Fellsmere Crime Blotter: January 17

Man charged after high-speed chase, crash

INDIAN RIVER COUNTY — A Port St. Lucie man was jailed on Thanksgiving after leading deputies on a high-speed chase before crashing and hiding in a nearby trailer, officials said. Inside the vehicle, deputies found a white substance that tested positive for cocaine, reports show. Derrick Danovon Taylor Jr., 27, was charged with aggravated fleeing and eluding, driving with a suspended license, leaving the scene of a crash involving damage to property, possession of cocaine and burglary of an occupied dwelling. Taylor was held Tuesday at the Indian River County Jail on a $32,500 bond. Taylor was also being held on a warrant out of St. Lucie County, jail records show. Indian River County sheriff's deputies attempted to make a ...

High-speed chase nets kilo of cocaine, 30 lbs of meth

INDIAN RIVER COUNTY — Two people are awaiting court appearances following a high-speed chase that ended with law enforcement officers seizing 1 kilo of cocaine and 30 pounds of methamphetamine from a vehicle last week. The man and woman - traveling at more than 100 mph - were arrested on several charges including drug trafficking. The joint effort was led by Indian River County sheriff's deputies, Florida Highway Patrol troopers and Vero Beach Police Department officers. "Multi-agency collaborations like this one are critical to keeping poisons out of our community and saving lives," Indian River County Sheriff Eric Flowers said. "To the dealers that keep trying to push these toxins into our community, I have a message for you: not ...

Couple charged after selling methamphetamine, fentanyl from home

A Vero Beach couple was jailed over the weekend after deputies said they found several drugs - including fentanyl, methamphetamine and ecstasy - in a home. Deputies conducted an undercover drug probe earlier this month that revealed the pair was selling narcotics from the residence. "Detectives found trafficking amounts of methamphetamine and fentanyl, along with other items of drug paraphernalia," sheriff's officials said. "A firearm was also recovered which had the serial numbers removed." The home is a "stones throw away" from Rosewood Magnet School and Vero Beach Little League baseball fields, deputies said. Robert William King, 55, of the 1200 block of 19th Avenue, was arrested on a variety of charges including trafficking methamphetamine, trafficking fentanyl, possession of ecstasy, ...