The Utah Department of Public Safety, or DPS, arrested two men Wednesday for allegedly firing their weapons at a vehicle in 2009, killing one of the occupants, according to authorities.
The DPS Office of State Investigation said in a news release Thursday that Nicholas Dean MacNeil and Aaron J. Paul Campbell were arrested following a 14-year investigation that included interviews and assistance from the public.
Utah DPS investigators arrested Nicholas MacNeil, pictured, and Aaron J. Paul, both known members of the Norteños gang, for allegedly shooting and killing a man on I-15 in 2009.
(Salt Lake County Sheriff’s Office)
The two men are accused of shooting up a green Jeep Cherokee occupied by two men believed to be rival gang members on January 9, 2015, on Interstate 15.
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The shots killed one of the brothers inside the Jeep, the news release read.
MacNeil and Campbell are members of the Norteños gang and both have violent criminal pasts.
But because of MacNeil’s and Campbell’s violent pasts, the statement noted, the safety of the witnesses leading up to their arrests is a primary concern for investigators and prosecutors.
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Requests for more information about the case were not immediately provided.
Requesting mugshots of both suspects, the Salt Lake County Sheriff’s Office said the photos would only be provided after the suspects have been convicted of crimes.
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MacNeil was convicted of aggravated assault in 2015 and a mugshot was provided. Campbell had no criminal record on the Salt Lake County books, according to county staff.
