Fugitive Nicholas Watson Apprehended By Sheriff’s Office
By Wayne Ivey, Brevard County Sheriff // February 20, 2015
Fugitive of the Week arrested
BREVARD COUNTY, FLORIDA – Earlier this week, members of the Brevard County Sheriff’s Office Fugitive Unit arrested Nicholas Joseph Watson who had been listed as the Fugitive of the Week as part of our Turn ‘Em In Tuesday program.
My advice would be that if you find out you are listed as the “Turn ‘Em Tuesday” Fugitive of the Week, you need to just go ahead and turn yourself in because the citizens of Brevard County and the Brevard County Sheriff’s Office Fugitive Unit are gonna be hot on your trail.
Watson was arrested at an apartment complex in Titusville and was subsequently transported to the Brevard County Jail where he is being held with no bond.
Watson’s arrest was the direct result of citizens working closely with members of our Fugitive Unit who provided information on Facebook and through contact with our Agents to confirm the location where Watson was hiding to avoid arrest.
At the time of his arrest, Watson admitted that he knew he had been listed as the Turn ‘Em Tuesday Fugitive of the Week and that he was trying to evade arrest with the assistance of his friends.
My advice would be that if you find out you are listed as the “Turn ‘Em Tuesday” Fugitive of the Week, you need to just go ahead and turn yourself in because the citizens of Brevard County and the Brevard County Sheriff’s Office Fugitive Unit are gonna be hot on your trail.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Brevard County Sheriff Wayne Ivey has been a law enforcement officer for over three decades. Sheriff Ivey is a graduate of the FBI National Academy and has a Bachelor’s Degree from Daytona State College in Management and Supervision. Sheriff Ivey’s background in law enforcement is inclusive of Management, Criminal Investigations, Narcotics, Patrol Services, Public Integrity Investigations, and Corrections.
Prior to being elected in 2012, Sheriff Ivey served the citizens of the State of Florida as a Resident Agent in Charge for the Florida Department of Law Enforcement. As a member of the Florida Department of Law Enforcement Sheriff Ivey developed and created the country’s first ever statewide Task Force on Identity Theft.
That same year the Task Force was named one of the top five most innovative programs in the country by the International Association of Chiefs of Police and investigated approximately 44 million dollars in fraud cases. Additionally, as a member of FDLE, Sheriff Ivey created the Child Abduction Response Team (C.A.R.T) that re-defined the way Child Abduction cases are conducted throughout the country today.
Brevard County Sheriff Wayne Ivey has been a law enforcement officer for over three decades. Sheriff Ivey is a graduate of the FBI National Academy and has a Bachelor’s Degree from Daytona State College in Management and Supervision. Sheriff Ivey’s background in law enforcement is inclusive of Management, Criminal Investigations, Narcotics, Patrol Services, Public Integrity Investigations, and Corrections.
The program was later selected as the most innovative program in the country by the International Association of Chiefs of Police and is now used as a nationwide model in the response and investigation of child abductions.
Sheriff Ivey has testified before the United States Congress on law enforcement related matters and has extensive experience in the area of Public Integrity Investigations. Sheriff Ivey was honored as the Florida Department of Law Enforcement’s Special Agent of the Year (1996) and was also recognized by the Commissioner of the Florida Department of Law Enforcement for his Outstanding Contributions to Criminal Justice. In August of 2011 Sheriff Ivey was honored by the National Organization of Victims Advocacy for his work at the national level as an advocate of victim’s rights and protection.
Sheriff Ivey speaks regularly on topics such as Identity Theft, Crime in America, Human Trafficking, Domestic Violence, and Self Defense through Mental Preparedness. Sheriff Ivey firmly believes that Crime Prevention and Education are vital to reduce our crime rate and protect our community.
