FORT DODGE — Jurors in Alec Jones’ first-degree murder case are scheduled to hear closing arguments this morning.

Jones is accused of killing his father, 55-year-old Dennis Jones and, alongside his younger brother, Nathan, of dumping their father’s body in a Webster County ditch.

Alec Jones, 26, and Nathan Jones, 21, are being tried separately. Nathan Jones is charged with aiding and abetting murder in the first degree.

Alec Jones’ trial began six days ago at the Webster County Courthouse with prosecutors detailing the home life of the Jones family as well as the hours leading up to Dennis Jones’ murder in the early morning hours of April 26.

Prosecutors contend that Alec Jones was upset with the living situation in his home which included his brother, his mother, Shannon, who was being abused by Dennis Jones, his father’s girlfriend who had moved into the home, and his father’s ongoing drug use.

According to testimony, Dennis Jones was arguing with his wife on April 25 when he hit her with an open hand which left a red mark on her face.

On the second day of testimony, jurors heard Alec Jones’ police interview in which he told police that he decided after his father struck his mother that he wanted to do something about it. In the interview, Alec claimed that he had a gun in his pocket, pulled it out, and shot his father.

Last Wednesday, jurors heard the audio recording from Alec Jones’ police interrogation in which Jones told investigators there was a lot of fighting and drug use in the home. Alec Jones admitted to smoking marijuana through a vape and smoke pipe before the night of the shooting. He also claimed that he called his brother, Nathan, to see when he was returning home. The two later went to a local bar and upon returning home found a “mess.”

Investigators say that “mess” included walls that had been patched, a white rug from the kitchen which was missing, a bullet hole in the deep freezer located in the kitchen, a bullet hole through an American flag inside the home’s entryway, red stains that appeared to be blood located on a screen door, and two towels that were found soaking in the washing machine.

According to Assistant Webster County Attorney Bailey Taylor, Alec Jones sent a text message on April 25 that “someone was going to end up dead that night.”

While Dennis Jones had called 911 that evening seeking help as he believed his two sons were going to hurt him, Jones also called his daughter, Megan Thacker, who no longer lived at the home, and told her that he believed Nathan was going to hurt him. Thacker rode her bicycle to the Jones’ home but was unable to locate her father, though she did find rugs with blood-like stains, bullet casings and her father’s red cap that he wore every day.

A timeline created by lead Detective Molly Anderson of the Fort Dodge Police Department stated that Alec Jones met his brother Nathan at Bootleggers at 10:30 p.m. on April 25.

At 11:32 p.m., Dennis left his bedroom and was shot multiple times.

One person was seen on video running outside the home to a vehicle driven by Aiden Pate, a friend of Alec and Nathan Jones. Also inside that vehicle was Pate’s girlfriend, Makayla McNeilly. Minutes later, cell phone data showed that Pate, McNeilly and Alec and Nathan Jones were all at the river where Alec Jones discarded the gun, a black glove and Dennis Jones’ cell phone.

The group later returned to the Jones’ home. Shortly after midnight the group dumped Dennis Jones’ body in a ditch in the 2100 mile of 280th Street, and then returned to Bootleggers. They left the bar at 2:05 a.m. and returned to the Jones residence where they were seen on surveillance video holding cleaning supplies and laughing and joking.

Jones’ body was found by a rural mail carrier at 12:18 p.m. on Friday, April 26.

Associate Assistant State Medical Examiner Dr. Rory Deol testified that Dennis Jones died as a result of three gunshot wounds — one through the center torso, one above his left ear, and one through the left forehead. A toxicology report also revealed that Dennis had methamphetamine and amphetamines in his system.

The State of Iowa rested its case on Monday afternoon; the defense rested its case on Tuesday.

Closing arguments are scheduled to begin at 9 a.m. this morning.