Jailene Holton.
On Wednesday at 4:30 p.m., U.S. Marshals took Anthony Nelson, 47, of Philadelphia, into custody in Atlantic City following the shooting death of Jailene Holton, 21, also of Philadelphia, on June 28, U.S. Marshal Eric Gartner of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania said in a statement.
The U.S. Marshals Violent Crimes Fugitive Task Force tracked Nelson down at a casino and arrested him on a warrant, Robert Clark, supervisor of the U.S. Marshals Fugitive Task Force, tells PEOPLE.
“We were able to arrest him once we developed the lead and determined he was in the Harrah’s Casino,” says Clark.
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Nelson is awaiting extradition and will be charged with murder and related offenses, Philadelphia Police Department Sgt. Eric Gripp said, according toWPVI.
“He will also be charged as a fugitive of justice because he crossed state lines,” says Clark.
Calling Holton’s death “a tragedy,” Clark says he is glad that authorities were able to apprehend Nelson so quickly.
On June 28, Holton was out with friends at Philly Bar and Restaurant in Northeast Philadelphia and was serving as the group’s designated driver,NBC 10reports.
Anthony Nelson.U.S. Marshals Service
The men allegedly argued with a bouncer and after a struggle, they were ousted from the bar, police said, according toCBS3.
Moments later, cops said, more than a dozen shots were fired at the front of the bar from less than 200 feet away, the news outlet reported.
Holton was standing in the back of the bar when shots rang out, Fox 29 reports. She fell to the ground after being struck in the head in the hail of gunfire, some of which pierced the front window, police said.
Holton was rushed to a local hospital where she later died.
“She was a good kid,” her uncle James Holton told NBC 10.
On the night she died, “Her friend called her up, she went out to Topgolf” and then to the bar and restaurant, he said.
“They were only going to be there for about 15 to 20 minutes and that’s when the altercation broke out and whatever this guy started shooting,” Holton’s uncle said, according to WPVI.
“Our hope is that the quick capture of this heinous perpetrator will bring some comfort to the Holton family,” he continued.
Nelson is being held in the Atlantic County Jail. It is unclear whether he has retained an attorney who can speak on his behalf.
source: people.com
