- Hello everyone, I'm Sheriff Wayne Ivey
and you're watching H.I.T. The Streets.
- [Narrator] They say that crime will rise
to the level a community will tolerate.
In Brevard County we have zero tolerance
for crime, these are the stories.
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- So welcome back to another great episode
of H.I.T. The Streets and boy do we have
an action packed show for you
as tonight's episode is filled with car chases
drug arrests and gun seizures.
Tonight's show is a long one and it's going to be a blast
so go put the popcorn in the microwave
grab a soda and put the kids to bed
because we're about to put some
butts in jail here in Brevard County.
Now we started out after a quick briefing
at our West Precinct and our team hit the streets
and boy it didn't take long for things to start happening
as Agent Aziz Ghawi grabbed Kevin Benish
who was wanted on an active arrest warrant
for armed burglary with an aggravated battery.
The arrest took place without incident
at 801 Dixon Boulevard in Cocoa
and Benish was transported to Brevard County Jail
by our transportation unit on a 65,000 dollar bond.
Our next case happens when Deputy Kyle Schuck
and Agent Shawn Hanigan observe what appeared to be
a hand-to-hand drug transaction that was taking place
at the intersection of Melvin Chatman Way
and King Street near 520 in Cocoa.
As the team set on surveillance,
Deputy Schuck observed a backseat passenger
reaching forward and making hand contact
with the driver of the vehicle
as a Black male was observed outside of the vehicle
and then approaching it, suddenly the rear seat
passenger exited and walked southbound.
The Black male that had approached the vehicle
also walked southbound and the vehicle left northbound
at which time Schuck and Hanigan went into action.
(radio chatters)
- [Man] Save somebody.
- [Officer] Yeah, hey come here partner, how you doing man?
- I'm doing good.
- You all right?
- Yes sir.
- Put your hands up here for me.
- I don't got my ID, I don't want you to search me.
- Just put it right here.
- No wait, wait.
- It looked like you did a hand-to-hand,
put your hands on the dash.
- I ain't do no hand-to-hand sir.
- And you smell like weed.
- Not doing hand to hand, I don't know
what you're touching me for.
Damn man, yo man, God damn.
- Well as you can see from the video
the suspect Dijimon Flagg was able to avoid arrest
and flee on foot as Schuck and Hanigan
were attempting to take him into custody for possession
of the cocaine they found during their search.
While the team briefly pursued him
they quickly returned to the vehicle
to take into evidence the substance they had found on him.
- Possession cocaine.
- Hey it's Dijimon Flagg.
- While the H.I.T. Team along with our
aviation and K9 unit searched the area
we were unable to locate Flagg so Deputy Schuck
obtained a warrant for his arrest
for possession of cocaine, resisting arrest
without violence and possession of drug paraphernalia.
The warrant is still active so if you know
where we can find Mr. Flagg please let us know
by going to Crimeline at 1-800-423-TIPS,
send us an email at wheeloffugitive@bcso.us
or just send us a personal message on our Facebook page
and we'll get the information to our fugitive unit
so they can go corral him and take him to jail.
And as far as Schuck and Hanigan getting dusted
by this guy, well as you know we live in a world
where everybody gets a trophy
so Schuck and Hanigan got the official BCSO Dusted Award
until they can redeem themselves.
OK, our next case takes place
when K9 Deputy Adam Steuerwald observed
a black in color Porsche acting suspiciously
in the 400 block of South Burnett in West Cocoa.
As the vehicle turned south onto Burnett Road
and then west on Brophy Boulevard
K9 Deputy Steuerwald observed the vehicle parking
at a residence at 3613 Brophy Lane
and the Black male driver carrying
a very distinctive backpack in his hand
walking behind the residence after he exited the vehicle.
Steuerwald and additional agents identified
themselves as members of the Sheriff's Office
and ordered the subject and sole occupant
of the vehicle to stop however this subject
then fled on foot and after a brief foot pursuit
the male subject was apprehended behind
3609 Brophy Boulevard by Agent Zac Brown and Mitch Mathias.
An immediate search of the subject,
Nicholas Ray Davis revealed a quantity of US currency
and two rounds of 40 caliber ammunition
at which time Deputy Steuerwald
immediately returned to the back of the residence
where he recovered the multicolored backpack
the male subject had in his hand when exiting the car.
