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A man with reported residences in Marshalltown and Fort Dodge was charged with both first degree murder and armed robbery over the weekend in connection with two separate incidents.

The Marshalltown Police Department announced an investigation into the death of 27-year-old Isiaiah Montell Forest at 618 W. Boone St. Friday afternoon.

After responding to a 911 call about a man being injured and not breathing, the MPD arrived at the location to find a deceased man. They described the circumstances as suspicious, and an autopsy confirmed that Forest died of a gunshot wound.

Late Saturday night, the MPD announced in a press release that Amarrion Demeir Isom, a 20-year-old with reported residences in both Fort Dodge and Marshalltown, was arrested for first-degree robbery, a Class B felony in connection with an incident that allegedly occurred on March 6. On Friday, a 23-year-old Marshalltown woman reported that she had been robbed at gunpoint on March 6 in the area of Center Street and Grant Street.

On Sunday night, a new release indicated Isom had also been charged with murder in connection to the death on Friday, and as of presstime, he is being held in the Marshall County Jail.

There is no reason to believe a threat exists to the general public, per the MPD. Assisting the department in the investigation of the death was the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation.

Marshalltown Police Chief Mike Tupper noted that the robbery was not reported until the death investigation began, but otherwise, the incidents are being treated as separate crimes with separate victims.

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