‘Wheel of Fugitive’ Contestant Turns Himself In To Brevard County Sheriff’s Office
By WAYNE IVEY, BREVARD SHERIFF // June 29, 2017
Contestant on last week's edition of 'Wheel of Fugitive'
BREVARD COUNTY, FLORIDA – One of the fugitives on last week’s “Wheel of Fugitive” episode, Donald R. Huff did the right thing by turning himself into the Brevard County Jail.
Huff, who was one of the 10 fugitives on the wheel had observed himself on last week’s episode and decided to do the right thing so he could get his criminal charges behind him. Even though Huff was not selected as the “Fugitive of the Week” he knew that our citizens and Fugitive Unit would be knocking on his door soon enough.
On Friday, June 23, our Communication Center received an anonymous tip about a location where Huff might be located, however no one was found at the residence by our Deputies.
Later that same evening Huff turned himself in at the Brevard County Jail in an effort to avoid arrest and to get his criminal charges behind him.
I would like to personally commend Mr. Huff for not only doing the right thing but for also trying to get his life back on track. It takes a strong person to take that type of initiative and to take the first step in trying to right a wrong.
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.
