A nationwide manhunt is underway for a man from Clifton Park, New York. Daniel J. Murray, 36, is accused of telling a bank teller in St. George, Utah “We are on a mission to kill the president of the United States”.
Daniel opened an account with Zion’s First National Bank in Utah on 19th May, depositing $85,000. He had asked the bank if it was solvent and said to staff “With all this mess going on under President Obama with the banks and economy, I’m sure if citizens happen to lose their money, they will rise up and we could see killings and deaths.”
Eight days after this he returned to the bank to withdraw $12,698. He was advised that he didn’t have the correct identification and allegedly said “Not to be disrespectful, but if I don’t get this money, someone is going to die.” The Bank’s manager intervened and agreed to hand over the money. The next day he returned to withdraw the rest of the money, all $72,000 and closed the account.
The bank teller told Secret Service agents that while she counted the cash, Murray began to ramble. “We are 94 million miles from the sun, and are in between the sun and moon, and the eagle that flies between them, and it’s a giant step for mankind,” he reportedly said. “I have traveled thousands of miles to be here and know things that are going to happen. … The banking system will fail and people will die. … There will be chaos in the world.”
He then said the words that made him the subject of a nationwide search “we are on a mission to kill the president of the United States.”
Police have said that Murray has eight registered firearms, including semi-automatic pistols and revolvers, some capable of carrying 15 rounds of ammunition at a time.
Neighbors of the man have said that they used to call him Cape Man as he would sometimes stroll down the road wearing a cape, talking to himself and gesturing wildly. His father Michael Murray also said of his son “He’s sick. He’s been sick for about 10 years,”. He also added that Daniel is mentally ill and not dangerous.
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The Secret Service have confimed that they have arrested fugitive Daniel J. Murray. The arrest was made at about 7pm of Friday 5th June in the parking lot of the Riverside Resort Hotel and Casino in Laughlin, Nevada, by local police and Secret Service agents. “He was arrested without incident” according to Malcolm Wiley with the US Sercret Service. He would not give any more information about the arrest or confirm how they knew Murray’s whereabouts.
A photo of the man who was being hunted by the Secret Service and Police across the US. Not arrested and in custody with the US Sercret Service.
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