A search of the backpack revealed
a Glock 23 40 caliber handgun,
approximately three pounds of cannabis,
multiple baggies for packaging for the sale
of the cannabis and a good amount of marijuana shake.
In addition to the firearm, the drugs
and the US currency that was found inside the backpack,
approximately 40 rounds of ammunition
from a 40 caliber were also located inside.
Now if all of that was not bad enough
a search of the vehicle produced
a 50 round drum style magazine
for a 40 caliber handgun that was located
on the driver's side floorboard as well as a digital scale
and an empty box of 40 caliber ammunition.
As part of the investigation it was also determined
that Davis is a convicted felon
who has pending cases for habitual driving
as well as was out on a 600,000 dollar bond
for a previous drug arrest that took place in 2019.
Davis was transported to the Brevard County Jail
on a no-bond status for possession of firearm
by a convicted felon, possession of cannabis
with intent to sell and an additional charge
of possession of cannabis under 20 grams.
All right with Davis on his way to the jail once again,
the team went back to work as Agent Kyle Pemberton
and several of our special investigative unit team members
observed a black in color Nissan Sentra
committing a traffic violation in the area
of Duke Way and Cambridge Drive in Cocoa.
- [Officer] I've caught up to it
Dixon and Pineda, I'm going to initiate 10-50.
- [Officer] Hit the button.
(radio chirps)
- [Man On Radio] Southbound on Pineda now.
- [Officer] At Willow and Pineda, black Nissan Sentra.
- [Man On Radio] We're going to be going
eastbound on Willow, come out to Fiske probably.
(engine revs)
- [Sheriff] As Kyle attempted to stop the vehicle
the driver and sole occupant of the vehicle decided to
try and outrun us and our friends in the aviation unit.
- [Officer] Right here, right here, wait.
- [Pilot] Hey guys, he ran straight out
of the car, he went right there between
those trees where you guys are actually
walking up close to the fence,
I couldn't see if he dropped anything,
we're on the other side of him.
- Once captured after fleeing on foot
the driver of the vehicle, Jeremiah Jones
was transported to Brevard County Jail
on a 6,000 dollar bond for fleeing
and attempting to elude, resisting without violence
and driving while license suspended with knowledge.
Man, when are they going to learn
that this is Brevard County and we are through playing
games with those who choose to put others lives at risk.
OK the next lucky person who wanted to go to jail
is Tiffani Hernandez who crossed paths
with Deputy Irrizary or Izzy as we call him
and Agent Hannah Polito after committing
a traffic violation in a burgundy Kia.
K9 Deputy Hubinger utilized K9 Lars to do a free air sniff
of the vehicle and things went from there.
- Dog hit on your car so we are
going to take a look inside your car.
(radio chatters)
- You want to check in my crack too?
- Might as well.
- Sir, I need you to step to the right.
- It's tissue all right.
- [Officer] No I have it.
- [Suspect] It's nothing. (chuckles)
I got it.
A bag of what?
It's nothing, all I had was, I had some weed in there.
- No, you didn't have weed in here.
- A dog don't hit on that.
- That's white powder, bro that's not weed.
- [Woman] It didn't hit, I mean--
You take me to jail for that?
- I'm not going to take you to jail for it but I'm just--
- I don't have anything, I didn't do anything.
- [Officer] It's something.
- [Suspect] No I'm not--
- [Officer] Did you check her bra?
- [Suspect] Yes I did, I didn't do anything, please.
- [Officer] Well.
- I didn't do anything.
- [Officer] Hey trash, all right?
You need to clean out your car.
- [Suspect] Why you doing this?
- Hey, hey.
- Ma'am, stop right now.
Now I'm detaining you
I'm going in your bra because I feel something.
- [Suspect] You don't feel anything.
- I do feel something in your bra.
- [Suspect] Can I please talk to you,
can I please talk to you?
- OK.
- Can I talk to you alone?
Can I talk to you somewhere else?
Please don't take me to jail,
please don't take me to jail.
- [Officer] You're going to jail.
- [Officer] Yeah.
- I'm pregnant, please don't take me to jail.
- [Officer] You're pregnant, you're doing coke and smoking.
- No I haven't did it in awhile,
I haven't did it in awhile, it's been a long time.
