WEBSITE AT NEWS. 4 JAX DOT COM REPORTING LIVE CORLEY PEEL CHANNEL 4, THE LOCAL STATION.
>> CORLEY, THANK YOU. SHOT AND
KILLED AT CLOSE RANGE WITH HIS
2 YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER CLOSE BY
TONIGHT WILL MARK ONE MONTH
SINCE THE MURDER OF THIS SAINT
JOHNS COUNTY, FATHER OF 4 ON A
QUIET STREET AND IN
JACKSONVILLE BEACH
NEIGHBORHOOD. FOR THE FIRST
TIME, THE WIDOW OF SAINT JOHNS
COUNTY MAN, JARED BRIGHT
AGAIN, IS SHARING HER FAMILY’S
PAIN. AND THIS COMES AS
DETECTIVES STILL SEARCH FOR
THE KILLER.
>> IF YOU DON’T CARE ABOUT OUR
FAMILY LIKE SOMEONE’S OUT
THERE THAT DID THIS, THEY
DIDN’T CARE. THERE’S A CHILD
IN THE COURT. YOU CARE THAT HE
WAS A GREAT GUY. THEY DO
EVERYONE SHOULD CARE ABOUT
THAT.
>> AND TONIGHT, KIRSTEN BRIGHT
AGAIN SHARES HER STORY ONLY
WITH NEWS, 4 JAX REPORTER VIC
MICOLUCCI. HE JOINS US FROM
THE SCENE OF THE MURDER ON
SANCTUARY WAY BACK.
>> STACEY, IT IS A CRIME THAT
HAS SHAKEN UP THIS COMMUNITY.
WE HAVE HEARD FROM THE
NEIGHBORS WHO ARE CONCERNED
NOW FOR THE FIRST TIME WE’RE
HEARING FROM JERRY BRIGHT
AGAINST WIFE. SHE IS OBVIOUSLY
DEVASTATED, FRUSTRATED AND
STILL FRIGHTENED FOR HER OWN
FAMILY’S SAFETY. IT HAPPENED
BACK THERE. AND RIGHT HERE WE
SEE A SMALL MEMORIAL WITH THIS
NEW SIGN THAT IS THE TRUCK
THAT DETECTIVES ARE LOOKING
FOR.
>> THESE VIDEOS GIVE US A
GLIMPSE OF WHO JARED BRIGHT
AGAIN WAS. I LOVE MY DAD
BECAUSE SOMEONE WHO LOVED HIS
FAMILY, HUMBLE AND HUMOROUS. A
SUCCESSFUL SOFTWARE ENGINEER.
BUT A HANDS ON FATHER OF 4 9
YEAR-OLD TWINS, LIAM AND ABBY
FROM A PREVIOUS MARRIAGE. 2
YEAR OLD BEXLEY INTO NEWBORN 6
MONTH OLD LONDON
>> THE MINUTE YOU MET YOU KNOW
SOMEONE WITH WHO HE WAS. HE
HONESTLY WAS THE BEST DAD.
WHENEVER I NEEDED A BREAK
SCOOP UP ALL THE KIDS TOOK
THEM OUT, DID SOMETHING OR TO
COME OUTSIDE AND GAVE ME A
MINUTE TO CATCH MY BREATH.
>> FOR GERRIT WIFE, KIRSTIN,
THE WORLD STOPPED ON THE NIGHT
OF FEBRUARY. 16TH. HE HAD JUST
DROPPED OFF HIS OLDER 2
CHILDREN AT THEIR MOTHER’S
HOUSE IN JACKSONVILLE BEACH
WHEN HE STOPPED FOR SOME
REASON ON SANCTUARY WAY NEAR
JTB. POLICE BELIEVE IT’S
BECAUSE OF THIS TIRE IN THE
YOU CAN HEAR THE GUNSHOTS IN A
NEIGHBOR’S SURVEILLANCE.
DETECTIVES TELL US SOMEONE
AMBUSHED HIM AT CLOSE RANGE,
KILLING HIM NEAR THE DRIVER’S
DOOR. HIS FLASHERS ON HIS 2
YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER BAXLEY IN
THE BACK SEAT. SHE WASN’T
HURT.
