SWAN VALLEY — A third man has been arrested in relation to the 2022 rest stop murder of 36-year-old Morey Pelton.

William James Burton Jr. is charged with felony accessory for willfully withholding or concealing knowledge of a felony from a peace officer, judge or jury.

Pelton’s body was found on May 13, 2022, at the Lane Clark Rest Area along U.S. Highway 26 between Ririe and Swan Valley.

In October 2024, Gerald Hamlin, 63, was sentenced to three to 10 years in prison for felony accessory.

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In January, Randy Michael Larkin, 63, was sentenced to 25 years to life in prison for the second-degree murder of Pelton.

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According to court docume

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