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Suspect pursued in March in northern Bonner
County as accessory to murder is arrested in Las
Vegas |
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May 5, 2016 |
One of the two suspects involved in a Nampa,
Idaho murder, who had been pursued by police in
northern Bonner County in March, has been
arrested in Las Vegas.
Ashley Ford, age 27, was arrested May 4 by
officers of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police
Department.
Las Vegas police officers came upon a female in
an injured condition Tuesday night, and stopped
to see if they could offer assistance. They
transported her to a Las Vegas hospital, where
she was treated for minor injuries and released.
By that time, her identification as wanted Idaho
suspect Ashely Ford had been established, and
she was subsequently arrested on the outstanding
Idaho warrant for accessory to second-degree
murder and as a material witness in the case.
She is currently being held at the Clark County
Detention Center in Nevada.
Nampa Police say that back on March 10, James
Mancuso, age 32, was involved in a fight with
Robert L. Stevens in front of a Nampa home. In
the course of the altercation, police allege
that Mancuso stabbed Mr. Stevens. Mr. Mancuso
then fled the scene with Ashley Ford. The
victim, Mr. Stevens, was transported to a
hospital, where he died the following day.
Mr. Mancuso and Ms. Ford were being sought in
connection with that southern Idaho murder, when
the car they were driving was spotted a couple
of weeks later, hundreds of miles north in
northern Bonner County near Race Track Road.
Police in Bonner County pursued the couple in
stormy, muddy conditions, at times traveling off
road. The couple was able to elude officers, and
their vehicle was later found abandoned. Soon
afterward, the Bonner County Sheriff's office
received a report that a white Toyota pickup had
been stolen in that same area. It was suspected
the couple had stolen that vehicle.
No trace of the couple was found, until 10 days
after they had been pursued in Bonner County,
when the stolen white Toyota pickup was
recovered abandoned April 2 in the Spokane
Valley. Since then, there has been no further
news on the at-large couple until Ms. Ford was
found and arrested in Las Vegas, that arrest
occurring on May 4.
Nampa Police detectives traveled to Las Vegas to
interview Ford about this case. “The Nampa
Police Department is thankful for the assistance
of the LVMPD in locating and apprehending Ashley
Ford. We hope that by finding her that it will
speed up the apprehension of James Mancuso,”
said Nampa Police Sergeant Tim Riha. “Our
detectives are in Las Vegas and are still
actively working this case to bring justice for
the victim in this brutal crime.”
The Nampa Police Department is still looking for
Mancuso. His last known location was in Las
Vegas on May 3. His current location is unknown.
He possibly has grown a goatee and usually wears
glasses. Mancuso may be driving a gray or silver
GMC 4WD pickup. The year and license plate of
the vehicle are unknown.
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