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Man found in Branson with body of ex-girlfriend pleads not guilty

The Associated Press

There are no strange outbursts in court this time from the Utah man captured in Missouri with the body of his ex-girlfriend.

Michael Doyel (DOYLE) pleaded not guilty Friday during a brief appearance in federal court in Salt Lake City. He's indicted on a kidnapping charge.

Authorities say he kidnapped Deborah Jones on April 17. Jones' body was found in a storage container in her car, four days later at a Branson, Mo., motel.

No charges have been filed yet in the 50-year-old woman's death. When he last appeared in court, Doyel suggested Jones still was alive.

Prosecutors call him a con man.


Information from: Deseret News, http://www.deseretnews.com