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$6 million bond set for suspect in pastor's murder The suspect in a Fort Dodge pastor's murder appeared in court Friday morning. Share Shares Copy Link Copy

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>> THIS IS IOWA’S NEWS LEADER, KCCI EIGHT NEWS AT NOON. ALYX: THE FORT DODGE COMMUNITY IS STILL IN SHOCK FOLLOWING THE MURDER OF PASTOR ALLEN HENDERSON. HENDERSON WAS FOUND DEAD OUTSIDE OF HIS CHURCH, ST. PAUL LUTHERAN CHURCH WEDNESDAY EVENING. ,-- HIS CHURCH, ST. PAUL LUTHERAN CHURCH, WEDNESDAY EVENING. A SHORT TIME LATER JOSHUA PENDLETON WAS ARRESTED FOR THE ALLEGED MURDER AND ROBBERY OF HENDERSON. PENDLETON WAS SET TO APPEAR IN COURT THURSDAY MORNING BUT IT WAS CONTINUED UNTIL THIS MORNING. AND IT WAS A MUCH DIFFERENT SCENE INSIDE THE COURTROOM TODAY. KCCI’S TOMMIE CLARK WAS THERE AS PENDLETON RECEIVED HIS CHARGES. >> IN JUST 3 MINUTES, JUDGE STEVE KERSTEN READ MURDER SUSPECT JOSHUA PENDLETON HIS CHARGES AND SET HIS BOND FOR THE ALLEGED ASSAULT AND DEATH OF REVEREND AL HENDERSON. AS WE SAT IN THE COURTROOM AND WATCHED PENDLETON SPEAK TO THE JUDGE THROUGH A VIDEO CALL, HE SEEMED MUCH MORE CALM THIS TIME AROUND. ON THURSDAY, PENDLETON COULD BE SEN LASHING OUT BEFORE HIS INITIAL APPEARANCE, WHICH WAS CONTINUED TO TODAY IN ORDER FOR PENDLETON TO GET NEW REPRESENTATION. THAT LAWYER NOW SEEN SITTING NEXT TO HIM. >> CAN YOU HEAR ME? >> YES I CAN. >> YOU ALLEGEDLY COMMITTED MURDER IN THE FIRST DEGREE, HAVING MALICE, AND FORETHOUGHT, DELIBERATELY AND WITH PREMEDITATION KILLED AL HENDERSON, THAT’S THE CHARGE. >> PENDLETON’S PRELIMINARY HEARING IS SET FOR OCTOBER 11. JUDGE KERSTEN GOING WITH THE STATE’S RECOMMENDATION OF A $5 MILLION DOLLAR CASH ONLY BOND FOR THE MURDER CHARGE, AND A $1 MILLION DOLLAR CASH ONLY BOND FOR THE ROBBERY CHARGE. THE STATE CITING THE NEED FOR SUCH BOND SAYING PENDLETON CANNOT BE RELEASED INTO THE COMMUNITY IN ANY CIRCUMSTANCE. IN FORT DODGE, TOMMIE CLARK KCCI , 8 NEWS, IOWA’S NEWS LEADER. ALYX: PENDLETON ALSO RECEIVED A NO CONTACT ORDER FOR ANY FAMILY OF PASTOR AL HENDERSON. WE WILL CONTINUE TO FOLLOW THIS CASE. THURSDAY NIGHT HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE CAME TOGETHER TO HONOR HENDERSON. THEY HELD UP CELL PHONE LIGHTS AND CANDLES. PEOPLE ALSO GAVE SPEECHES AND THE CROWD SANG SPIRITUAL SONGS TOGETHER. ALONG WITH BEING A PASTOR AT ST. PAUL LUTHERAN CHURCH HENDERSON ALSO SERVED AS A CHAPLAIN FOR AREA EMS AGENCIES. MANY OF THOSE FIRST RESPONDERS WERE IN ATTENDANCE LAST NIGHT. DOZENS OF COMMUNITY MEMBERS HAVE COME UP TO OUR CREWS OVER THE PAST COUPLE OF DAYS TO TELL KCCI HOW MUCH HENDERSON MEANT TO THE COMMUN