Watkins was killed earlier this month in prison, where he was serving a 29-year sentence for a string of heinous sex offenses<\/p>\n
\n\tPolice have arrested two more men allegedly connected to the stabbing death of convicted sex criminal<\/a> and former Lostprophets<\/a> singer Ian Watkins<\/a>.<\/p>\n \n\tWatkins, 48,\u00a0died earlier this month<\/a>\u00a0after being attacked at the HMP Wakefield prison in West Yorkshire, where he was serving a 29-year jail sentence. Watkins was found guilty of a string of heinous sexual offenses in 2013, including crimes against young children and babies.<\/p>\n \n\tJust one day after Watkins\u2019 death, two men were arrested<\/a> and charged with murder: Rashid (Rico) Gedel, 25, and Samuel Dodsworth, 43. The West Yorkshire police announced<\/a> that two more men were arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to murder on Tuesday, Oct. 21.\u00a0<\/p>\n \n\tThe two men were not identified by name, though their ages were given as 23 and 39. Police said both will be interviewed today, after which they\u2019ll be bailed out and returned to prison while the investigation continues.\u00a0<\/p>\n \n\tJames Entwistle, a senior investigating officer of the West Yorkshire Police, said in a statement, \u201cExtensive enquiries remain ongoing in relation to the murder of Ian Watkins and these arrests form part of that. Ian Watkins\u2019 family are being updated as the investigation progresses. However, we do not anticipate any immediate developments at this stage.\u201d<\/p>\n \t\tTrending Stories<\/p>\n