Bond has been set at $500,000 each for three people, including two from Belle Plaine, arrested in connection with the death of Curtis C. Bailey, Marengo, Sunday. Denise Leone Frei, 43, who lived with Bailey in Marengo, along with Jacob Scott Hilgendorf and Jessica Anne Dayton, both 19 of Belle Plaine have been charged with first degree murder in the case.

Frei and Bailey were co-owners of Bailey’s Lincoln Café in Belle Plaine. Hilgendorf is Frei’s son and Dayton is reportedly Hilgendorf’s friend.

Marengo Police were called to the Bailey home shortly before 2 a.m. Sunday. Following an investigation by the Marengo Police and the Iowa Department of Criminal Investigation, the three were arrested Sunday afternoon. They remain in the Iowa County Jail in Marengo.

A preliminary hearing has been set for Thursday, July 30 at the Iowa County Courthouse in Marengo.