Violent Brevard County Fugitive Taken Down By BCSO SWAT Team, GAMEOVER Task Force

By  //  October 18, 2017

wanted for 4 active felony arrest warrants

A violent Brevard County Fugitive was arrested earlier this afternoon in Merritt Island by members of the Brevard County Sheriff’s Office Fugitive Unit, SWAT Team and GAMEOVER Task Force. (BCSO Image)

BREVARD COUNTY, FLORIDA – A violent Brevard County Fugitive was arrested earlier this afternoon in Merritt Island by members of the Brevard County Sheriff’s Office Fugitive Unit, SWAT Team and GAMEOVER Task Force.

BCSO arrested 28-year-old Naqwan Taylor who was taken into custody after an anonymous tip led Law Enforcement to an apartment at 1165 Jordan Road.

Taylor was wanted for 4 active felony arrest warrants for Violation of Probation, Failure to Appear on charges of Sale and Possession of Cocaine, Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon and Carrying a Concealed Firearm. Taylor was transported to the Brevard County Jail under a No Bond status.

The men and women of your Brevard County Sheriff’s Office work around the clock to protect our citizens and greatly appreciate your incredible support and partnership as you work with us to help protect our communities.

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With your support, a violent offender was removed from the streets and placed behind bars where he belongs!

Please join me in thanking everyone involved, and specifically, the citizen who helped bring this offender to justice!

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. 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.

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