Man wanted in murder of Delaware County delivery driver captured in Ga.

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Friday, December 9, 2016
VIDEO: Delco murder suspect captured in Ga.
VIDEO: Delco murder suspect captured in Ga.

YEADON, Pa. (WPVI) -- A man wanted in the 2015 shooting death of a Delaware County delivery driver has been captured by US Marshals in Georgia.

Rodney Talbo Shelton, 37, of Elizabeth City, North Carolina, was arrested at 1:30 p.m. Friday.

Shelton was being sought for the June 9, 2015, shooting death of 63-year-old Thomas Childs of Aston.

Police say the Marshals followed up on leads Shelton was in the south, staying with a female associate. When police entered the house, he tried to escape, but was quickly apprehended.

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