Indian River County - Tuesday March 12, 2024: A 17-year-old Fellsmere resident has been charged in Monday afternoon's double murder of two young men who were found shot to death outside a home in the Vero Lake Estates neighborhood of Indian River County.
During an afternoon news conference Tuesday IRC Sheriff Eric Flowers identified the juvenile as Jamie C. Mosqueda. He has been charged with two counts of 'Murder Dangerous and Depraved without Premeditation."
Sheriff Flowers also identified the two victims, they are Joseph Cardella of Melbourne, and Logan Thompson of Palm Bay. Both were 19-years-old.
The Sheriff said that Cardella and Thompson had gone Vero Lake Estates to purchase about $3,000 worth of THC vape pens from Mosqueda. THC is the active ingredient in cannabis which causes narcotic and psychoactive effects. A THC vape pen vaporize the THC in the pen allowing the fumes to be inhaled.
A person who was with Mosqueda during the transaction and witnessed the shooting went home and told his mother who then called police, according to Sheriff Flowers. The witness also told detectives where to find the handgun that was used in the murders. They recovered a 9mm weapon with an extended magazine.
Shortly after 3 p.m. on Monday deputies responded to the reported shooting near the intersection of 79th Street and 105th Court.
One of the victims was found in the front yard. The other was found dead in front of a car that had been damaged by gunfire. There was cash scattered about the scene.
