The man accused of murdering a Fort Dodge pastor earlier this month has entered a not guilty plea.

Joshua Pendleton entered a written plea of not guilty to first-degree murder and first-degree robbery in the death of Reverend Allen Henderson on October 2nd outside St. Paul Lutheran Church in Fort Dodge.

a pretrial conference to set a trial date for Pendleton is scheduled for December 2 at 1:00 p.m. in Webster County District Court.