SHERIFF WAYNE IVEY: Serial Poison-Pushing Criminal Back in Ivey’s Iron Bar Lodge After Traffic Stop

Laura Ellis, 46, of Palm Bay Arrested For Trafficking Fentanyl, Possession of Cocaine

BREVARD COUNTY, FLORIDA – It’s normally speeding we talk about that gets you pulled over, but in this case, a vehicle was driving too slowly and holding up traffic.

This past weekend, Deputy Fultz was patrolling the area of Eau Gallie Boulevard when he noticed a vehicle driving approximately 30 miles an hour in a 50-mile-an-hour speed zone.

During a subsequent traffic stop on the vehicle, K9 Deputy Lexi Gordon arrived on scene with her dog Luna to conduct a free air sniff around the vehicle.

Well, as you might imagine, this is where things get really interesting, as K-9 Luna gave Deputy Gordon the top secret sign that she smelled something in the car that was a big No-No.

While searching the vehicle, Deputies found a makeup bag in the center console that contained just a few of the items we think Luna was talking about. You know, things like approximately 4.88 grams of fentanyl, 2.3 grams of cocaine, and a clear glass pipe,

Deputy Fultz questioned the driver if he knew of anything in the console, which he adamantly denied knowledge of.

Deputy Fultz then asked the passenger, Laura Ellis, about the bag and its contents, and surprisingly, she admitted to putting the bag in the center console.

Folks I don’t know how many times I have to say it, but if you bring poison on to the streets of Brevard County we will find you, we will arrest you, and we will lock your butt behind bars which is exactly where Ellis is for trafficking in fentanyl, possession of cocaine, and possession of drug paraphernalia on a no bond status.

No surprise here, thanks to our less-than-stellar criminal justice system, but Ellis was already out on bond for possession of cocaine and methamphetamine when she got arrested this time. Hopefully, her stay at Ivey’s Iron Bar Lodge will be a little bit longer than the last time.

Maybe one day they will let me set the bonds on these poison-pushing criminals, and they will stay locked up.

Great job by Deputy Fultz, Deputy Gordon, and K-9 Luna for getting these drugs off our streets.

– Sheriff Wayne Ivey

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