Alexis Naomi McCrary

TIFTON — Two individuals have been arrested in connection to the July 30 death of Eldorado Food Mart owner Akhtar “Oscar” Perveez, according to a GBI press release.

The release states that on August 16, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) took warrants on the following individuals for the murder of Perveez, age 55:

Caleb Day, 21, has a warrant for armed robbery and felony murder. He remains at large.

Nathaniel Day, 21, has been charged with armed robbery and party to the crime of felony murder. Nathaniel Day is currently incarcerated at the Ben Hill County Jail on an unrelated charge of armed robbery.

Alexis Naomi McCrary, 21, has been charged with armed robbery and party to the crime of felony murder. On Monday, Aug. 20, McCrary turned herself in to the Tift County Jail.  

On Monday, July 30, the Tift County Sheriff’s Office requested the GBI to assist in a death investigation at the Eldorado Food Mart on Highway 41 in Tift County where Perveez, store owner, was killed during a robbery. The release states a GBI Medical Examiner ruled his death a homicide by gunshot wound.

Investigators followed leads obtained during this investigation that led them to Caleb Day, Nathaniel Day and McCrary.  

This joint investigation remains active and ongoing.

Anyone with information on their whereabouts is urged to contact the GBI at 229-777-2080 or the Tift County Sheriff’s Office at 229-388-6021.