Sheriff’s Fugitive Agents Capture Armed Escapee While Another Surrenders

By  //  August 19, 2015

Shayne Sylvester armed when captured

Marcus A. Hilbert is 5-feet-6 inches tall, weighs 136 pounds and has ties to the Melbourne Area. (BCSO Image)
Marcus A. Hilbert is 5-feet-6 inches tall, weighs 136 pounds and has ties to the Melbourne Area. (BCSO Image)

BREVARD COUNTY, FLORIDA – Marcus Hilbert, who was this week’s “Turn ‘Em In Tuesday” Fugitive, did the right thing by turning himself in to our Fugitive Agents on Monday at about 1:30 p.m.

Hilbert knew he was wanted after family members made him aware he was the Fugitive of the Week, and reached out to our Fugitive Agents so he could turn himself in.

I applaud Mr. Hilbert for doing the right thing, and for taking the first step toward bringing closure to this issue while trying to get his life back on the right path.

Shayne Sylvester, above, is 6-foot 2-inches tall and weighs approximately 180 pounds. Sylvester has ties to the Palm Bay/Melbourne area. (BCSO image)
Shayne Sylvester, above, is 6-foot 2-inches tall and weighs approximately 185 pounds. Sylvester has ties to the Palm Bay/Melbourne area. (BCSO image)

Conversely, on Monday around 3 p.m., our Fugitive Agents finally caught up with Shayne Sylvester who was the “Turn ‘Em In Tuesday” Fugitive from July 21st.

Sylvester had been avoiding arrest, but an anonymous tip from a citizen disclosed where he was hiding at a residence in Canaveral Groves.

Sylvester was also in possession of a firearm at the time of his arrest, which brought on additional charges. Sylvester knew he was wanted from Facebook and decided he was going to try and avoid arrest.

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If you see your picture on the Brevard County Sheriff’s Office Facebook Page as a wanted Fugitive, turn yourself in and make it easy on everyone. You have to know by now that our Fugitive Unit and citizens are going to eventually find you and bring you to our jail.

It’s pretty simple, you can either make reservations with us or we pick your accommodations for you.

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.

Sheriff Wayne Ivey

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.