Identity of deceased person in Ralston Creek released

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Police vehicles are seen July 1.

Brooklyn Draisey, Summer Editor

Iowa City police on July 3 released the identity of the person found in Ralston Creek on July 1.

The deceased person, discovered at 6:45 a.m., has been identified as 26-year-old Jonathan Guerrero of Iowa City. Police do not believe there are any suspicious or criminal circumstances surrounding his death, according to a City of Iowa City press release. The case remains open.

Autopsy results from the Johnson County Medical Examiner’s Office are still pending, according to the release. Police do not believe this incident to be connected to the body found at 2:45 p.m. on July 1 under the Highway 6 Bridge over the Iowa River.