Arraignment has been scheduled for three people charged in the death of Curtis Bailey of Marengo. Jason Hilgendorf and Jessica Dayton, both of Belle Plaine and Denise Frei of Marengo will be arraigned on Thursday, Aug. 13 at 9 a.m. in Iowa County District Court in Marengo.
The three face first degree murder charges in the July 19th death of Bailey, who owned the Lincoln Café in Belle Plaine. Frei, Bailey’s common law wife, ran the café. Hilgendorf is her son and Dayton is Hilgendorf’s friend. Their bond had earlier been set at $500,000 each.
Bailey died at his home. Authorities have refused to state the exact cause of death, but an autopsy indicated that his death was a homicide.
