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Last Eldorado armed robbery suspect arrested

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Last Eldorado armed robbery suspect arrested
Last Eldorado armed robbery suspect arrested
Posted at 7:00 PM, Aug 22, 2018
and last updated 2018-08-22 15:27:15-04

ADEL, GA (WALB) - The final suspect in a recent Eldorado shooting and armed robbery was arrested, according to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation. 

Caleb Day, 21, was arrested in Adel after a warrant was taken out on him for armed robbery and felony murder after Akhatar Perveez, a convenience store owner, was shot and killed on July 30

Caleb was booked into the Cook County Jail and will be transported to the Tift County Jail, according to the GBI. 

Caleb was on the run and the GBI asked for the public's help in finding him.   

The second suspect, Alexis McCrary, 21,turned herselfin tothe Tift County Jail on Aug. 20

A third suspect, Nathaniel Day, 21, was also charged and was already incarcerated at the Ben Hill County Jail, according to the GBI. 

On July 30, the Tift County Sheriff's Office requested the GBI assist with a death investigation at the Eldorado Food Mart. 

The GBI ruled Perveez's death a homicide by gunshot wound, according to law enforcement. 

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ELDORADO, GA (WALB) - A suspect in a Tift County armed robbery and murder turned herself in Monday, according to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation. 

Alexis McCrary, 21, turned herself into the Tift County Jail, GBI officials said. 

Warrants were sought on McCrary for armed robbery and party to the crime of felony murder. 

A second suspect, Caleb Day, 21, remains at large, according to the GBI. GBI agents have charged Caleb Day with felony murder and armed robbery. 

GBI also issued an arrest warrant for Nathaniel Day, 21, who was already behind bars in the Ben Hill County Jail for another armed robbery. 

Arrest warrants were issued Aug. 16 for the three suspects in connection with the armed robbery and murder of Ahktar Perveez, 50, Tift County convenience store owner.

Nathaniel Day has been charged with armed robbery and party to the crime of murder. 

MORE: Identity released of Tift Co. store owner found dead

The GBI said that on Monday, July 30, around 3:25 in the afternoon, Perveez was shot and killed during a robbery.  

Anyone with information is asked to call the GBI at (229) 777-2080 or the Tift County Sheriff's Office at (229) 388-6021.

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