint. An officer arrived at the scene and found "bloody knives and several dismembered body parts" inside.Ball's vehicle was later spotted by police in Rosemount, and soon after a city resident