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Jay Clayton Nelson

Case from Detroit Lakes, MN dated Nov 10, 2018

Victim Details

Jay Clayton Nelson

Male

White / Caucasian

Detroit Lakes

MN

2018-11-10

53

Jay

Clayton Nelson

06/28/2026

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Jay Clayton Nelson, age 53, passed away on November 10, 2018. He was born on July 8, 1965, in Detroit Lakes, Minnesota. Nelson had a distinguished career in law enforcement, serving as the Chief of Police in Lake Park, Minnesota, and working as a deputy sheriff for Becker County, among other roles. On the evening of November 10, 2018, Nelson was found deceased in a vehicle on a logging trail near Yellowhead Trail, approximately half a mile east of the trail. The Becker County Sheriff's Office re ...
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