Mother found dead in blood-soaked SUV with crying baby and throat slashed after being butchered in front of the infant: DA

A antheral is acceptable to beryllium extradited crossed the state from Kentucky to Washington state to look charges for the "random and violent" execution of a mother successful beforehand of her 1-year-old son, according to prosecutors.

Dariel Nunez-Montero, 32, is accused of slashing Courtney Clinton's pharynx wrong a Ford Edge SUV portion her baby was successful the car with them, according to section officials successful the Washington metropolis of Vancouver, wherever the slaying unfolded successful 2024.

"Courtney was discovered deceased successful her conveyance … successful the 300 artifact of Blandford Dr.," a metropolis press release says. "Courtney's babe kid was recovered successful the conveyance with her.  The kid was unharmed."

A spokesperson for the Clark County Prosecuting Attorney confirmed to section CBS affiliate KOIN that Nunez-Montero has been successful custody successful Kentucky connected unrelated charges and is present acceptable to beryllium extradited backmost to Washington pursuing the decision of his lawsuit successful the Bluegrass State.

An apprehension warrant was issued for Nunez-Montero successful April 2025 for first-degree murder, with Vancouver detectives traveling to Montgomery County, Kentucky, wherever helium was being held, and serving him with the warrant portion successful custody, according to metropolis officials.

Nunez-Montero is expected to beryllium backmost successful Washington wrong the adjacent fewer weeks.

Court documents obtained by The Columbian paper and section ABC affiliate KATU allege that Nunez-Montero's DNA was recovered wrong the Ford Edge containing Clinton's assemblage and her crying baby. The conveyance was discovered connected Nov. 1, 2024, by a antheral passing by who initially thought Clinton "had been changeable successful the backmost of the head" owed to determination being "a batch of blood," according to the documents.

The antheral called 911 and cops arrived to find slash wounds connected Clinton's neck, which led to her decease and were caused by an edged weapon, the documents say. A GoFundMe launched by Clinton's sister confirmed that her 1-year-old nephew was "still contiguous successful the vehicle" erstwhile constabulary arrived astatine the scene.

Nunez-Montero's DNA was allegedly recovered connected the beforehand rider doorway of the SUV. DNA was besides recovered underneath Clinton's fingernails, but prosecutors person not said whether it belonged to him.

A doorbell camera allegedly captured Nunez-Montero connected video leaving his flat astatine 3:31 a.m. connected Oct. 29, 2024, with a pistillate resembling Clinton portion carrying a babe carrier. Police accidental the brace tin beryllium seen walking toward the parking batch of Nunez-Montero's flat complex; helium was captured returning to his flat astatine 6:29 a.m. without Clinton, according to the tribunal documents.

"Courtney's whereabouts straight aft this clip are chartless until her find connected (Nov. 1)," the documents state, per The Columbian.

Police investigators accidental Clinton sent her determination to a person astatine 3:38 a.m., which showed she was astatine the Walnut Grove Apartments, 4701 N.E. 72nd Ave., wherever Nunez-Montero allegedly lived. A person of Clinton's allegedly told investigators that she was "known to conscionable men done societal media" and she often posted connected escort websites.

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According to police, the car that Clinton was recovered successful was registered to Enterprise car rental. She was down connected payments, truthful Enterprise tried calling her connected Oct. 30, 2024, and idiosyncratic who was not Clinton allegedly answered and claimed they recovered her phone.

The past clip Clinton was seen successful idiosyncratic was 3 days earlier her assemblage was discovered — connected Oct. 29, 2024, according to police.

The Clark County Prosecuting Attorney's Office did not respond to Law&Crime's requests for remark connected Wednesday.