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Change of venue sought in trial involving the death of Fort Dodge priest

July 7, 2020 By Radio Iowa Contributor

Pastor Al Henderson.

The attorney representing the man accused of killing a Fort Dodge pastor last fall is requesting a change of venue for the trial.

Thirty-six-year-old Joshua Pendleton of Fort Dodge is charged with first-degree murder in the killing of 64-year-old Allen Henderson on October 2, 2019, outside St. Paul Lutheran Church where Henderson served as pastor.

The defense argued in part that the court should grant a change of venue in the case because the degree of prejudice in Webster County creates a substantial likelihood that the defendant cannot obtain a fair and impartial trial. Court documents filed Monday show the prosecution does not resist the change of venue request and the parties have agreed upon Scott County as the venue.

A trial date has yet to be set.

(By Pat Powers, KQWC, Webster City)

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