Fugitive Found in Minot

A wanted fugitive from Fort Worth, Texas was found in a Minot hotel with pending charges for aggravated assault with a firearm. 

Police received a call Monday afternoon for an unrelated case. They soon received information regarding the fugitive, said to be Delino Deshields Nelson, 32 who was reported to be staying at a hotel in Northwest Minot. Officers confirmed through the National Crime Information Center that Nelson had an extraction warrant for an incident where he reportedly shot a woman with a firearm. 

Officers managed to make an arrest without incident, and Nelson is being held at Ward County Jail, pending extradition to Texas.

Court records show that Nelson was previously extradited in 2018.