March 29, 2024

Death of Creston resident under investigation

Creston Police and the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation are looking into the death of Paul Allen Scheel, 45, of Creston.

Scheel’s body was found in a residence located at 300 E. Montgomery St. Apt. 3 at approximately 8:17 p.m. Wednesday after Union County Dispatch recieved a call to do a welfare check at the residence.

The death of Scheel is being investigated as a suspicious death, and authorities are asking the public to come forward with any information regarding Scheel by calling the Law Enforcement Center at 782-8402.

The body was transported to the Office of the Iowa State Medical Examiner in Ankeny where an autopsy will be conducted.

Iowa DCI Special Agent Michael Motsinger said anytime a death has been deemed suspicious, an autopsy will be performed.

“The autopsy probably won’t be done until Monday,” Motsinger said, “and we probably won’t have any new information until that is done, which should be around Friday.”