November 6th Arrest

“ Papa Gut I'm his mother.he lies he went to jail cause he hit me and his grandmother and his grandmother was dying ”

“ So, she actually deserved that one thing for what she did. ”

Daniel's mugshot, circa 2017.

On the 6th of November 2017, a date which will forever live in infamy, Elisabeth Shimer, now paralyzed and in a wheelchair, was suddenly and deliberately struck by an 18-year-old Daniel, following tenuous claims of Elisabeth cornering him. Due to this altercation, the authorities were called, which resulted in Daniel Larson's first ever arrest. Afterward, Daniel was soon placed under police custody, and after court, he was sentenced to 44 to 45 days in jail for assaulting his mother, just 9 days before his birthday.

This arrest substantiates claims of Daniel's violent behavior, even before his online activity, and more importantly, claims of Daniel frequently physically abusing his mother (and to a lesser extent, his grandmother). although, after this, it seems as though Daniel was placed under Nancy's care once more.

The Incident

“ After, basically, 15 years of my parents hitting me with belts, my dad asking me to smoke cigars as a child, I... um.. decided to push my mother out of the way one time when she cornered me, when I was 18, and they called that assault. ”

In an interview conducted on July 8, 2021, Daniel elaborated on his side of the situation.

At the beginning of the video, Daniel claims that his time with his parents was a "traumatizing experience", elaborating on his statement by stating his parents "hit him with belts for 15 years", and even more, his father, Travis Larson, made him smoke cigars as a child. This is most likely not true, given Travis and Elisabeth's splitting in 2010, and Travis wanting absolutely nothing to do with Daniel. It's even more unlikely for his mother, given that she was in a wheelchair, and physically incapable of hitting him with belts, especially given that Daniel was taken away by the state of Colorado for being neglected due to her disability making it hard for her to care for him.

However, Daniel used his anger from these tenuous claims of abused as a justification for pushing his mother, which happened after she "cornered" him. After this, the authorities ended up being called, and 3rd degree assault charges were promptly pressed on Daniel. However, it's called into question if the only thing Daniel did was shove Elisabeth, as his charges say otherwise. According to his criminal record along claims from Elisabeth, Daniel did not only shove her, but also struck his wheelchair-bound mother.

3rd degree assault is defined as, "Assault in the third degree is the lowest tier of assault charges. It occurs when someone inflicts physical injury – a bodily impairment or substantial pain – on another person. The injury can be intentionally inflicted, but it can also result from recklessness or criminal negligence." meaning that if the authorities were called, it means that Elisabeth had endured so much physical abuse from Daniel to the point where she had injuries, justifying his sentencing. Despite this, Daniel adamantly claimed, quote, "she deserved that one thing, for what she did", what she did being his unsubstantiated claims of abuse.

After this, Daniel then says that his charges were "dropped" and they "lifted the case" after he apparently took the situation to court, though this is obviously untrue, given the nature of the assault, his sentencing, and the fact this incident was never expunged from his criminal record. Daniel, ironically, goes on to say that he wants to stop abuse against those with disabilities, not considering his mother's deteriorating health at the time.

Video

Transcript

Transcript

Daniel: ...an ambulance, without my family. [The video cuts] Daniel: Now, if you don't call that a traumatizing experience, I don't know what would. [The video cuts] Daniel: After - basically - 15 years of my parents hitting me with belts, my - dad asking me to, uh, smoke cigars as a child - I, um, decided to push my mother out of the way one time when she cornered me - when I was 18 - and they called that assault, and I went to jail for 45 days. *sigh* [The video cuts] Daniel: But if my mother- [The video cuts] Daniel: ...was the one that was abusing me - my whole life - and never got in trouble and I get one thing to her and went to jail for 45 days. [The video cuts] Daniel: I did one thing, she did like 150 things. [The video cuts] Daniel: She should be the one to get the blame. In the end, [making finger-quotes] "god' has a golden rule - treat other the way you want to be treated. So she actually well deserved that one thing for... what she did. [The video cuts] Daniel: I took this to court, and I told them. Believe it or not, they lifted the case because they listened to me. My mother still doesn't have a restraining order and she should. [The video cuts] Daniel: It pisses me off that I get treated better by celebrities than my own family - better by my own fans - than my own family. [Looks side-to-side and eats a biscuit] [The video cuts] Daniel: I'll be creating three movements: stop abuse with people towards disabilities, treat others the way you want to be treated, and stop abuse. Please help me spread the message.

The Charges

Daniels Criminal record.

• CHARGE 01
  • CHARGE LITERAL ASSAULT 3RD DEGREE
  • TYPE/LEVEL MISDEMEANOR
  • OFFENSE DATE 11/06/17
• CHARGE 02
  • CHARGE LITERAL DAMAGE PROPERTY CRIMINAL MISCHIEF - UNDER $300
  • TYPE/LEVEL MISDEMEANOR
  • OFFENSE DATE 11/06/17

--- COURT ---

• CHARGE 01
  • CHARGE LITERAL ASSAULT 3RD DEGREE - AT-RISK-KNOWING RECKLESS INJ
  • TYPE LEVEL FELONY
  • OFFENSE DATE 11/06/17
  • DOCKET D0302017CR003970
  • COURT DISPOSITION DISMISSED BY DA
• CHARGE 02
  • CHARGE LITERAL DAMAGE PROPERTY CRIMINAL MISCHIEF - UNDER $300
  • TYPE/LEVEL MISDEMEANOR
  • OFFENSE DATE 11/06/2017
  • DOCKET D0302017CR003970
  • COURT DISPOSITION DISMISSED BY DA
• CHARGE 03
  • CHARGE LITERAL CRIMES AGAINST PERSON HARASSMENT-STRIKESHOVEKICK
  • TYPE/LEVEL MISDEMEANOR
  • OFFENSE DATE 11/06/17
  • DOCKET D0302017CR003970
  • COURT DISPOSITION GUILTY
  • SENTENCE 44 DAYS IN JAIL