Oct 09, 2024

Convicted in his father's murder, Fort Dodge man gets mandatory life term

Posted Oct 09, 2024 8:18 PM

(Radio Iowa) - The Fort Dodge man who was accused of killing his father was sentenced Tuesday to life in prison without the possibility of parole.

Twenty-six-year-old Alec Jones was convicted of first-degree murder in the death of 55-year-old Dennis Jones last April at his home in Fort Dodge. The body of Dennis Jones was dumped in a ditch in rural Webster County. A Webster County jury deliberated for two hours before finding Jones guilty of first-degree murder in August.

The trial of Alec Jones' younger brother Nathan is set to begin next May. He is charged with aiding and abetting first-degree murder in the incident.