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Indianola man sentenced for kidnapping, attempted murder of ex-girlfriend

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POLK COUNTY, Iowa -- An Indianola man was sentenced on Friday for the kidnapping and attempted murder of an ex-girlfriend in 2023. According to the Polk County Attorney's Office, in December 2023 Jordan Blake Mangum and his then partner Jessica Ann Marie Wheeler drove the victim's home on Des Moines' southeast side where they tied her up with duct tape, forced her into a vehicle, and took her to Mangum's home in Indianola. Later Mangum moved the…

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Indianola man sentenced for kidnapping, attempted murder of ex-girlfriend

POLK COUNTY, Iowa -- An Indianola man was sentenced on Friday for the kidnapping and attempted murder of an ex-girlfriend in 2023. According to the Polk County Attorney's Office, in December 2023 Jordan Blake Mangum and his then partner Jessica Ann Marie Wheeler drove the victim's home on Des Moines' southeast side where they tied her up with duct tape, forced her into a vehicle, and took her to Mangum's home in Indianola. Later Mangum moved the…

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