Police say a man who had a gun at the scene of a shooting in Creston earlier this week is being held in the Union County Jail.
Officers responded to a report of a shooting early Wednesday morning in Creston and found a woman with a gunshot wound in an apartment. She was taken to the Creston hospital, then transferred to a Des Moines hospital for treatment.
Creston Police announced today that they arrested 37-year-old Charles Edward Keeton Wednesday morning and he’s been charged with being a felon in possession of a firearm. Authorities say Keeton was at the scene of the shooting when officers arrived. Further charges are expected in the case.
Keeton is being held in the Union County Jail on a $20,000 bond.
(By Ric Hanson, KJAN, Atlantic)