BOWMAN, N.D. (AP) - Authorities in southwest North Dakota have identified the victim of a homicide that took place in Bowman over the weekend.
Police in Bowman say the victim was 23-year-old Rhame resident Nicholas Johnson.
Police say housekeeping staff at the El-Vu Motel found Johnson's body on Saturday. Authorities have ruled the death a homicide, but would not discuss details of the case Tuesday.
Bowman Police Chief Chuck Headley says authorities suspect a man and woman from Bowman, who were also motel employees, and a Minnesota man were involved in the homicide. They are in custody in Denver. Headley says the trio will be extradited to North Dakota no later than Sept. 8.
Bowman is a small town in the southwestern corner of North Dakota. About 1,650 people live there.