(Updated 8:20-p.m.) The Red Oak Police Department has released details on the investigation of a deceased male found in Red Oak early this (Wednesday) morning. Officers were called to the 200 block of East Grimes Street at 4:17am Wednesday morning for a reported deceased body.  After investigation it was determined the deceased male was 27-year-old Devin Alexander Davis of Villisca.  Davis was found to have suffered from an apparent single gunshot wound.

After further investigation it was discovered that a confrontation had occurred earlier that morning between Davis and 39-year-old Kevin Duane Staley of Red Oak.  During that confrontation Staley allegedly shot Davis.  Law enforcement officials then obtained a search warrant for Staley’s residence at 502 W Coolbaugh Street in Red Oak and then found Staley inside the home. He was taken into custody without incident around 12:40pm by the Red Oak Police and Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office.

Staley was taken to the Montgomery County Jail and held on $100,000 cash bond.  He has been charged with Voluntary Manslaughter, a Class C Felony. It is believed that this is an isolated incident and there is no threat to the rest of the community.   The investigation is ongoing.

Red Oak Police are being assisted by the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation, Red Oak Fire and Rescue, Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office, and Montgomery County Attorney’s Office.