Body found in vehicle near Vero airport

DNA on hat leads to arrest in car theft involving child

VERO BEACH — Forensic detectives collected sweat from inside a hat left at the scene of a September car theft, leading police to file charges against the suspect. The DNA positively matched Tevin Devonte Wallace, who police said stole the vehicle with a 10-month-old baby inside. "We sent the hat to the (Indian River) crime lab and the lab was able to retrieve sweat from the hat," said Kelsea Callahan, spokesperson for the Vero Beach Police Department. "Due to Wallace being a felon, his DNA was already in the labs system and that is how he was identified." The baby was unharmed and was in the back seat when officers found the vehicle, police said. Wallace, 29, of Vero Beach, ...

Man charged in stabbing woman, requiring surgery

VERO BEACH — A 34-year-old man was jailed after a beating and stabbing that left a woman with severe injuries requiring surgery earlier this week, officers said. Police reviewed surveillance footage and described the incident as a vicious, unprovoked attack. "After speaking with medical staff, it was reported that (the victim) received treatment for four lacerations to the lower intestines, two lacerations to the colon and the removal of her spleen," Vero Beach police said in a report. The woman, along with police, identified the suspect as Trayvious Lewis Hullett, who was in a relationship with the woman, reports show. Hullett, of the 200 block of 6th Drive, Vero Beach, was charged with aggravated battery with a deadly weapon. Hullett ...

Man charged in New Year’s Day stabbing that left 1 seriously hurt

VERO BEACH — A man was jailed after police said he stabbed another man following an argument over a seating table arrangement at a popular island eatery during a New Year's celebration. The wounded man was taken by ambulance to HCA Florida Lawnwood Hospital in Fort Pierce with serious, but non-life threatening injuries, officials said. Michael Anthony Gaudiani, 66, of Seagrape Lane, Vero Beach, was charged with aggravated battery with a deadly weapon. Gaudiani was released Tuesday from the Indian River County Jail on a $100,000 bond. Vero Beach police responded to reports of a stabbing about 2 a.m. Monday at Grind and Grape - a bar with live music - located on Bougainvillea Lane. Officers found the injured man ...