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Authorities: Iowa slaying suspect captured at Illinois hotel

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March 27th, 2020 by Ric Hanson

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) — A suspect in the Iowa slaying of a 27-year-old man has been captured in Illinois. Authorities say Todd Jenkins was spotted at a hotel in Aurora, Illinois, and arrested Thursday as he tried to flee. He faces charges of first-degree murder and going armed with intent in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.  A criminal complaint says he drove Oct. 30 from Davenport to Cedar Rapids and, outside his former girlfriend’s apartment, confronted Reginald Ward Jr. Ward was fatally shot later at a convenience store. Ward lived in Moline, Illinois.