The U.S. Marshals Service has captured an Omaha man wanted in connection to a triple homicide in Tennessee on Wednesday, Dec. 27.
John Dalton Jr. was arrested on Interstate 40 near Jackson, Tennessee after a felony warrant for first-degree murder was issued for the man on Wednesday morning, reported WOWT News.
This man should be considered armed and dangerous.
46 y/o John Dalton is a suspect in 37th and Spaulding homicide.
May be driving a Black 2015 GMC Terrain NE Lic Plate UKB787 or Red 2007 Chevy Tahoe NE Lic Plate VRD559.
If seen call 911 pic.twitter.com/39GtAcFlUj— Omaha Police Dept (@OmahaPolice) December 27, 2017
The 46-year-old was wanted for the murder of John W. Dalton, 70, Jean Dalton, 65, and Leonna Dalton-Phillip, 18, in a north Omaha home on Tuesday night.
Dalton Jr. was initially identified as a person of interest in relation to their deaths but police later upgraded it to an arrest warrant. He was said to be “armed and dangerous” and driving a black 2015 GMC Terrain or red 2007 Chevy Tahoe, according to the police.
Murder suspect John W. Dalton Jr. has been located in Tennessee. Thanks to everyone who helped locate him! Working on a press release right now with additional info. #OPD ^OPDLtTierney
— Omaha Police Dept (@OmahaPolice) December 27, 2017
Murder suspect John W. Dalton Jr. was located in Jackson, Tennessee.
Thank you Nebraska USMS Metro Fugitive Task Force, the Western District USMS of Tennessee and the Tennessee Highway Patrol for assisting. pic.twitter.com/qo0RZ8i1gI— Omaha Police Dept (@OmahaPolice) December 27, 2017
John W. Dalton is identified as his father, Jean Dalton is identified as his mother and Leonna Dalton-Phillip was his niece who attended Omaha Burke High School, reported the news station.
Dalton-Phillip’s car was still running outside her maternal grandparents’ home when police came to investigate the shooting. The 18-year-old was at her maternal grandparents’ house to pick up a younger sister, Omaha World Herald reported.
“Leonna was stopping by after work to pick up her sister and get a plate of food from her grandmother,” her father, Claude Phillip, told the newspaper on Wednesday. “Her car was still running. That’s how fast all this happened.”
The younger sister quickly ran to notify a neighbor at about 7:30 p.m.
Phillip described his daughter as a straight A student who had a bright future, reported the newspaper.
“She thought she might want to go to school in California,” he said. “We were just investigating that.”
Omaha police department will release a press release later today.