Dewey Admiral Daniels Jr. This is Me

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1. 1. Sheriff thinks fugitive still in area after 29 years - Tuesday, 09/23/03

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   Published on: 9/23/2003   Last Visited: 9/23/2003

   Dewey Admiral Daniels Jr., a former Elizabethton resident, has been on the FBI's most wanted list since he fled the Carter County Jail in 1974. He has been featured several times on TV's America's Most Wanted.
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   Henson was a rookie patrol deputy when Daniels stabbed a jailer and made his escape.
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   Daniels "would not hesitate to burn some powder on you" if he was cornered by a law enforcement officer, the sheriff said.
   
   Daniels is wanted by the FBI for armed robbery, interstate flight and felonious assault. The latter charge stems from an incident in 1969 when he kidnapped the police chief of Weaverville, N.C., and used his patrol car to flee after robbing the town's bank of $21,972.
   
   According to newspaper accounts, Daniels persuaded Cleve Honeycutt to drive him around town in his police cruiser before turning on the police chief and leaving him handcuffed to a tree.
   
   Before turning to crime, Daniels was a deputy with the Unicoi County Sheriff's Department in the 1950s. Later, he worked for the Erwin Police Department and then the Johnson City Police Department.
   
   Those who knew Daniels described him as happy-go-lucky.
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   A relative of Daniels, who asked that her name be withheld, remembered him as a "loving and caring" man. "As a little girl, I used to go by the store he ran on the Erwin Highway," she said. "He would give candy to all the kids."
   
   That all changed, she said, when his wife died.

2. 2. The Elizabethton Star

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   Published on: 8/22/2006   Last Visited: 8/22/2006

   Dewey Daniels: The one fugitive Sheriff John Henson would like to catch
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   Dewey Daniels: The one fugitive Sheriff John Henson would like to catch
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   Dewey Daniels is the Five of Diamonds on ÒAmericaÕs Most WantedÓ trading cards.
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   Admiral Dewey Daniels Jr., a former Elizabethton resident, has been on the FBI's most wanted list since he fled the Carter County Jail in January 1974.
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   Sheriff Henson isn't the only person who remembers Daniels.
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   So do two others -- Horace Broome III, who was working at the old Wright's Supermarket in Pinecrest, when Daniels robbed it one Saturday night in December 1969, and Atty.
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   George Dugger Jr., who helped defend Daniels when his robbery trial came up.
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   Other inmates locked in the same cell with Daniels also fled, but later turned themselves in or were caught. Daniels reportedly fled out the back door and around the side of the jail and was last seen headed in the direction of Lynn Mountain.
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   "Sheriff Harry Buckles had men searching for Daniels for several days, but no one ever seen a trace of him."
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   When Daniels escaped from the old Carter County Jail, he had been tried and convicted of robbery in June of 1973, and was awaiting transfer to the state penitentiary. Daniels on December 29, 1969, had robbed Wright's Supermarket at Pinecrest. Horace "Bubba" Broome, only 18 or 19 at the time, said, "It was closing time, around 9 p.m., when Daniels entered the store.
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   That's when Daniels turned and saw him. He shot the deputy in the face and threatened anyone that might try to stop him or enter the store. Broome said Daniels took the bags of money and escaped out the back door.
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   According to newspaper accounts of the robbery, Daniels dropped part of the loot as he scaled the fence. Bloodhounds kept by Tom Peters of the Carter County Rescue Squad were brought to the scene, but it being a rainy night, they soon lost track of Daniels.
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   A few weeks earlier, Daniels had robbed the Jiffy Market at Pinecrest in a similar manner. In addition to the robbery charge, Daniels is wanted for interstate flight and felonious assault. The latter charge stems from an incident in 1969 when he kidnapped the police chief of Weaverville, N.C., and used his patrol car to flee after robbing the town's bank of $21,972. According to newspaper accounts, Daniels persuaded Cleve Honeycutt to drive him around town in his police cruiser before turning on the police chief and leaving him handcuffed to a tree. Daniels remained free until February 1971 when he was arrested after being involved in an auto accident in Knox County and returned to Carter County for arraignment. Attys. George Dugger Jr. and Rondal Cole were appointed by the judge to represent Daniels.
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   As a result, Daniels was committed to Central State Hospital in June 1971, and was not returned to Carter County until February 1973, when he was pronounced sane enough to stand trial.
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   General Lewis May called several witnesses to establish proof that Daniels did know what he was doing when he committed the robbery," Dugger said.
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   However, both Dugger and Sheriff Henson agreed that Daniels was well-mannered and very courteous.
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   Sheriff Henson still considers Dewey Daniels a dangerous man. "I dare say that he won't be taken alive unless you get the drop on him.
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   A few years ago when his mother died, there was a swarm of FBI agents at the funeral, hoping Dewey would show up," Henson said.
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   Before turning to crime, Daniels was a deputy with the Unicoi County Sheriff's Department, and later worked for the Erwin Police Department and the Johnson City Police Department. A few years ago, Daniels was one of three Tennessee fugitives featured in a deck of playing cards from the television show "America's Most Wanted." Each card displayed a mug shot of the criminal as well as statistical data to help the public identify them. Daniels has been featured on "America's Most Wanted" five times.

3. 3. Marion (McDowell) News | After three decades, escapee may still be in Tri-Cities

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   Published on: 9/22/2003   Last Visited: 9/22/2003

   Dewey Admiral Daniels Jr., a former Elizabethton resident, has been on the FBI's "Most Wanted" list since he fled the Carter County Jail in 1974. He has been featured several times on TV's "America's Most Wanted."
   ...
   Henson was a rookie patrol deputy when Daniels stabbed a jailer and made his escape.
   ...
   Daniels "would not hesitate to burn some powder on you" if he was cornered by a law enforcement officer, the sheriff said.
   
   Daniels is wanted by the FBI for armed robbery, interstate flight and felonious assault. The later charge stems from an incident in 1969 when he kidnapped the police chief of Weaverville, N.C., and used his patrol car to flee after robbing the town's bank of $21,972.
   
   According to newspaper accounts, Daniels convinced Cleve Honeycutt to drive him around town in his police cruiser before turning on the police chief and leaving him handcuffed to a tree.
   
   Before turning to crime, Daniels was a deputy with the Unicoi County Sheriff's Department in the 1950s. Later, he worked for the Erwin Police Department and then the Johnson City Police Department.
   
   Those who knew Daniels described him as happy-go-lucky.
   ...
   A relative of Daniels, who asked that her name be withheld, remembered him as a "loving and caring" man.
   
   "As a little girl, I used to go by the store he ran on the Erwin Highway," she told the newspaper. "He would give candy to all the kids."
   
   That all changed, she said, when his wife died.
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   Daniels was waiting to be transferred to a state prison to serve a 10-year sentence when he escaped.