Rios Lavarr Prude Wanted By Brevard County Sheriff

Turn ‘Em In Tuesday

ABOVE VIDEO: The Brevard County Sheriff’s Office needs your help in locating several fugitives that are highlighted in this episode of “Fugitive Hunt.” If you know where we can locate these individuals please contact Crimeline at 800-423-TIPS, or our Fugitive Unit at 321-264-5333. 

BREVARD COUNTY, FLORIDA – Okay folks, it’s “Turn ‘Em In Tuesday” again so take a look at this week’s wanted subject and let’s work together to protect our community by getting another criminal off our streets.

WANTED: Rios Lavarr Prude

CHARGES: Wanted Ref 2 Counts of Uttering a Forged Check, 3 Counts of Fraudulent Use of a Credit Card, 2 Counts of Grand Theft and Violation of Probation Misdemeanor.

• Prude is 6-feet-1 inches tall and weighs approximately 173 pounds.
• Has ties to the Cocoa/Rockledge area.

CRIMINAL HISTORY: Resisting an Officer without Violence, Fleeing/Eluding, Use/Display Firearm During Commission of Felony, Possession Marijuana, Possession Cocaine, Possession Cocaine with Intent to Sell, Sale Cocaine, Grand Theft Motor Vehicle, Possession of Controlled Substance, Driving While License Suspended/ Revoked/Cancelled.

If you know the whereabouts or have information about the above subject please contact Crimeline at 800-423-TIPS, our Fugitive Unit at 321-264-5333, send us a tip on FaceBook, or use our new smartphone app located under Brevard Sheriff.

Thank you for helping us keep our community safe.

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.

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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