Second arrest for perjury in Ellis murder case

SHARON — A second arrest for perjury has been made as Connecticut State Police continue their investigation of the murder of Sharon resident Floyd Ellis.Ellis went missing in Sharon on the night of Monday, Sept. 20, 2004. His body was found floating in Webatuck Creek four days later on Sept. 24, 2004. His death was determined to be a homicide by the chief medical examiner after an autopsy and review of the police investigation into the case.A $50,000 reward, first offered in 2007 for any information concerning Ellis’ death that leads to a conviction, has not yet been claimed. No one has yet been charged with Ellis’ murder, so the state attorney for the Judicial District of Litchfield applied to order an investigation by an investigatory grand jury “to determine the identity of the person or persons responsible for the homicide of Floyd W. Ellis, Jr.” This application was granted on March 3, 2009, and the first grand jury session was held on July 22, 2009. Over the course of 22 sessions, 73 witnesses testified and 88 exhibits were presented. Three of the witnesses chose to protect themselves against self-incrimination and did not take the stand. The investigation was concluded on Oct. 22, 2010, but the police are energetically pursuing leads and, as part of the effort to clarify what happened on that night in 2004, they are making arrests for perjury.Kevin Holst-Grubbe, 36, of Millerton was arrested by New York state police on Feb. 15. A warrant for arrest had been issued by the Litchfield Superior Court, so Holst-Grubbe was treated as a fugitive from justice. Holst-Grubbe was charged with two counts of perjury in the investigation and was extradited from New York to Connecticut on Feb. 22. He was released from custody on a bond of $10,000. He is scheduled to appear in Litchfield court on March 15.