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He told jurors that Michael Johnson called him in december and told him he forced phylicia to have sex with him. When she didnt stop crying he choked her to death. Lee said johnson asked him how to get rid of the body. The defense tried to discredit the testimony saying lee is a criminal and that the meeting happened before phylicia disappeared. Hours ago things were looking different. Kids outside playing on the playground without their jackets, smiling, happy and enjoying springlike temperatur...

email article Historically, it was common for people with mental illness to be incarcerated. Many would agree that we are repeating history, with one major difference: people with mental illnesses were not shot by the police like they are today. In this way, people with mental illness, particularly those with severe mental illnesses, may be experiencing circumstances worse than at any time in modern history. A woefully inadequate mental care system has led to an increasing number of polic...

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kwingert@messengernews.net DAVENPORT — The first-degree murder trial of a Fort Dodge man accused of attacking and killing a local pastor will continue today at the Scott County Courthouse. Joshua Pendleton, 37, is charged with first-degree murder and first-degree robbery in the death of the Rev. Al Henderson, who was killed outside St. Paul Lutheran Church on Oct. 2, 2019. Pendleton’s trial venue was moved to Scott County by order of the court. The first week of the trial started on April 1...

-Messenger photo by Kelby Wingert Fort Dodge Police Department Sgt. Evan Thompson points toward bruising he observed on defendant Josh Pendleton’s face the night he was arrested for assaulting and killing the Rev. Al Henderson. Thompson testified in Pendleton’s jury trial on Wednesday morning. -Messenger photo by Kelby Wingert First Assistant Webster County Attorney Ryan Baldridge holds up the zip-up sweatshirt defendant Josh Pendleton was wearing when he was arrested on Oct. ...