On the morning of December 13, 2019, 46-year-old Clayton Nelson was found gravely wounded in a car that had pulled into the West Fred Meyer parking lot in Fairbanks after friends tried to rush him to the hospital; he was pronounced dead at Fairbanks Memorial Hospital a short time later.

Talbott allegedly rammed the vehicle Nelson was riding in with the stolen car. The next day Nelson returned with three friends; a fight broke out when Talbott refused to give back keys. As Nelson and the others attempted to leave, Talbott fired five shots toward the departing car, shattering the rear window and striking Nelson in the neck. Friends stopped at the Fred Meyer lot because of severe bleeding; troopers noted Talbott had a cut on his forehead and a witness said Talbott asked that his gun be hidden and for police not to be told.

Arrests and charges followed: Brian Talbott, 43, was taken into custody and charged with first- and second-degree murder; a not-guilty plea was entered on his behalf and bail was set at $1,000,000. Does anyone have information about Nelson’s final hours or saw the vehicle leaving toward the hospital that morning?