Jere Melo Fort Bragg Murder: Father Says Son May Have Killed Before

The father of a man suspected of killing a popular city councilman in Fort Bragg, Calif., told ABCNews.com his son may have murdered someone else in August, just months after he said the legal system ignored concerns about his son's behavior.

Aaron Bassler, 35, is currently suspected of killing city councilman and former Fort Bragg mayor Jere Melo while Melo patrolled forestland on a private timber company adjacent to California's Noyo River. Aaron Bassler, who is believed to be schizophrenic, was tending two small opium poppy fields when he allegedly shot Melo with a rifle, according to police.

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