- Hernandez was subsequently transported
to Brevard County Jail on a total bond
of 3,000 dollars on charges of possession of Fentanyl
and two counts of possession of drug paraphernalia.
Now our next case happens after
Agent Joe Groski observes a blue Honda Accord
being driven at a high rate of speed
eastbound on Hendry Avenue in Cocoa.
As Agent Groski activated his blue lights
the driver of the vehicle decided to take off
in an effort to elude the traffic stop.
After witnessing the irrational behavior
and unsafe driving of the suspect
Agent Groski terminated the attempt
to stop the vehicle and then within a short period
of time observed the vehicle again
near the intersection of A Street and Pineda Street.
Agent Groski quickly re-engaged the traffic stop
and observed a Black male wearing
dark colored pants and a white shirt
exiting the driver side door and fleeing on foot.
As a suspect later identified as Phillip Sawyer
fled from the vehicle, Agent Groski observed
him running to and entering the front door of 1204 A Street.
As you can see from the video after repeated verbal
commands to exit the residence Sawyer finally came
outside and then took the ride to our beautiful
county jail on a 5,500 dollar bond
for fleeing and attempting to elude
and resisting without violence.
Next up, a traffic stop by Agents Magill
and Weimer and an open air sniff
by one of our K9s produces over five grams
of cocaine and other drugs as well.
- Anything illegal in the car?
- No.
- [Officer] OK, dog alerted to the car
so we're going to search it, all right?
(suspect chatters)
(car horn honks)
- [Officer] That's going to be G037.
- [Officer] G what?
- [Officer] G037.
- What does he got?
- [Officer] He just dropped, that came out
of his pants, he's got something up
in there I just can't get to it.
- What you hiding, what you tucking?
- [Officer] Just be honest with you man
it's only going to get worse if you're not honest.
That just fell out, there's some more stuff
up in there I was just about getting to it.
- [Officer] You didn't answer us.
- Be honest, be honest, we're going to
find it and you're going to jail.
- [Officer] It's a Felony II once you get inside the jail,
it's only a Felony III if you get it out now.
- As a result of the traffic stop
and subsequent discovery of approximately
five point one grams of cocaine,
Pannell Hearn was transported to the Brevard County Jail
on a total bond of 2,500 dollars for possession of cocaine
and possession of drug paraphernalia.
Now our next case finds us with a team
Irrizary and Polito once again
and this time they're trying to stop
a red Mustang after it violated a traffic control device
at the intersection of Mobil Avenue and A Lane in Cocoa.
- [Officer] Red Mustang, two passengers.
- [Officer] Now we're going north on Lincoln
and it's two Black males in a red Mustang.
(engine revs)
We're here, right here, right here.
They just drove through a house
and they're driving west on--
- [Officer] There he is.
- [Officer] They're bailing.
(siren whoops)
- Get down, get on the ground,
get on the ground now, both of you
get on the ground now, get on the ground, get on the ground!
Turn around, turn around.
- [Officer] OK, turn around, I got him.
- [Suspect] Hey, I ain't going to whoop you.
- [Officer] I got him, I got him.
- We got him, we got him.
- [Suspect] Hey, I ain't do nothing, damn!
- [Officer] Get his hand.
- [Suspect] Babe!
- [Officer] You take her out.
- [Officer] I got it.
- [Suspect] Babe, tell them you were driving
babe please, babe please be honest babe.
- If you ain't driving, there ain't no way she'd be driving.
- [Suspect] She be--
- [Woman] That's right, I can't.
- [Suspect] Babe, tell them.
- Come out.
- [Officer] Hey, put your hand back
to that, you're already cut.
- [Suspect] Babe! - [Officer] Stop!
- [Suspect] I'm not going nowhere, babe!
- Hey man. - Hey, relax.
- You're under arrest for fleeing and eluding.
- [Suspect] I wasn't driving!
- [Officer] Relax!
- You are, we just saw you on camera man.
- [Suspect] My wife will tell you I wasn't driving.
- Now what kind of man tries to blame his wife
for running from the police knowing that she would go
to jail when he was the one all along driving the car?
Leonard Lee, that's who, and that's why we took
his butt straight to jail for fleeing
and attempting to elude, reckless driving
and driving while license suspended with knowledge.
To be honest, if I tried to get my wife arrested
for something I did, being in jail
is probably the safest place for me
as I'm married to an Italian Irish redheaded girl
and I already live everyday of my life in fear.
