Investigators with the San Angelo Police Department have obtained an Arrest Warrant for Ben T. Nelms, 20, for the charge of Deadly Conduct in connection to yesterday’s shooting incident at the McDonalds located at 520 N. Bryant Boulevard.
Nelms is alleged to have discharged a firearm in the direction of a 19-year-old acquaintance after a verbal dispute and crash in the restaurant’s parking lot around 2:35 p.m. August 15, 2017. Nelms fled the scene driving a dark pickup truck. Police later located the truck, abandoned, near the 1500 block of Spaulding.
Nelms is also wanted on an outstanding warrant for Endangering a [7-year-old] Child in connection to an incident that occurred in early August, 2017.
If you have information about this suspect’s whereabouts, call Detective Jake Russell at (325) 659-8016. To remain anonymous, tip online at http://bit.ly/SAPDTips247, via text: text TIP SAPD to 888777 and follow the prompts, or call 1-855-TIPS-247.
Nelms is considered armed and dangerous. Never attempt to apprehend suspects yourself; doing so may be dangerous.
(TGCSO Booking Photo 07/15/17)
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