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 police swooped in on the Soho 54 murder suspect and ‘budding serial killer’ after he allegedly left a trail of horror across the country.

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

He appeared to be referring to the Feb. 8 murder of prostitute Denisse Oleas-Arancibia in Manhattan, where he is the prime suspect.

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

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

In the days before, he allegedly stabbed a woman and stole 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 Almansoori was arrested shortly after he tried to flee in the stolen car and while in custody admitted to the earlier stabbing a few days earlier in Phoenix.

The stolen car was picked up in the parking garage of the city’s Real Time Crime Center, after which a large police force rushed to the scene and took it off the street.

He appeared to attempt to flee the scene, but was quickly pulled from the car as it was surrounded by officers. He appeared to accept his fate and walked out of the car in handcuffs wearing a torn gray 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 stealing her car before she could flee and lock herself in a bathroom to call 911.

The 26-year-old was reportedly held without bail in the Sumter County Jail on auto theft charges before being transported to Orlando on more serious charges.

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

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

On February 8, the NYPD found Oleas-Arancibia’s body beaten to death in her Soho 54 hotel room, next to a blood-stained iron.

The suspect in the case, who police believe to be Almansoori, was then seen walking the streets of Manhattan wearing his victim’s Lululemon leggings.

Four days later, Almansoori allegedly flew from Newark, New Jersey to Arizona, where he was eventually caught for allegedly assaulting the two women.

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

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

After the alleged crime, John Kelly, a criminal profiler, told Fox News that he displayed disturbing traits as a “budding serial killer.”

“It looks like he was on his way, getting to work, so it’s a good thing they got him,” he said, noting the 26-year-old’s alleged focus on women and “dissociation.”

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 after she was spotted on the streets of Roosevelt Avenue in Queens days before her death.

A spokesperson 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 the scene. She suffered significant head trauma and was pronounced dead by paramedics.

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

It was also reported that an employee entered her room, despite a “Do Not Disturb” sign on the handle, and left after seeing her under a blanket on the floor.

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

Cevallos lived with Oleas-Arancibia and her cousin in an apartment in Queens.

But he said he noticed changes in her behavior a week before the tragedy. “She was so nervous and worried,” Cevallos told the Daily News.

The teenager said he was “in shock” and added: “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 mother worked very hard,” said Cevallos, who came to the country with her two years ago.

Although the teen admitted he did not know his mother’s profession, he said she “always worked for us to give us the best life in this country.”