JACKSON Tenn (Dec. 27, 2017) — Authorities say they have located an Omaha man suspected of killing his parents and a niece.

46-year-old John Dalton Jr. was taken into custody on Wednesday along Interstate 40 in north Jackson. The U.S. Marshals Service says Dalton was captured without incident.

He’s suspected in the Tuesday night shooting deaths of his parents and his 18-year-old niece in Omaha.

The victims were 70-year-old John Dalton Sr., 65-year-old Jean Dalton and 18-year-old Leonna Dalton-Phillip.

The man previously served time in prison for the death of his wife. According to online court records John Dalton Jr. served prison time for manslaughter in the 1998 death of his wife, Shannon Dalton. He was paroled in 2010.

John Dalton Jr. was pulled over Wednesday afternoon on Interstate 40 in Jackson, around the 85 mile marker. He was traveling eastbound in a Black GMC Terrain SUV.
Dalton is being held in the Madison County Jail.

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AP
Keith Sherley
Omaha World