Minden, NV - On August 14, 2023, Paul Adam Mulkey—a 42-year-old male from Carson City—was found deceased at the end of Stephanie Way in Minden. An autopsy determined that Mulkey had been murdered.
During the course of investigation into the murder, Larry Allen Arnold—a 48-year-old male from Carson City—and Melissa Nicole Malmstedt (AKA Melissa Clack)—a 42-year-old female from Minden—were identified as suspects.
Both suspects were arrested for the murder of Mulkey on December 30, 2024.
Arnold was arrested in Towner, North Dakota and booked into the Heart of America Correctional & Treatment Center on a no bail warrant from the East Fork Justice Court. Arnold is charged with first degree murder and conspiracy to commit murder.
Malmstedt was arrested at her home in Minden by the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office and booked into the Minden Jail Facility on a no bail warrant. Malmstedt is charged with first degree murder and conspiracy to commit murder.