Fate of brother's case weighed by Linn County prosecutors
Linn County prosecutors weigh how to proceed with a sex abuse case against James Bentley after Jetseta Gage, the victim, was murdered allegedly by James's older brother Roger Paul Bentley. James, 33, remains jailed on second degree charges while Benton County prosecutors push to trial.
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Christoph Trappe
Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Linn County
James Bentley
Jesseta Gage
James
Roger Paul Bentley
Vinton
Jetseta
Jet
Johnson County
Harold Denton
St. Luke’s Hospital
Denton
Linn
Benton County
Rosemarie Lentz
the Gazette
Bentley
Lentz
Johnson County man James Bentley charged in Jetseta case
Prosecutors plan to pursue the case with Johnson County Attorney J. Patrick White leading. Bentley, 6 feet 1 inch and 270 pounds, appeared in court on related charges after investigators found Jetseta inside a derelict mobile home in a land area. Bail set at 2 million plus 1 million cash from Linn County hold. Detective officials described Amber Alert as effective despite delays.
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Jetseta
Vinton
Benton County
David Thompson
Bentley
Johnson County
J. Patrick White
Lonny Pulkrabek
Pulkrabek
Johnson County District Court
Sylvia Lewis
Linn County
Quint Meyerdick
Johnson County Public
Amber Alert timeline ends with body found in Iowa
Thursday details show 10 year old Jetsera Gage last seen at home 8:47 p.m. Amber Alert activated after Cedar Rapids police alerted state authorities 11:47 p.m. Friday a body found in Johnson County led to Amber Alert cancellation 2:15 p.m. Friday and 8:30 a.m. Monday Roger Paul Bentley charged with first degree murder and kidnapping.
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Jetsera Gage
Cedar Rapids
Iowa Department of Public Safety
National Weather Service
Johnson County
Roger Paul Bentley
Transcript of 911 call leads to apprehension of kidnapping suspect
A 911 call at 7 05 a m Friday facilitated the capture of Roger Paul Bentley related to a kidnapping case. The caller described a land with a trailer on Orval Yoder Turnpike Southwest Kalona Iowa near the Washington County border and provided vehicle details and permission for deputies to search the trailer.
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Roger Paul Bentley
Johnson County
Florida
Orval Yoder
Kalona
Iowa
Washington County
Roger
Jetseta Gage family appeals for prayers after tragic loss
Trena Gage Jetseta's mother and her grandmother cope with a senseless death as Jetseta's funeral is set for 1 p m at First Church of the Open Bible in Marshall Wis. Local relatives express heartbreak and call for prayers.
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Trena Gage
Jetseta
John Opala
Cone
Marshall
Wis
First Church of the Open Bible
NW Williams
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