2 arrested in Cedar Rapids man s death staged as suicide
May 19, 2021
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CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) Trial has been set for one of two people charged in a Cedar Rapids man s death that police say was staged to look like a suicide.
A second-degree murder trial for Joshua Conklin has been set for Jan. 18. Conklin is charged in the June 2019 death of 44-year-old Randal Joseph Campbell, who was found dead with an air rifle positioned on his lap and torso. Investigators determined the scene was staged to appear to be a suicide, and that Conklin had used the air rifle to shoot Campbell at close range.
CEDAR RAPIDS - Two people have been charged in connection with a shooting death 18 months ago that police say was staged to look like a suicide but was found to be a homicide.
The victim was found dead with an air pistol place in his lap, police said
Credit: Cedar Rapids Police Department Author: The Associated Press Updated: 9:50 AM CST January 23, 2021
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa Two people are in custody in a Cedar Rapids man s death that authorities say was staged to look like a suicide.
Police say 44-year-old Randal Joseph Campbell was found dead June 21, 2019, with an air rifle positioned on his lap and torso.
Investigators determined the scene was staged to appear to be a suicide.
Twenty-eight-year-old Joshua Conklin was charged with second-degree murder and obstructing justice in Campbell s death.
He was transferred to the Linn County jail on Friday to face the charges. Campbell s niece, Felisha Campbell, was dating Conklin at the time of his death. She is accused of conspiring with Conklin to obstruct the investigation.