Suspect wanted for murder of Warren man arrested in Dayton
DAYTON, Ohio - According to a news release from the U.S. Marshals Service, one man suspected of murder in East Cleveland has been arrested by officials.
John Lamar Armstrong, 50, was arrested on Monday, wanted by the East Cleveland Police Department for aggravated murder and by the Summit County Sheriff's Office for rape.
Armstrong is suspected of being involved in the murder of 46-year-old Juvar King of Warren.
On February 4, 2025, King was reported missing after he failed to pick up his daughters.
Then, on March 17, the East Cleveland Police Department discovered King's body outside of a home at the corner of Chapman Avenue and Terrace Road in East Cleveland.
The Cuyahoga County Medical Examiner determined King's death was a homicide caused by a single gunshot wound to the head.
According to the release, members of the Northern Ohio Violent Fugitive Task Force (NOVFTF) and the Southern Ohio Fugitive Apprehension Strike Team (SOFAST) arrested Armstrong in Dayton.
As task force members made their approach to an address in the 3600 block of Delphos Avenue, a round was fired from a firearm inside the residence.
SWAT was activated and eventually took over the scene, ultimately taking Armstrong into custody.
Armstrong, the second suspect in King's murder, will remain in custody in Dayton until he can be sent back to northeast Ohio for the charges against him.
Cuyahoga County Prosecutor Michael C. O'Malley announced on June 18 that Nathaniel Crockett, 28, faces charges including aggravated murder, two counts of felonious assault, kidnapping, arson, gross abuse of a corpse, tampering with evidence and having weapons while under disability.
Investigators determined King traveled to the vicinity of Crockett's Cleveland residence on February 4.
King's vehicle and a vehicle associated with Crockett were then seen traveling through Cleveland and East Cleveland before reaching the location where King's vehicle was set on fire. King's vehicle was found burned in Cleveland on the evening of February 4.
Phone records, surveillance video and DNA evidence linked Crockett to the crimes, according to the prosecutor's office.
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