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Police: Mentally ill man who made threats against women arrested near UNTHSC

Daniel Staley in custody at Tarrant County Correction Center
Daniel Staley in custody at Tarrant County Correction Center

This story has been updated with new information. 

Daniel Wayne Staley remains in custody at Tarrant County Correction Center on a charge of burglary.

Staley was arrested at the University of North Texas Health Science Center this weekend. According to Tarrant County records, Staley is being held on $2,000 bond.

Robert Rangel, a detective for the TCU police department, said Staley was arrested at UNTHSC around 6:30 a.m. on Saturday.

Police said Staley, who has a history of mental illness, was near TCU’s campus last month when made threats about wanting to dismember a woman.

He was detained by Fort Worth police on Dec. 24 in the 2800 block of McCart Avenue, according to a report by the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. According to police, Staley texted a crisis hotline and said he intended to kill a woman with a hammer and dismember her.

Staley was found not guilty by reason of insanity after being charged in 2010 with digging a grave in Dallas and removing a foot from a corpse.

Correction: An earlier version of this article incorrectly reported the location of Daniel Staley’s arrest. Staley was arrested at the University of North Texas Health Science Center in Fort Worth.

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