Overview
- Scottdale police said investigators identified the couple’s vehicle on Oct. 3 using Kentucky roadside cameras, then alerted agencies that helped locate it at a Maysville hotel.
- Officers obtained a search warrant at the hotel, found Lydia Nelson safe, and took Shawn Prince into custody, with extradition to Westmoreland County pending.
- Arrest records show narcotics and paraphernalia were recovered, and Prince faces Kentucky charges including first-degree possession of cocaine, third-degree possession, and possession of drug paraphernalia, with arraignment set for 10 a.m. Oct. 6.
- Westmoreland County authorities allege Prince abducted Nelson at gunpoint, held her in a wooded area, and forced her to travel toward Kentucky while issuing violent threats.
- Pennsylvania officials and local reports indicate he faces a kidnapping case in that state, though the full slate of charges remains unsettled until extradition.