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-Messenger photo by Kelby Wingert The jury watched a recording of part of FDPD Detective Larry Hedlund’s interview with Josh Pendleton after he was arrested on Oct. 2, 2019. -Messenger photo by Kelby Wingert FDPD Detective Larry Hedlund took the witness stand at Josh Pendleton’s trial in Scott County on Thursday. -Messenger photo by Kelby Wingert The jury watched a recording of part of FDPD Detective Larry Hedlunds interview with Josh Pendleton after he was arrested on Oct. 2, 2019....

-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. ...

Joshua Pendleton Some incriminating statements made to law enforcement by the man accused of murdering the Rev. Al Henderson will not be admissible during the jury trial for the crime, a District Court judge ruled on Friday. According to the motion to suppress filed by the defense in March, defendant Josh Pendleton, 37, of Fort Dodge, was denied his constitutional rights when law enforcement obtained his statements in violation of the Fourth, Fifth, Sixth and 14th Amendments of the U.S. Constit...

Club Olympia swimmers make waves Club Olympia Swim team members took part in two competitions last weekend in Fishers. Fishers was one of the regional sites for the 18-and-under National Championships. Brady Beyer, a 15-year-old sophomore at Columbus East, won the 200-yard breaststroke and 100 breaststroke for the Fishers site. He had six top-five finishes and made the finals in all eight of his events. Nalanie Cortez, a 15-year-old sophomore at Columbus North, won the 200 butterfly and 100 fre...