Black Hawk County Man Arrested and Charged with Murder of Grandfather, Sheriff’s Office Says
Authorities say 21-year-old Eric Paul O'Connell II confessed to killing his grandfather, and deputies found signs of a struggle inside the home.
- On Saturday, deputies arrested 21-year-old Eric Paul O'Connell II after discovering his 75-year-old grandfather, Gale Anthony Mervin, dead at their rural Waterloo home on Elk Run Road.
- Deputies responding to an unknown problem at 137 S. Elk Run Road around 8:40 p.m. Saturday found signs of a struggle inside the residence and discovered O'Connell hiding in another room.
- Following a medical evaluation at Unity Point Allen Hospital, O'Connell reportedly confessed to officers he killed Mervin, according to the Black Hawk County Sheriff's Office.
- O'Connell remains in custody at the Black Hawk County Jail, facing a first-degree murder charge, a Class A felony, in connection with his grandfather's death.
- The Black Hawk County Sheriff's Office led the investigation with assistance from the Waterloo Fire Department, the Black Hawk County Conservation Department, and the Black Hawk County Consolidated Communications Center.
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Maquoketa Sentinel-PressO’Connell II charged with first degree murder
Deputies responding to unknown problem at a Black Hawk County residence found one man dead and subsequently arrested his grandson on a charge of first-degree murder.
Iowa man charged with murdering his grandfather
A 21-year-old has been charged with murdering his grandfather in the northeast Iowa home they shared. Sheriff’s Deputies were dispatched to the house in rural Black Hawk County shortly after 8:30 Saturday night and discovered the body of 75-year-old Gale Anthony Mervin. They found his 21-year-old grandson Eric Paul O’Connell the Second hiding in another […]
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The Daily Nonpareil - Council Bluffs, Iowa…Man charged with killing his grandfather in rural Waterloo
WATERLOO --- Sheriff's deputies have arrested a rural Waterloo man for allegedly killing his grandfather over the weekend. Black Hawk County deputies arrested 21-year-ol Eric Paul O'Connell II for first-degree murder. Authorities were called to an unknown problem at their…
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