on december 16th, 2014 authorities say beam and eric franco were drinking at a house in mapleton. they say the men began to wrestle and choke one another when beam got angry. that's when they say beam shot franco in the head with a 44 magnum. franco was treated for non life threatening injuries. one day after jonathan neunaber pleaded guilty to his mother's murder, we're learning why the akron, iowa, was in a wheelchair and neck brace in the courtroom. neunaber had to be wheeled into the courtroom, on monday, for his hearing, where he pleaded guilty to charges of second-degree murder and willful injury. back on september 27th, the plymouth county sheriff says neunaber sustained what he calls a "minor injury" during a fall in the jail maximum security area. he was treated by medical staff. five days later, the sheriff says neunaber injured himself, again, when he lost his balance, fell backwards, and hit his head on the edge of the bed in his cell. treated him at the jail, but three days later neunaber had to be taken to a local hospital for treatment of his injuries from the fall.