GUTHRIE — The suspect in a Stillwater double homicide has been jailed on a $10 million bond on charges of shooting at two Langston University police officers before his arrest at a relative’s home on July 28, according to Logan County court records. He has not yet been charged in Payne County.
Theodore DeMarrio McCloud, 36, of Langston, who has a history of drug, gun, and robbery convictions, remains held in the Logan County Jail. He is scheduled for a court appearance on Oct. 9 on two counts of shooting with intent to kill two officers in Langston, a charge punishable by life in prison.
McCloud, whose middle name is sometimes listed as Demarcus, was arrested in Langston at 3:15 a.m. on July 28, about two hours after police responded to reports of shots fired on the 200 block of W. Elm Avenue in Stillwater.
The homicide victims were identified as Stillwater residents Vanessa Henry, 38, and her brother Andrew Rice, 35. Rice’s wife of five days, Carman Murphy, 34, was wounded in the shooting at 1:14 a.m. and taken to the hospital.
Around 2:15 a.m., Langston University Police Department (LUPD) Officer Robert King received a request to locate a double homicide suspect from Stillwater, possibly driving a red Nissan in Langston, according to an affidavit filed in Logan County by Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation Agent Kevin Woodward.
LUPD Officer Stephen Aufleger was driving a marked patrol car when Officer King spotted the suspect vehicle at a residence. The vehicle pulled out without headlights on, and after it stopped in a driveway, Officer King exited the passenger side of the patrol vehicle and ordered the subject to show his hands.
The body camera video captured a gunshot and a flash behind the red Nissan just after Officer King’s verbal command. Officer King took cover behind the patrol vehicle as multiple shots were fired. His rifle malfunctioned, forcing him to switch to a handgun and return fire. The suspect ran behind the residence.
Officers King and Aufleger secured the area and waited for backup. Multiple agencies, including Langston City officers, Stillwater Police, Logan County Sheriff deputies, and Payne County Sheriff deputies arrived to assist.
The officers called the suspect out of the residence and detained him. The suspect was identified as Theodore DeMarrio McCloud, whom Officer King confirmed was the person who shot at him and Officer Aufleger.
The residence belonged to a relative of McCloud, who told Deputy Hunt that the gun was in the laundry room. Investigators found a black Sig Sauer semi-automatic handgun matching the weapon description in the Stillwater double homicide inside the clothes dryer.
After Langston University Police Chief Curtis Stewart requested an investigation from the state crime bureau, OSBI Agent Eli Turley processed the patrol car, which had been hit multiple times by projectiles fired by McCloud. The patrol car sustained damage on the hood, passenger front fender, front and rear passenger doors, and roof. One projectile was recovered from the rear passenger door.
The Stillwater double homicide case remains under investigation, with charges to be presented to the Payne County District Attorney’s Office for review. No charges had been filed in the fatal shooting as of this report.
Court records and the Oklahoma Department of Corrections show McCloud was released from prison about two years ago after serving nearly 13 years of a 15-year sentence for conjoint robbery in 2008. His probation was revoked in 2010, when he also received four concurrent 15-year sentences for felon with firearm offenses, altering a gun’s serial number, and possessing cocaine with intent to distribute, all in Oklahoma City.
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