Felony arrests and booking reports: May 22
• Cedric Dwayne Allen, 34, of 2107 W. Grace St., Tampa; Arrest Location: 810 US 1 Vero Beach; Arresting Agency: Indian River County Sheriff’s Office; Status: Held without Bond; Charges: Fraudulent Use of Personal Identification, Felony Utter Forged or Counterfeit Bill, Violation of Probation Felony Offense.
• Steven William Cocchia, 28, of 154 Englar Dr., Sebastian; Arrest Location: 2001 US 1, Sebastian; Arresting Agency: Sebastian Police Department; Status: Held on $6,500 Bond; Charges: Felony Drive with Suspended License Habitual, Misdemeanor Shoplifting/Retail Theft.
• Bernard Leonard Thomas, 24, of 736 19th Pl., Vero Beach; Arrest Location: 500 Block of 12th St., Vero Beach; Arresting Agency: Indian River County Sheriff’s Office; Status: Held without Bond; Charges: Felony Sale Cocaine, Possession Oxycodone, Felony Possession Cocaine, Felony Tamper with or Destroy Evidence, Traffic Oxycodone, US Federal Possession Cocaine with Intent to Distribute, Possession Sale Oxycodone, Possession Drug Paraphernalia.
• Willie Robert Whitfield, 59, of 4570 39th Ave., Vero Beach; Arrest Location: Same; Arresting Agency: Indian River County Sheriff’s Office; Status: Released on $7,500 Bond; Charges: Felony Battery Domestic Violence by Strangulation.
Arrest and booking reports are compiled through information provided by the Indian River County Sheriff’s Office. Note – those listed above may have been arrested on listed charges at an earlier date and booked into the county jail on this date.
