NR 21-01 Man Arrested in Death of his Mother

The Brevard County Sheriff’s Office has arrested 33-year-old, Scott Alan Main of Titusville, for causing the death of 63-year-old, Cheryl Robertson. Main was arrested after an arrest warrant was issued by the Honorable Judge Kenneth Friedland charging Main with Second Degree Murder. Main was also charged with Burglary with battery and Attempted Second Degree Murder for the battery of a neighbor after illegally entering the neighbor’s residence. Main is currently being held in the Brevard County Jail on a No Bond status.

The investigation began during the evening hours of January 24, 2021, when deputies responded to a residence on La Grange Road in unincorporated Titusville after an emergency 911 call was received stating that Main was battering his mother. Deputies arrived to find the victim deceased and Main still in the area where he was taken into custody.

The investigation thus far has revealed that Main became agitated and began threatening people inside the residence. The victim walked outside in an attempt to defuse the situation. Once outside, Main attacked the victim eventually causing her death. During the investigation it was learned that Main then entered the residence of a neighbor, grabbing the male around the neck in an attempt to choke him. Main also struck the male several times after telling the male he was responsible for what had happened to Main’s mother.

The female victim was transported to the Medical Examiner’s Office where an autopsy will be conducted.
Anyone who may have information about this death investigation is asked to please call Agent Don Reynolds of the Brevard County Sheriff’s Office Homicide Unit at 321-633-8413 .

For additional information concerning this News Release, please call PIO Tod Goodyear of the Brevard County Sheriff’s Office at 321-501-7594.