The man accused of killing a woman in Winter Park will face the death penalty if found guilty, according to the Orange-Osceola County State Attorney’s Office.
The suspect, Scott Nelson, was indicted Monday morning for first-degree murder.
Jennifer Fulford, 56, was reported missing Sept. 27 after she didn’t show up at her employer’s home in Winter Park. She was employed by Reid Berman and his family. Fulford took care of a child and performed other duties at the home on Webster Avenue.
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Nelson was arrested in October at a Jacksonville motel after surveillance video captured him using Fulford’s ATM card, investigators said.
Fulford's body was found in a wooded area near Fenton Street.
Nelson was charged with first-degree murder, kidnapping with a weapon, burglary and carjacking, among other charges.
It’ll be the third case in which State Attorney Aramis Ayala's death penalty review panel decided to seek the death penalty, though the defendant in one of those cases accepted a plea deal in exchange for a life sentence.
The special panel was formed after Ayala lost a legal battle with Gov. Rick Scott, who stripped Ayala of numerous cases after she decided her office would no longer seek the death penalty.
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