SHAWNEE COUNTY -Law enforcement authorities in Shawnee County have identified a body found in a creek.

Just before 10 a.m. on Monday, the body of James Otis Martin, 49, Topeka was found by a citizen in Shunga Creek near 21st and Lakewood, according to a media release from Topeka Police.

Martin was transported to the Corner’s Office for an autopsy to determine the cause of death.