
Dariel Nunez Montero will await extradition to Clark County Washington to be prosecuted for the murder of Courtney Clinton
Since Nov. 1, 2024, the Vancouver Police Department Major Crimes Unit (MCU) detectives have continued the homicide investigation into the brutal killing of Courtney Clinton.
Investigative leads sent VPD MCU detectives to Montgomery County, Kentucky where Dariel Nunez Montero was currently in custody on unrelated charges. Based on facts and information obtained during this investigation, and in coordination with the Clark County Prosecutor’s Office, a felony warrant was issued in Clark County Superior Court on April 11 for the arrest of Dariel Nunez Montero (31 years old) for Murder 1.
Dariel Nunez-Montero was arrested on the listed murder warrant while in custody in Montgomery County, Kentucky. Nunez Montero will await extradition to Clark County Washington to be prosecuted for the murder of Courtney Clinton.
Information provided by the Vancouver Police Department.
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