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April 30, 2021
Travis Nelson, 35, of Rapid City was arrested Thursday on charges of Aggravated Assault, Kidnapping, Possession of a Controlled Drug/Substance and Possession of Stolen Vehicle/Failure to Comply. His bond has been set at $500,000.00.
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In the course of its investigation, the Rapid City Police Department developed information that Nelson was in Box Elder. With assistance from the Box Elder Police Department, the Pennington County Sheriff’s Office, and the South Dakota Highway Patrol, RCPD established a perimeter around the area. An RCPD K-9 unit that was part of the search found Nelson hiding in a culvert in the area of Bennington Drive, where he was apprehended.
RC Police apprehend one of two suspects sought in connection with motel death
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courtesy photoTravis Nelson apprehended.
RAPID CITY, S.D. Rapid City Police say one of the suspects sought in connection to the killing of a Rapid City man in a motel room on April 9 has been taken into custody.
Travis Nelson, 35, of Rapid City was arrested Thursday on charges of Aggravated Assault, Kidnapping, Possession of a Controlled Drug/Substance and Possession of Stolen Vehicle/Failure to Comply. His bond has been set at half-a-million dollars.
In the course of its investigation, the Rapid City Police Department developed information that Nelson was in Box Elder. With assistance from the Box Elder Police Department, the Pennington County Sheriff’s Office, and the South Dakota Highway Patrol, RCPD established a perimeter around the area. An RCPD K-9 unit that was part of the search found Nelson hiding in a culvert in the area of Bennington Drive, where he was appr
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April 26, 2021
RAPID CITY, S.D. – Four people are accused of killing a Rapid City man in a motel room on April 9.
Gilbert Reyna, 38, William Long, 55, Travis Nelson, 35, and Tracy Laughlin, 32, were indicted April 21 each on a first-degree murder charge tied to the shooting death of 20-year-old Jesus Vance. Vance was found shot dead a motel in the 200 block of E. Boulevard North.
Reyna and Long were arrested over the weekend after the shooting. Their next court appearances have not been scheduled as of Monday morning. Nelson and Laughlin have yet to be arrested.
The four are also charged with kidnapping 37-year-old Jake Williams and assaulting him. Williams is also charged with possession of a controlled substance.
South Dakota Rose Inn, Rapid City, ND
RAPID CITY, S.D. – Four people have been accused of killing a man in a Rapid City motel room earlier this month.
Travis Nelson, Tracy Laughlin, William Long, and Gilbert Reyna have all been indicted on a first-degree murder charge in connection with the April 9 shooting death of 20-year-old Jesus Vance. Police found Vance shot dead in a room at the South Dakota Rose Inn. The four suspects also have been charged with aggravated assault and second-degree kidnapping.
According to police reports, the group cut the face of Jake Williams, who was found outside the motel after the shooting. Williams had methamphetamine, a gun holster and a magazine. He has been charged with methamphetamine possession.
4 people indicted in connection with motel shooting
April 24, 2021
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RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) Four people have been accused of killing a man in a Rapid City motel room earlier this month.
The Rapid City Journal reported Friday that Travis Nelson, Tracy Laughlin, William Long and Gilbert Reyna have all been indicted on a first-degree murder charge in connection with the April 9 shooting death of 20-year-old Jesus Vance. Nelson and Laughlin remain at large.
Police found Vance shot dead in a room at the South Dakota Rose Inn.
The four suspects also have been charged with assaulting and kidnapping 37-year-old Jake Williams, who was found outside the hotel. According to police reports, the group cut Williams face so badly he needed staples to heal. Williams was found with methamphetamine, a gun holster and a a magazine. He has been charged with methamphetamine possession.