Police Arrest Vancouver Man in Murder of Alicia Nipp

If anyone has information of the suspect's whereabouts between Saturday February 21st and Sunday February 22nd please call the Clark County Sheriff's Office Tip Line at 1-877-274-6311.

30-year old Darrin Eugene Sanford of Vancouver. Photo: Clark County Sheriff's Office Sex Offender Registration database

(VANCOUVER, Wash.) - Detectives from the Clark County Sheriff's Office Major Crimes Unit arrested 30-year old Darrin Eugene Sanford of Vancouver today ar 6:30 p.m., for the murder of 13-year old Alicia Nipp.

"Sanford is one of a number of transient sex offenders living in the Hazel Dell area. Detectives, working in conjunction with Department of Corrections developed information regarding Sanford's whereabouts on Saturday and Sunday," Clark County Sheriff's Office Sgt. Scott Schanaker said.

"As Sanford is known to frequent an abandoned house in the vicinity of Alycia's murder, patrol deputies familiar with the transients in the Hazel Dell area assisted detectives and Department of Corrections investigators in locating Sanford."

Schanaker says detective's contacted Sanford and determined enough information existed to bring Sanford to the Major Crimes Unit for an interview.

"Based on the results of this interview, detectives determined probable cause existed to arrest Sanford for first degree murder of Alicia Nipp."

Sanford was booked into the Clark County Jail. He will go for his first court appearance tomorrow morning at 09:00 am.

If anyone has information of Sanford's whereabouts between Saturday February 21st and Sunday February 22nd please call the Clark County Sheriff's Office Tip Line at 1-877-274-6311.

Schanaker says there is no further information to be released at this time.