>> WE STARTED DRIVING DOWN THE
ROUTE. WE USUALLY TAKE O 2 THE
BEACH. AND THEY KEPT CALLING
HIS PHONE ONE OF THE POLICE
AND THE UNCERTAIN IT. AND THEN
THAT’S WHEN A NEW LEAK. WE GOT
FEELING WAS WRITING SOMETHING
WAS REALLY WRONG.
>> JUST BEEN WAS IT JUST. JUST
PULLED UP THE POLICE STATION.
US TO BEGIN SEEING THING JUST
TO THE POLICE STATION. BUT
THAT MY DAUGHTER WAS OK.
>> THIS IS PRETTY MUCH WHERE
THE SCENE WAS JACKS. BEACH
POLICE AND ATF AGENTS ARE
WORKING TIRELESSLY TO SOLVE
THE CASE. RELEASING THIS VIDEO
OF A DARK COLORED 2004 TO 2008
FORD F ONE, 50. IT HAS RUNNING
BOARDS. BROWN TRIM AND A
SILVER TOOL BOX. INVESTIGATORS
ARE EXPLORING ALL OPTIONS
LOOKING AT ALL POTENTIAL
MOTIVES AND NOT RULING OUT
ANYONE AS A SUSPECT.
>> OUR DETECTIVES STILL MAKING
PROGRESS.
>> IT’S, YOU KNOW, BECAUSE IT
IS AN ONGOING INVESTIGATION.
THERE’S A LOT WE CAN TALK
ABOUT. BUT I CAN TELL YOU THAT
EVERY DAY THEY’RE MAKING A
LITTLE PROGRESS BECAUSE OF THE
INFORMATION THAT’S COMING IN,
THE INFORMATION THEY’VE
OBTAINED THROUGH THEIR
INVESTIGATION. KIRSTIN, WAS
THERE ANYTHING?
>> THAT HAPPENED BEFORE IT
WOULD HAVE? THEN A THREAT. IT
WOULD HAVE FORESHADOWED. THIS
MURDER.
>> THING. MABRY, I I DON’T GET
MUCH SLEEP IS STABLE. ONLY
LONG. THANK YOU. WHY ORDER?
YOU KNOW IT WAS THERE ANY HINT
THAT THIS WAS COMING AND THERE
WAS NONE.
>> YOU WANT TO MIX A LITTLE
BIT RIGHT AGAINST LOVED ONES
ARE ASKING, BEGGING FOR ANYONE
WITH ANY INFORMATION TO DO THE
RIGHT THING. THE REALITY IS.
SOMEONE WATCHING THIS. COULD
HAVE DONE IT. OR COULD KNOW
WHO DID THIS. THEY COULD BE
WATCHING THIS. WHAT IS YOUR
MESSAGE TO THEM?
>> YOU KNOW, THE CITY. WAS
THERE FOR THE MONEY AND HIS 4
KIDS GET ANSWERS. WE’RE JUST
BECAUSE YOU’RE BASING DECENT
HUMAN BEING LINKED. PLEASE SAY
SOMETHING.
>> NO ONE THAT SERVES TO GO
THROUGH THIS, ESPECIALLY NOT
JARED.
>> REALLY DIFFICULT INTERVIEW
TO DO. IF YOU KNOW ANYTHING,
THE BRIDE AGAIN, FAMILY
BEGGING FOR YOUR HELP. THERE
IS NOW A $13,000 REWARD FROM
FIRST COAST CRIME STOPPERS.
YOU CAN REMAIN ANONYMOUS AND
THERE IS AN ADDITIONAL $5,000
UP FOR GRABS FROM ATF THROUGH
A FEDERAL GRANT TO GET MORE
DETAILS ON BOTH OF THOSE
REWARDS. THE NUMBERS TO CALL.
THEY’RE ON OUR WEBSITE NEWS 4
JAX DOT COM. WE’RE LIVE IN
JACKSONVILLE BEACH, VIC