ID man wanted in ND shooting arrested

KETCHUM, Idaho (AP) — A south-central Idaho man wanted on a warrant alleging he shot another man in the oil patch city of Williston, N.D. has been arrested in Idaho and is jailed on $250,000 awaiting extradition.

The Idaho Mountain Express reports (http://bit.ly/LTPnrq ) 37-year-old William Arthur Owens was arrested on May 23 at a bar in Bellevue.

Court records say Owens is charged with shooting 25-year-old Kenneth Moore Jr. of Boise multiple times early on March 10, in a vehicle outside a Williston apartment complex.

The warrant said Owens was wanted on a charge of attempted murder.

An extradition hearing is set for June 20 in Magistrate Court in Blaine County.

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Information from: Idaho Mountain Express, http://www.mtexpress.com

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