CLEVELAND – Cuyahoga County Prosecutor Michael C. O’Malley announced that a Cuyahoga County grand jury has returned an indictment charging Nathaniel Crockett, 28, for the homicide of Juvar King who went missing from Warren, Ohio in February 2025.

“Juvar King’s family has waited several months for answers. Hopefully, this indictment today helps shed light on this horrific crime.”

Prosecutor Michael C. O’Malley

Juvar King was first reported missing on February 5, 2025, having been last seen the day prior in the city of Warren, Ohio. On the evening of February 4, 2025, King’s vehicle was found burned in Cleveland. On March 17, 2025, King’s body was discovered in an abandoned building on Chapman Avenue in East Cleveland. The Cuyahoga County Medical Examiner ruled Juvar King’s death a homicide resulting from a single gunshot wound to the head.

The investigation was conducted by the East Cleveland Police Department, the Cleveland Division of Police, the Cleveland Division of Fire Arson Unit, and Warren Police Department. Further investigation revealed King travelled to the vicinity of Nathaniel Crockett’s residence in Cleveland on February 4, 2025. King’s vehicle and a vehicle associated with Crockett then were seen travelling through the cities of Cleveland and East Cleveland and eventually to the arson location, where King’s vehicle was burned. Phone records, surveillance video, and DNA linked Crockett to the crimes. The investigation remains ongoing.

On June 17, 2025, Nathaniel Crockett was indicted on the following charges:

  • One count of Aggravated Murder
  • Two counts of Murder (Murder A and Murder B)
  • Two counts of Felonious Assault
  • One count of Kidnapping
  • One count of Arson
  • One count of Gross Abuse of a Corpse
  • One count of Tampering With Evidence
  • One count of Having Weapons While Under Disability

He will be arraigned at the Cuyahoga County Justice Center at a later date.