SALEM, Ore. (KPTV) – A man who was wanted for attempted murder in Salem has been arrested in California, according to the Salem Police Department.
Police said 62-year-old Daniel Ray Myers was arrested by California Highway Patrol around 8 p.m. on Thursday in the Buttonwillow area near Bakersfield, California. No other details about his arrest are known at this time.
Myers was wanted in connection with an attempted murder investigation stemming from an incident reported around 9 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 10.
According to investigators, Myers and the victim were together in his car making online food delivery orders when he drove her to a secluded area in West Salem. The victim told police Myers tried to sexually assault her and stabbed her multiple times when she resisted. Police said Myers allegedly held the victim in his car while she tried to escape.
Salem police are looking for Daniel Ray Myers, wanted for attempted second-degree murder.(Salem Police Department)
The victim was eventually able to convince Myers to let her go at a Walgreens in Keizer to get first aid supplies, police said. Store employees then called the police.
Officers found the victim at the store and took her to Salem Hospital for treatment. Police said Myers left the scene before officers arrived, and his whereabouts are currently unknown.
Police said Myers was wanted on charges of attempted second-degree murder and other felony crimes. Investigators believed he may have access to guns and warned people not to approach him.
“We’re just reaching out and trying to cast as wide of a net for people to try and locate him,” Sgt. Jonathan Hardy said. “We’ve shared information with local and law enforcement across the state, and so that’s been pushed out as far as we can, and we’re hoping that it will result in locating where he’s at.”
Melanie Palmer, who lives near the Walgreens, saw what happened on Facebook.
“It’s scary because you never truly know anybody,” she said. “I’m glad she’s going to be physically okay. Mentally and emotionally, that’s to see what happens in the future for her. I hope they find the guy, and I hope that he gets a long sentence because what he did is not okay.”
Hardy said thankfully, the woman’s injuries are not life threatening and she is out of the hospital.
“It appears she did everything that she should have done,” he said. “When her life was threatened, when her safety was threatened, she fought back but then was also able to switch gears to negotiate when it was time to negotiate and likely use her relationship with the suspect and get him to a point where she could get out of the car.”
Police said Myers will be extradited to Oregon at a later date to face multiple charges, including second-degree attempted murder.
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