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Daniel arrived in Phoenix, Arizona on March 18th, 2023 during an unspecified timeframe after taking a bus from Las Vegas, Nevada. The first video that he uploaded after his arrival was a Cashapp shoutout after receiving donations from some of his viewers. Throughout the day, Daniel would upload more shoutouts regarding donations, including one thanking "Ariana Grande" for a $70 donation. Daniel also uploaded multiple videos of him rapping about his travels and his new location. In these videos, his rapping included random statements such as, "I stand up here next to the sphinx" and, "I can't wait to taste the cat in the witches brew". Daniel would then proceed to make a video stating he is no longer taking [https://www.latuda.com/ Latuda], a medication that is commonly used to treat schizophrenia. Daniel addressed this by stating, "I had to take myself off of the Latuda again because it was making my speech blurred and it was making me more confused to where I couldn't think".

In another video, Daniel says that he needed, "20 more dollars" before he could, "be headed to Tucson (Arizona)." He would post again later that day, showing himself in what appears to be a train, monorail or subway (though it is not clear what mode of transportation he took). In the video, it appears to be nighttime and Daniel does not specify where the train is headed. It is assumed he was still in Phoenix, Arizona during these posts. Around the same time, Daniel would post on his Youtube community tab (Daniel Larson NYC) that he had, "... just booked my bus ticket to Tuscan for tomorrow morning", ‘Tuscan’ referring to Tucson, Arizona. One account by the name of Noah S. commented, "What are you gonna do in Tucson?". Daniel simply replied, "Transfer". Another comment read, "I thought you were going to New York", to which Daniel replied, "I am". In another community post that night, Daniel claimed that after going to Tucson, his next destination would be Houston, Texas.

Daniel arrived in Tucson Arizona on March 19th, after taking a bus from Phoenix that morning. Similar to his trip to Phoenix, Daniel did not plan on staying there long, indicating that he would be traveling to El Paso, Texas. After arriving to Tucson, Daniel gave an update to fans in regards to his finances. According to Daniel, he had $50 in his savings account and -$40 in his checking account. The -$40 in his checking account is likely due to an overdraft fee. Daniel further requested $150 from his viewers in order to travel to El Paso, Texas. Daniel would later upload a series of videos of himself eating [https://www.mymochi.com/mochi-flavors/cookies-and-cream/ cookies and cream ice cream] while displaying the box it came in. In one of these videos, Daniel says, "These are amazing, if you haven't tried them you should try them". In another one of these videos, Daniel would say, "Oh my god, with all this cookie dough it's so messy, I literally look like I did something naughty", due to the white ice cream being smeared across his lips and face.  

While in Tucson, Daniel interacted with many strangers, some of whom one can assume are viewers of Daniel. Daniel would post various selfies throughout his time in Tucson with these strangers. A few hours after his first post with these strangers, Daniel posted a video in which he is dancing with five younger men, who also appear to be fans of Daniel. On his Youtube community page (Daniel Larson NYC), Daniel claimed, "My dinner tonight [is] fully free and on a fan". On a few occasions, there were strangers who would purchase or give items to Daniel, supposedly out of kindness alone. In the videos that accompanied their acts of kindness (which were recorded by Daniel), these strangers could be heard talking to him, asking him things such as what he needed in terms of food, toiletries, etc. Although these strangers do not purchase any of the items on camera, it can be assumed they did after the recording stopped. Also, an unknown fan bought Daniel a tent, which he would then carry around with him.

Daniel goes live on Tiktok, documenting his adventures around the city. Daniel begins the live by hiding behind a shopping cart at Walmart. He claims that the white pickup truck is in the parking lot, waiting for him. He says that he notified security of the situation. He also claims the owner of the truck strategically parked it to have a complete view of the parking lot. Daniel also alleges that before he started his live stream, he tried to leave the store but the white pickup truck began to follow him, so he returned to the store. An employee can be heard telling Daniel that he checked the parking lot and there is not a white pickup truck in it. Daniel exits the store and shows the parking lot for "evidence". The white pickup truck is not there, but a black pickup truck drives past Daniel and parks in front of the store, which makes him suspicious. Daniel hides behind a vending machine. Eventually, Daniel decides to flee to a neighboring gas station and runs across the parking lot. While he is running, Daniel claims that a white car sped through the parking lot, and he believed it was attempting to catch up to him. Daniel enters the gas station and asks the cashier to call the police because he claims two cars stalking him and sending him death threats on his live stream. Another employee offers to make the phone call for Daniel. Daniel then proceeds to tell the employee about his internet fame and goes into detail about his alleged stalkers. He gives the employees details on the trucks, and the cashier accompanies Daniel outside to look for the trucks. According to both of them, the parking lot is clear. Daniel returns to the gas station building and continues to watch for the black pickup truck. He then claims that the white car is back and shows an employee. Daniel is then told to leave the store. Outside, multiple customers and employees assure Daniel that he is safe. For the rest of the live, Daniel walks around and gives a motivational speech. He talks about his Autism, his family history, his similarities to Donald Trump, and his fanbase. Daniel apologizes for "messing up" and doxxing people in the past. He also acknowledges the Pinterest board incident and claims he was hacked.  During Daniel's monologue, he documents himself walking close to and trespassing on the edges of properties. In one yard, a dog barks at him. He yells at a dog and immediately crosses the street, almost getting hit by a car in the process. During the live stream, Daniel starts running, multiple times. Each time he claims to see or hear something suspicious. He eventually goes to a Whataburger and asks if he can use an outlet so he can call an uber. Daniel then immediately ends the live stream. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=40JFF0_lZm4 The live stream was uploaded to Youtube by user Acid Gat.]

On March 27th, at around 1 am, Daniel goes live on Tiktok again. He films himself walking through the city and talks about his previous safety concerns. Daniel says he talked to some local business owners, and that they said all of the gunshots Daniel thought he heard, were cars and Fourth of July fireworks. It takes Daniel a few minutes to realize it is March. Daniel proceeds to talk about how many police officers there are and films them as they drive by. At some point, Daniel jogs over a bridge. At one point Daniel states that his Uber app is broken, so he is walking back to the gas station he has previously been at. Later while walking along a street, he films a police car doing a U-turn toward him. He claims the police car parked near him and the officers were watching him. Eventually one of the officers approaches Daniel, who films the interaction. The police officer tells Daniel that the station received multiple calls about Daniel. Daniel tells the officer about his celebrity status and Tiktok. The officer tells Daniel that after he heard the calls, he researched Daniel and had been watching his live, and decided to find him. The officer also tells Daniel he is free to go at any time and is not under arrest. The interaction was a very positive one. After saying goodbye to the police officer, Daniel announces he is going back to the gas station to charge his phone and order an Uber. Daniel ended the live stream shortly before arriving at the gas station. Almost immediately after the live stream ends, the location of the gas station that Daniel went to, is posted on Reddit. Daniel makes a few posts telling fans to stop calling the location he is at. The truck stop was spammed with calls from fans, some attempting to make the staff aware of Daniel's reputation and presence, others simply requesting to speak to Daniel. One person reportedly got a hold of Daniel, but the conversation was cut short after Daniel got mad at the caller for referring to him as "Danny Boy" and "Danderson". Eventually, the truck stopped picking up calls.

Fans joked that Daniel was entering his “anti-Semitic arc” after posting two offensive TikToks, one in which a song from the perspective of Hitler plays, and the other where Daniel hails Hitler. Daniel also posted a video claiming Joshua Block is Jewish.