Joined
·
2,214 Posts
BREVARD COUNTY
If it wasn't for Officer Alex Terrero's "Officer Safety Awareness," a successful arrest could have gone bad. On the night of January 15, Officer Terrero located a man fishing in a restricted area on Crane Creek. The man was verbally warned about the violation and was asked to produce a saltwater fishing license or ID to show proof of residency. The man had neither and gave Officer Terrero false information regarding his identification. Officer Terrero walked back to the man's truck in order to obtain identification and located a large bag of cannabis in plain view sitting on the center console of the truck. The man was acting very suspicious and was showing signs of violent tendencies. He repeatedly attempted to get to the passenger seat of the truck in order to locate his wallet. Each time Officer Terrero directed him away from the truck, the man continued to disobey orders by walking towards the passenger seat of the truck. Melbourne PD officers arrived and the officers placed the man under arrest by using three sets of handcuffs due to his large size. A search of the passenger seat revealed box cutters, a large butcher knife, and an ice pick, but no wallet. The man was interviewed and would not deny accusations that he intended to harm Officer Terrero with these weapons. He was booked into Brevard County jail for felony possession of cannabis (188 grams), possession of drug paraphernalia, and possession of cannabis with intent to sell.
If it wasn't for Officer Alex Terrero's "Officer Safety Awareness," a successful arrest could have gone bad. On the night of January 15, Officer Terrero located a man fishing in a restricted area on Crane Creek. The man was verbally warned about the violation and was asked to produce a saltwater fishing license or ID to show proof of residency. The man had neither and gave Officer Terrero false information regarding his identification. Officer Terrero walked back to the man's truck in order to obtain identification and located a large bag of cannabis in plain view sitting on the center console of the truck. The man was acting very suspicious and was showing signs of violent tendencies. He repeatedly attempted to get to the passenger seat of the truck in order to locate his wallet. Each time Officer Terrero directed him away from the truck, the man continued to disobey orders by walking towards the passenger seat of the truck. Melbourne PD officers arrived and the officers placed the man under arrest by using three sets of handcuffs due to his large size. A search of the passenger seat revealed box cutters, a large butcher knife, and an ice pick, but no wallet. The man was interviewed and would not deny accusations that he intended to harm Officer Terrero with these weapons. He was booked into Brevard County jail for felony possession of cannabis (188 grams), possession of drug paraphernalia, and possession of cannabis with intent to sell.
