Overview
- A visitor identified as Belinda says she pulled a struggling swimmer to shore near Riomar Beach the morning of March 24, and police later released video of the encounter as a possible sighting of Jesse Scott Ellis.
- Investigators say Ellis’ truck was found at South Beach Park with wet, sandy clothing inside, which they view as evidence that could tie him to the ocean rescue.
- Ellis, 64, is wanted on two counts of first-degree premeditated murder in the March 24 killings of county employees Stacie Ellis Mason and Danny Ooley in the Indian River County Main Library parking lot.
- Police describe the shootings as a crime of passion, noting Ellis and Mason were separating and that Mason and Ooley were believed to be in a relationship.
- Ellis remains at large, and authorities urge the public not to approach him and to call 911 with tips.