Suspect arrested in MGM National Harbor casino parking garage murder case
Police arrested Dayon Neal in Charles County more than two years after Daniel Antonio Thomas was shot dead in MGM National Harbor’s parking garage. The suspect had already been named publicly in 2024.
Detectives arrested Dayon Neal in Charles County in the 2024 killing of Daniel Antonio Thomas at MGM National Harbor.
Prince George’s County police said the shooting was reported at the 100 block of MGM National Avenue on May 11, 2024, after MGM Special Police and Security alerted officers. When police arrived, they found Thomas, 37, of Washington, D.C., in the parking garage with gunshot wounds. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
The investigation moved into a fugitive search when Prince George’s County police publicly identified Neal as a suspect and said he was 26 at the time and had no fixed address. In a June 2024 appeal, the department’s homicide unit asked the public for help locating him. The arrest in Charles County came after that search stretched on through 2024 and into 2026.
The U.S. Marshals Service said the Capital Area Regional Fugitive Task Force helped track Neal down. Regional fugitive task forces are multi-agency teams created under the Presidential Threat Protection Act of 2000 to locate and apprehend dangerous fugitives. The Capital Area unit has made more than 102,700 apprehensions since it began, including more than 6,300 people wanted on murder warrants.
Police said Neal faces first- and second-degree murder charges and related offenses. He remained in custody in Charles County as extradition to Prince George’s County was pending. Detectives also said Neal and Thomas did not know each other, and the motive remains under investigation.
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