PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A man accused of slashing a Vancouver woman’s neck in front of her infant child has been returned to Washington to face trial, the Clark County Sheriff’s Office announced Wednesday.
Dariel Nunez-Montero, now 32, was arrested in Kentucky in 2025 on charges related to a large-scale diesel theft operation that resulted in a loss of over $18,000.
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He pleaded guilty to engaging in organized crime in March and was returned to Clark County, where officials say he will now face charges for the murder of 31-year-old Courtney Valencia Clinton.
Clinton’s body was found alongside her unharmed one-year-old son in a parked gray Ford Edge SUV near 300 North Blandford Drive in Vancouver in Nov. 2024…