COCOA —
Three people have been arrested in connection with the murder of a woman in Cocoa.
The Brevard County Sheriff’s Office identified the victim as 39-year-old Danielle Jacobs.
Investigators with the sheriff’s office discovered her body Sunday morning and were busy investigating a home at 1935 Lazy Lane.
The case began as a missing person’s investigation, and according to investigators, that lead them to the home and another location where they found the victim.
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Deputies said Jacobs was reported missing by her roommate on Aug. 30 who had last seen her nine days earlier in Rockledge.
Brevard County Sheriff’s deputies arrested 31-year-old Jessica Brewer, 30-year-old Dhanvantarivisn Cramer and 31-year-old Alexandria Schmidt.
The three suspects were arrested in the last 48 hours. Detectives believe the motive appeared to be drug related.
Investigators said the three women and the victim were involved with manufacturing and distributing meth and the death happened last week because of the drug activities.
Deputies said witnesses told them the suspects attacked Jacobs because they thought she was providing law enforcement with information about their operation.
The home where the attack happened belonged to Schmidt. Officials said they found the body at another location — moved there to try and hide the woman’s murder.
All three suspects were transported to the Brevard County Jail under no-bond status. They have all been charged with first-degree premeditated murder. Other charges include false imprisonment and tampering with evidence.
An autopsy will be conducted to determine how Jacobs died.
