MIDDLETON -- Police say a Middleton man disappeared early Sunday morning.
Christian Lepe, 39, was last spotted on the side of the road around 1 a.m. near Killarney Lake Street and Ahsahka Avenue - in the Middleton Lakes subdivision. His car, a black Dodge Charger, was found locked up and still parked at that location.
Lepe was last seen wearing a dark blue jeans and a black button-up long sleeve shirt. He has tattoos of the names "Natalia" and "Aislin" on his left forearm and a tattoo of a crown and the name "Christian" on his right forearm.
He is described as 5'6" and 180 pounds, with brown eyes and short black hair.
Idaho State Police is heading up the investigation into Lepe's disappearance. Middleton Police say Lepe's family has been combing the area for him.
Lepe has been entered into the national database as a missing person. Anyone with information is urged to contact Middleton Police at 208-585-0008.
A body was found in the neighborhood where Lepe went missing shortly after 2 p.m. Thursday.
ISP was on the scene, but they were not connecting the discovery of the body to the missing man.
ISP did confirm that a man's body was found and that the body was found by an ISP detective. The body was found in a man-made pond within the subdivision.
A pond area was blocked off by caution tape.
They said the coroner will release more information at a later time.
