Accused murderer arrested while trying to board cruise ship in Florida, deputies say

This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. ©2026 FOX News Network, LLC. All rights reserved. Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. Market data provided by Factset. Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions. Legal Statement. Mutual Fund and ETF data provided by LSEG. A man wanted on a felony warrant spent about 90 minutes in the Pacific Ocean off Will Rogers State Beach before Los Angeles County lifeguards surrounded him and helped take him into custody. (Credit: FOX 11 Los Angeles) A group of would-be cruisers hoping to sail the high seas instead landed at what a Florida sheriff dubbed his "Iron Bar Lodge" after deputies encountered six passengers with outstanding warrants or alleged probation violations at Port Canaveral. "Oh Ship!!" Brevard County Sheriff Wayne Ivey wrote in a social media post recounting the busy day for deputies at one of the world’s busiest cruise ports. The most serious case involved Martell Murray, 24, of Georgia, who was taken into custody on an out-of-state fugitive warrant alleging he violated conditions of his release in connection with pending murder charges, according to the sheriff