Sebastian crime blotter: Oct. 16

Man charged after assaulting lounge employee, stealing cash and vehicle

WEST VERO CORRIDOR — A man was jailed after deputies said he held a 79-year-old Fire Vape and Lounge employee at knifepoint, severely beat the worker, then stole $150 from the cash register. The suspect also stole the employee's car keys and took off in the man's Chevrolet Malibu, reports show. "(The employee's) left eye sustained severe damage to the point where it was swollen shut," deputies said in the arrest affidavit. Andrew John Amo, 36, who deputies described as homeless, was charged with robbery with a weapon, kidnapping another person, grand theft auto, trespassing, grand theft more than $750, resisting officer without violence and battery on a person 65 years of age or older. Amo was held Tuesday at ...

Fellsmere teen charged in Vero Lake Estates double homicide

INDIAN RIVER COUNTY — A Fellsmere teen was held at the Juvenile Detention Center after deputies said he fatally shot two Brevard County men in a botched drug deal over marijuana vape pens Monday. Jaime C. Mosqueda and an unidentified witness traveled to the Vero Lake Estates area to buy 1,300 THC vape pens for $3,000 from the men. "These two kids lost their lives over THC vape pens. It's crazy. It's unfortunate," Indian River County Sheriff Eric Flowers said during a news conference Tuesday at the sheriff's office. "We've seen multiple deaths over marijuana with young kids. This continues to be a thing." Flowers said Mosqueda lured the victims to the area with bad intentions. "We had our suspect ...

Police search for man who punched, stomped on daughter

VERO BEACH — Police are searching for a man who they said punched and stomped on his 16-year-old daughter while at a 7-Eleven convenience store over the weekend. The man - identified as James Dunbar III - "stomped on her chest and neck," according to police Det. Jennifer Brumley of the Vero Beach Police Department. The child's condition was not immediately available. Vero Beach Police released surveillance images Tuesday of 36-year-old Dunbar inside the store. The incident happened shortly after 8 p.m. Sunday at the 7-Eleven in the 2200 block of U.S. 1, police said. Officers said Dunbar left the area in a gray 2003 Mazda Tribute sports utility vehicle with the Florida tag 153PZC. Police said Dunbar's last known ...