Moment cops swarm Soho 54 murder suspect and 'budding serial killer' Raad Almansoori, 26, in Arizona after he stabbed woman in McDonald's

Chilling bodycam footage captured the moment Arizona cops swooped in on the Soho 54 murder suspect and 'budding serial killer' after he allegedly left a trail of horror across the nation. 

Raad Almansoori, 26, allegedly targeted at least three women in three states before cops caught him, before telling the Arizona officers during his arrest to 'Google the Soho 54 Hotel.'

He appeared to be referencing the murder of prostitute Denisse Oleas-Arancibia in Manhattan on February 8, where he is the top suspect. 

After he was taken into custody in Arizona on February 18, Almansoori became the subject of an extradition row between Manhattan and Maricopa County officials as they felt Manhattan AG Alvin Bragg is too soft on 'violent criminals.' 

Raad Almansoori during his hearing, February 26, 2024, in Maricopa County Superior Court, Phoenix

Almansoori was arrested in an Arizona parking garage after he was tracked by cops through a car he allegedly stole while attacking a woman in Phoenix 

Several police officers and cars descended on the alleged killer as he was snared in the parking garage 

Raad Almansoori, 26, was arrested by police in Arizona, but is the suspect or was arrested for alleged crimes in at least two other states 

In the footage of his arrest, Almansoori was taken into custody by numerous cops and several police cars as they traced him to a parking garage.

In the days before, he had allegedly stabbed a woman and stolen her car, before attacking another woman at a suburban McDonald's, where he stabbed her, dragged her into the ladies room and held her against her will. 

Police say that Almansoori was arrested shortly after he tried to flee in the stolen car and admitted while in custody to the earlier stabbing a few days prior on Phoenix. 

The stolen car was picked up at the parking garage by the city's Real Time Crime Center, leading a large police presence to race to the scene and take him off the streets. 

He appeared to try and flee the scene, but was quickly hauled out of the car as it was surrounded by cops. He appeared to accept his fate, walking out of the car to handcuffs in a ripped grey shirt and jeans. 

Almansoori's brushes with the law date back to Florida last year, when he allegedly sexually assaulted a woman. 

He was accused of threatening to kill the woman and stole her car, before she was able to flee and lock herself in a bathroom to call 911. 

The 26-year-old was reportedly held without bail in Sumter County jail on the car theft, before he was transported to Orlando on more serious charges.

In that case, he was arrested for kidnapping and sexually assaulting another sex worker in Florida, and eventually posted bail in September 2023. 

From there, prosecutors say he bought a plane ticket from Florida to New York on January 26 while still on bail. 

On February 8, the NYPD found the body of Oleas-Arancibia bludgeoned to death in her Soho 54 hotel room next to a blood-spattered iron. 

The suspect in the case, which cops believe to be Almansoori, was then seen walking the streets of Manhattan in his victim's Lululemon leggings. 

After he was taken into custody in Arizona on February 18, Almansoori became the subject of an extradition row between Manhattan and Maricopa County officials as they felt Manhattan AG Alvin Bragg is too soft on 'violent criminals'

A surveillance footage image shows the suspect in the grisly slaying of Oleas-Arancibia, with police saying he was wearing her Lululemon leggings

He is accused of murdering Denisse Oleas-Arancibia, a 38-year-old prostitute who was lying beneath a blanket and beside a broken iron when she was found dead on February 8 

Her death has formally been ruled a homicide (pictured: interior of the room where Oleas-Arancibia was found)

Oleas-Arancibia died of compression to her neck and blunt head trauma, according to a spokesperson for the city medical examiner

Maricopa County Attorney Rachel Mitchell (pictured left) told reporters she's ordered her staff not to cooperate with plans to send Raad Noan Almansoori, 26, back to New York where he's wanted for the alleged murder of Denisse Oleas-Arancibia, 38

Four days later, Almansoori is said to have flown to Arizona from Newark, New Jersey, where was finally snared for allegedly attacking the two women. 

Almansoori was booked into the Maricopa County jail on charges of attempted murder, aggravated assault and theft in connection with the Surprise incident.

He was also charged with robbery, assault, theft and criminal damage in the separate Phoenix investigation. He is being held without bond.

Following the alleged crime spree, John Kelly, a criminal profiler, told Fox News that he was showing disturbing traits of being a 'budding serial killer.'

'It looks like he was on his way, was getting started, so it's a good thing they got him,' he said, noting the 26-year-old's alleged targeting of women and 'disassociation.'  

Almansoori became the subject of a multi-state manhunt this month following the discovery of Oleas-Arancibia.

Sources had previously told DailyMail.com that Oleas-Arancibia was a sex worker, having been spotted days before her death on the streets of Roosevelt Avenue in Queens.

A spokesman for the city medical examiner said Oleas-Arancibia died of compression to her neck and blunt head trauma.

She was unconscious and unresponsive when authorities arrived on scene. She sustained significant head trauma and was pronounced dead by EMS.

Her body was found when wellness calls were made to the front desk throughout the evening for her.

It was also reported that one employee walked into her room, despite a 'Do Not Disturb' sign on the handle, and left after seeing her on the floor under a blanket.

Police said last week that they had been using 'extensive video' to track down the person of interest in the death of Oleas-Arancibia 

Oleas-Arancibia (pictured left) came to the United States five years ago, leaving behind family including one of her sons

The woman's son, 18-year-old Edwin Cevallos, spoke to his mother one day before her death.

Cevallos had been living with Oleas-Arancibia and her nephew in an apartment in Queens.

But he said he saw changes in her demeanor a week before the tragedy. 'She was so nervous and she was worried,' Cevallos told the Daily News.

The teen said he was 'in shock,' adding: 'Everything here in New York reminds me of her. Everything.'

The Ecuadorian native came to the United States five years ago, leaving behind family including one of her other sons.

'My mom, she worked very hard,' said Cevallos, who joined her in the country two years ago.

While the teen conceded that he didn't know his mother's occupation, he said she was 'always working for us to give us the best life in this country.'