Cleveland fugitive charged in 2022 murder captured with loaded gun at deli

CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) – A man wanted for the 2022 murder of a Cleveland teenager is now behind bars after trespassing at a local deli with a loaded gun, according to investigators.

Agents with the Ohio Investigative Unit arrested 20-year-old Marcus McCargo and another man last Thursday outside of the E. 81st Deli in Cleveland.

According to OIU, McCargo was carrying firearm equipped with a machine gun conversion device, known as a “Glock switch,” and a loaded extended magazine.

When agents attempted to stop the men from driving away, OIU said McCargo “tried to elude capture by rapidly accelerating in reverse, then forward, into an agent’s police vehicle.”

At the time of his arrest, McCargo was a fugitive who had been wanted since August 2023 following his indictment for the murder of 18-year-old Samell Watt.

According to Cleveland Police, Watt was fatally shot on June 1, 2022 while walking down Anson Avenue in the city’s Broadway-Slavic Village neighborhood.

McCargo was indicted on multiple charges, including aggravated murder, aggravated robbery, and felonious assault.

He pleaded not guilty at his arraignment Tuesday morning and is currently being held in the Cuyahoga County Jail on $1,000,000 bond.

Four other men charged in connection with the 18-year-old’s murder are currently in prison.

Court records show Sherman Worley Jr., Shermar Worley, William Worley III and Izayaih McCoy were recently sentenced after pleading guilty to reduced charges.

In addition the murder case, McCargo also faces felony gun charges and other offenses in connection with his recent arrest by OIU agents.

OIU has not released the name of the armed man arrested at the deli with McCargo as they have not yet been officially charged.

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