Man, talk about making bad choices.
All right, our next case is another case
where the defendants have apparently forgotten
that if you run from the Brevard County Sheriff's Office
you're only going to go to jail tired.
While one of the subjects bailed out of the car
early on in the pursuit the driver continued
to try and outrun our deputies
and our helicopter for whatever reason.
- [Pilot] Brevard We have multiple vehicles
between us and we are not...,
actually following him anymore.STAR's got him.
- [Pilot] All right, he's pulling into a house
on Georgia Avenue 508 Georgia, 508 Georgia,
he's running on foot northbound on Georgia.
- [Officer] Back here to the left.
(radio chatter)
- [Pilot] Definitely barefoot, no shirt passing Highland.
- [Officer] We're here at North Carolina and Highland.
- [Pilot] Guys I can't tell you,
he's right behind him here at
the corner of North Carolina at 701.
- After bailing from the car in attempting
to flee on foot the suspect Echavion Flewellen
ran in the front door of an occupied dwelling
and was tackled in the living room by our deputies
who were in pursuit, sadly the homeowners elected
not to pursue burglary charges against Flewellen
so he was transported to Brevard County Jail
on a total bond of 5,500 dollars
for fleeing and attempting to elude
and also resisting arrest without violence.
To make matters worse, Flewellen also had an
active warrant for his arrest for the same exact thing
of fleeing and attempting to elude.
That one had a bond of 11,000 dollars.
These little snots need to start understanding
that if you see a STAR Car behind you
the days of running from law enforcement are over.
This is the Brevard County Sheriff's Office
and the only place you're going if you run is to jail.
Now let's head over to Clearlake and Michigan
in Cocoa where Deputy Herb Smith and Agent Tyler Harrell
are conducting a traffic stop on
a 2013 Chevy Malibu with very dark window tint.
Once they approach the vehicle they observe
a bong near the leg of the driver,
De Aundra Gremillion who was then asked
to exit the car along with his passenger.
What happened when Gremillion stepped out of the car
is that his gun, a fully loaded 38 revolver
fell out of his pants and unfortunately for him
he did not have a concealed carry permit.
Gremillion was taken into custody without incident
and was transported to Brevard County Jail
on a bond of 2,000 dollars for carrying a concealed firearm.
So just because we hadn't heard from Schuck and Hanigan
for a few hours it doesn't mean they were taking a break
as they were quickly back into action
as they were conducting a traffic stop
on a U-Haul van near Camp Road
and the jail in Port St. John.
Following a free air sniff by K9 Deputy Tyler Habart
and his dog Colt, Hanigan and Schuck
took to searching the vehicle and guess what they found.
- One and only chance to be honest with us,
dog alerted on the car so we're going to search it.
- [Woman] Jeez.
- Nothing in there?
- No, I didn't know.
- OK, I know it's a rental so it could have been
somebody else but we're just going to double check, OK?
Check that purse real good too.
Various narcotics, looks like methamphetamine,
heroine, cocaine, that's cocaine, meth.
- As you can see in the video, Schuck and Hanigan
during the search located meth and oxycodone
in the van so the sole occupant of the van,
Michelle Ferrell, was arrested and transported
just a short distance to the Brevard County Jail
on a total bond of 4,500 dollars
for two counts of possession of controlled substance
and possession of drug paraphernalia.
OK, so our last case for the night was a doozy
after K9 Deputy Tyler Habart was at it again
with his trusty sidekick Colt
paving the way for another drug arrest.
As Habart stopped a Kia Sportage
for failure to obey a traffic device,
Colt does a free air sniff and well, you'll see.
After a probable cause search of the vehicle
produced 16 grams of meth and approximately
six grams of what field tested positive for Fentanyl,
Christopher Fay was taken into custody
as the illegal substances were found
in a backpack containing his personal items.
Fay was transported to the Brevard County Jail
on a no-bond status for trafficking in Fentanyl
and trafficking in methamphetamine.
Well there you have it folks, another great night
out on the streets with our H.I.T. Team
and another night of working to keep our streets safe.
When are these people going to learn
that we have zero tolerance for crime in Brevard County
and that we will put your butt in jail
if you as much think about committing a crime
or victimizing one of our citizens.
See you next time on H.I.T. The Streets.
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