Please disregard the prior photo of Danny Kelly. It was from a prior incident. Today's booking photo is attached.
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Marion County Deputies were called to the West Coast Bank, 510 Lancaster Drive NE in Salem at 11:55am, to investigate a suspicious individual in the lobby.
Employees reported that the man came into the bank, sat down and took off his shoes ands socks. He placed them, along with several other items in a waste paper basket and left the bank. Before leaving, he placed a small AM/FM radio on the counter next to his items. Witness could see some wires coming from the items in the basket. As he was leaving, the employees said he put some kind of mask on his face. He made no threats to any of the employees and made no attempt to rob the bank.
They described him as a white male in his 20's with facial tattoos and wearing what appeared to be a bullet-proof vest.
Witnesses reported he boarded a southbound Salem-Keizer transit bus. Deputy Casey Burnham stopped the bus on Lancaster Drive and detained the subject. He determined that the tattoos were stick-on tattoos and the vest was homemade from thin sheet metal. The "mask" was determined to be a dog muzzle.
He was identified as Danny Dean Kelly, 23, of Salem. Kelly has a lengthy criminal record. Deputy Mike Bell took him into custody and charged him with Disorderly Conduct and seven counts of Menacing for the fear he instilled in the bank employees. Additionally, his Probation Deputy placed a detainer on him for violating the conditions of his probation.
The bank was closed for approximately two hours. The Salem Police Department's Bomb Squad responded to check the items left behind. They determined they were harmless. The FBI also assisted.
Kelly was booked at the Marion County Jail. As part of his jail processing, he will see a Jail nurse and receive a mental evaluation.
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Marion County Deputies were called to the West Coast Bank, 510 Lancaster Drive NE in Salem at 11:55am, to investigate a suspicious individual in the lobby.
Employees reported that the man came into the bank, sat down and took off his shoes ands socks. He placed them, along with several other items in a waste paper basket and left the bank. Before leaving, he placed a small AM/FM radio on the counter next to his items. Witness could see some wires coming from the items in the basket. As he was leaving, the employees said he put some kind of mask on his face. He made no threats to any of the employees and made no attempt to rob the bank.
They described him as a white male in his 20's with facial tattoos and wearing what appeared to be a bullet-proof vest.
Witnesses reported he boarded a southbound Salem-Keizer transit bus. Deputy Casey Burnham stopped the bus on Lancaster Drive and detained the subject. He determined that the tattoos were stick-on tattoos and the vest was homemade from thin sheet metal. The "mask" was determined to be a dog muzzle.
He was identified as Danny Dean Kelly, 23, of Salem. Kelly has a lengthy criminal record. Deputy Mike Bell took him into custody and charged him with Disorderly Conduct and seven counts of Menacing for the fear he instilled in the bank employees. Additionally, his Probation Deputy placed a detainer on him for violating the conditions of his probation.
The bank was closed for approximately two hours. The Salem Police Department's Bomb Squad responded to check the items left behind. They determined they were harmless. The FBI also assisted.
Kelly was booked at the Marion County Jail. As part of his jail processing, he will see a Jail nurse and receive a mental evaluation.