Grand jury indicts suspect for first-degree murder in former Cocoa councilman’s killing
Read full article: Grand jury indicts suspect for first-degree murder in former Cocoa councilman’s killingCOCOA, Fla. – A Brevard County grand jury has indicted Matthew Inklebarger for first-degree premeditated murder in the August killing of former Cocoa City Councilman James “Jim” Wallen, News 6 partner Florida Today reports. The grand jury also returned indictments charging Inklebarger, 42, of Palm Bay with armed burglary of a dwelling and petty theft. Inklebarger’s girlfriend, 44-year-old Cecilia Poteet of Cocoa, was later arrested after police said she pawned Wallen’s wedding ring for $175. The grand jury heard testimony from the Brevard County medical examiner, a Brevard County Sheriff’s Office crime scene investigator, and a Cocoa police detective before returning with the indictments. The State Attorney’s Office will work with federal attorneys to secure custody, and Inklebarger will be held without bond at the Brevard County Jail Complex, the news release said.