Brevard Grand Jury issues indictments in deadly Merritt Island home invasion
A Brevard County Grand Jury has issued indictments against five men in connection to a deadly home invasion earlier this year.
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A Brevard County Grand Jury has issued indictments against five men in connection to a deadly home invasion earlier this year.
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Investigators said the group of men posed as drug enforcement agents and sheriff's deputies, armed with rifles, when they entered the home March 3
Another arrest has been made in the drug-related home invasion that left one person dead in March. Cory Cabaniss is the fourth person to be arrested in connection with the March 3 shooting death of 25-year-old Matthew Nicol at his Hall Road home in Merritt Island, according to the Brevard County Sheriff's Office. Cabaniss, 25, was tracked down by the U.S. Marshal’s Service Task Force in Franklyn County, Tennessee, where he is being held without bond awaiting extradition to Brevard County. He is charged with first-degree murder. The investigation showed that a group of men wore black...
Matthew Nicol, 25, of Merritt Island was killed during the March 3 home-invasion robbery at a home off of East Hall Road. "In what appears as an attempt to overcome any resistance from persons at the residence, the group dressed in replica attire simulating the appearance of law enforcement," a Thursday afternoon BCSO news release said. "This included tactical pants and shirts, helmets, communication devices, rifles and replica sheriff and DEA patches," the release said. As the group entered the home, they were confronted by Nicol’s pet dog — and one of the suspects shot and killed the ...