Estherville, IA (KICD)– Two teens have been charged with murder following additional investigation into the body being found along a roadway near Estherville over the weekend.
The Emmet County Sheriff’s Office, Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation and the Estherville Police Department executed search warrants Wednesday morning in at homes in Rockwell City and Estherville which resulted in 19-year-old Connor Uhde and 18-year-old CeJay Van Der Wilt being arrested on first degree murder charges.
Uhde was taken to the Emmet County Jail and Van Der Wilt to Buena Vista County and are both being held without bond.
The investigation was opened Saturday morning after authorities were notified of a body being found along a roadway northeast of Estherville. The victim was later identified as 20-year-old David McDowell of Estherville. The cause of death has not been released.
