A 27-year-old Ocala man faces a second degree murder charge after he was arrested in connection with the homicide of 32-year-old Sherman Samuels.
On Wednesday, August 18, around 3 a.m., Ocala Police responded to a homicide located near the 3500 block of W Silver Springs Blvd.
According to the Ocala Police Department, Samuels was shot in the back of the head.
Detectives began investigating the homicide and gathered sufficient information from eyewitnesses and surveillance video that led to the arrest of 27-year-old Tyre Patrick Meggie.
On Thursday, August 19, Ocala Police learned that Meggie was hiding out in the Sleep Inn & Suites near CR-484. The S.W.A.T. team was called out to the location, secured the area, and successfully apprehended Meggie.
Meggie was transported to a local hospital to be treated with a gunshot wound he received days prior. He faces a second degree murder charge and has been given a $150,000 bond.
This homicide is still an active investigation. The Ocala Police Department is asking anyone who has any information to please call 352-369-7000.
