UPDATED 2/25/17 8:30AM: See the full MCSO press release by scrolling down. The release states that starting in late 2016, Wells was tracked down based on tips that he was visiting casinos, and that Mendocino County Sheriff’s Detectives were assisted by the South Lake Tahoe Police Department, the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Douglas County Nevada Sheriff’s Office.
MENDOCINO CO., 2/24/17 — Another suspect in the homicide of Jeffrey Settler has been caught, making six suspects now in custody. Jesse Cole Wells, 32, was arrested in South Lake Tahoe today, Friday Feb. 24 around 4pm. Lt. Shannon Barney with the Mendocino County Sheriff’s Office confirmed the arrest took place with cooperation from two Mendocino County Sheriff’s Office detectives.
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