Brevard County Sheriff’s Office Arrests Two ‘Wheel of Fugitive’ Suspects This Week
By WAYNE IVEY, BREVARD SHERIFF // July 27, 2017
BREVARD COUNTY, FLORIDA – This week has been another great week for the “Wheel Of Fugitive” and a not so great week for the “Wheel of Fugitive” suspects.
Between citizens calling in about the location of suspects and good old fashion police work, fugitives in Brevard County are finding it harder and harder to stay out of jail.
To start the week off, Curtis Zopp who was picked as the Fugitive of the Week on “Wheel of Fugitive” in early June was taken in to custody in Clay County Florida after a citizen alerted the Clay County Sheriff’s Office of his whereabouts. Zopp had left Brevard County and was hiding in Clay County but has now learned that the long arm of the law truly reaches across county lines.
To make the week even better, early this morning officers from the Palm Bay Police Department took into custody this week’s “Wheel of Fugitive” suspect, Alec Zayed who was wanted on a warrant for Violation of Probation on charges of Burglary of a Structure and DUI with Property Damage.
Zayed was arrested after Palm Bay Police responded to a call reference a possible drug overdose.
When they arrived at the residence Zayed was present in the home where the overdose occurred and was taken into custody after Palm Bay Police confirmed his warrant.
Zayed was subsequently transported to the beautiful Brevard County Sheriff’s Office Jail where he was held on No Bond status as instructed by the warrant.
So the moral of the story is simply this…if you are a fugitive in Brevard County, do the right thing and go turn yourself in so you can save yourself and those who love you a lot of stress.
If you see your face as one of the ten fugitives listed on the “Wheel of Fugitive” then you have two options.
Go turn yourself in or start looking out the blinds while waiting on our Fugitive Unit to kick the front door in and give you a free ride to our jail.
Either way, jail is in your future so the best thing to do is to have respect for yourself and do the right thing by turning yourself in!
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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.
