Arrest made in sexual battery case

A 58-year-old homeless man identified by police as a sex offender from South Carolina was arrested Dec. 23, 10 days after he reportedly sexually battered a woman inside her south Jacksonville Beach apartment. Jacksonville Beach police reported that Fred Ellis Jr. was arrested after DNA recovered at the scene of the crime was identified. Police also said they recovered an iPad and cell ph...

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