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Fort Dodge police arrest 2 in connection to homicide investigation

Police say a mail carrier found the body of 55-year-old Dennis Jones of Fort Dodge in a ditch around noon on Friday.
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FORT DODGE, Iowa — Fort Dodge police arrested two men in connection to the death of a 55-year-old man on Friday.

Police say a mail carrier found the body of 55-year-old Dennis Jones of Fort Dodge in a ditch around noon on April 26. He appeared to have a gunshot wound. 

The investigation determined he'd not been shot in the ditch he was found in. 

Police have arrested and charged 26-year-old Alec Jones for first-degree murder. 21-year-old Nathan Jones also faces a charge of aiding and abetting murder in the first degree. 

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