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UPDATE: Woman arrested in connection with an Indianola woman’s kidnapping and injury

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December 5th, 2023 by Ric Hanson

(Des Moines, Iowa) – In update to our previous report, officials with the Des Moines Police Department, Monday, said another person was arrested in connection with the kidnapping and injury over the weekend, of a woman from Indianola. Authorities said 34-year-old Jessica Wheeler faces a charge of Kidnapping in the 1st Degree in connection with the investigation. Police said “Evidence indicates that she is a co-conspirator in crimes committed against the victim.” Earlier, authorities said the victim’s ex-boyfriend, 40-year-old Jordan Mangum, of Indianola, was charged with first-degree kidnapping, willful injury, and violation of a no-contact order. He is being held at the Polk County Jail.

(Original DM PD press release)

Just before 9-pm Saturday night, patrol officers were notified by officers with the Osceola Police Department that a 32-yr-old female was at the Clark Co Hospital reporting that at approximately 2:30 a.m., she had been bound with duct tape and kidnapped from her Des Moines home by her ex-boyfriend and held until being dropped off outside the hospital. The victims injuries were serious, and she was transferred to a Des Moines hospital for surgery. Detectives were able to interview the victim following surgery.
Evidence indicates that after being taken from her home, the victim was moved to a residence in Indianola where she was held against her will. The victim was later place into a vehicle and transported to an unknown location outside of Indianola where she was forced out of the vehicle. The victim was then choked, run over by the vehicle, and had her throat cut. The victim pleaded for her attacker to stop. The victim was placed back in the vehicle and was driven to the Clark County Hospital and dropped off in the street.
Late Sunday afternoon, DMPD detectives executed a search warrant at a residence in Indianola. 40-yr-old Indianola resident Jordan Mangum has been charged with Kidnapping-1st Degree, Willful Injury, and Violation of a No Contact Order.
The victim remains hospitalized as she recovers from her injuries.