Announcement News Releases

NR 21-03 Decedent Identified in Death Investigation

The Brevard County Sheriff’s Office has identified the male who was shot and died early Tuesday morning in Merritt Island. The decedent is 32-year-old, Joshua Dodge of Merritt Island. The investigation thus far has determined that Dodge went to a residence on Barcelona Boulevard Monday afternoon allegedly seeking items the residents had in an estate Read More

NR 21-02 Sheriff’s Office Conducting Death Investigation

The Brevard County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a fatal shooting that occurred early this morning at a residence on Barcelona Boulevard, Merritt Island. All parties involved in the incident are accounted for and there is no threat to the community. Agents from the Homicide and Crime Scene Units are currently in the process of interviewing Read More

NR 20-21 Update Reference Deputy Involved Shooting

The Brevard County Sheriff’s Office is updating the Deputy Involved Shooting incident that occurred in the city of Cocoa on Friday, November 13, 2020. The incident occurred at approximately 10:30 a.m. in the area of Stetson Drive and Ivy Drive in Cocoa. Deputies were investigating an earlier incident in which a vehicle fled from an Read More

Edwards Investigative File

  Report to State Attorney’s Office-Redacted Cover Letter to SAO Phil Archer Investigation Report Autopsy Report Case Report + Wagner Proffer West Melbourne PD Incident Report Brevard County Fire Rescue Run Sheet BCSO Jail Incident Reports + Walmart Photos Edwards Medical Records 2017 Battery Charge Medical Journal Articles BCSO Training Picture of Mask; Picture of Read More

NR 20-18 Sheriff’s Office Investigating Inmate’s Death

The Brevard County Sheriff’s Office Homicide Unit is investigating the death of an inmate that occurred on Sunday, September 27, 2020 at the Brevard County Jail. At approximately 9:30 a.m., 59-year-old, Henry Lee Walker of Cocoa, was found unresponsive in his cell. Mr. Walker was received in the jail on September 27, 2020, at approximately Read More

Fundraiser for Brevard County Sheriff’s Office Animal Services

NR 20-14 Sheriff’s Office Conducting Death Investigation

The Brevard County Sheriff’s Office is conducting a death investigation that occurred in the area of San Sebastian Way, Rockledge, after a citizen reported finding an adult male deceased inside a vehicle. The investigation began July 4, 2020, at approximately 7:00 p.m. after the Sheriff’s Office was advised of the discovery. To date, the preliminary Read More

NR 20-13 Sheriff’s Office Investigating Infant Near Drowning

The Brevard County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a drowning incident that occurred in Grant. The investigation began June 27, 2020, at approximately 9:50 a.m. when a 911 emergency telephone call was received from a residence on Gardenwood Circle in Grant, advising that a one-year-old infant was found unresponsive in the residence pool. Deputies responded and Read More

NR 20-12 Sheriff’s Office Conducting Death Investigation

The Brevard County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a shooting incident that occurred early this morning in unincorporated Cocoa. The investigation began June 19, 2020, at approximately 1:38 a.m. when deputies responded to a residence on Ackley Road in unincorporated Cocoa reference a male who had been shot. Upon arrival deputies found a male inside the Read More

NR 20-11 Sheriff’s Office Conducting Merritt Island Death Investigation

The Brevard County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a shooting incident that occurred yesterday evening in Merritt Island during an alleged dispute over a gambling debt. The investigation began June 17, 2020, at approximately 6:55 p.m., when an emergency 911 call was received advising that a shooting had occurred at the Courtenay Palms Apartments. Deputies responded Read More

NR 20-10 Deputy Involved Shooting

The Brevard County Sheriff’s Office is currently investigating a Deputy involved shooting that took place this morning at 7405 Orchestra Lane, Viera, Florida. At approximately 6:40 a.m., the Sheriff’s Office responded to an assisted living facility regarding a male who was threatening to harm himself. Upon arrival the deputies learned that the male had concealed Read More

NR 20-09 Mims Shooting

The Brevard County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a shooting incident that occurred at Scottsmoor Landings Park in Mims. The investigation began today at approximately 12:30 pm, when deputies responded to a report of a female being shot. Upon the arrival of deputies, a female subject was located inside a vehicle wounded. The female was transported Read More

NR 20-07 Public Access Hours to Sheriff’s Office Facilities UPDATE

Update: BCSO Facilities are open to the public May 18th. The closure of all Sheriff’s Office facilities to the public has been extended through at least Friday, May 1st, unless circumstances change, with the following exceptions: (Animal Care Center, Brevard County Jail Complex, Parkway Complex, Brevard County Sheriff’s Office Port Badging Office and the Criminal Read More

NR 20-06 Sheriff’s Office Conducting Satellite Beach Death Investigation

The Brevard County Sheriff’s Office is updating an investigation resulting from a shooting incident that occurred during an alleged domestic dispute on April 5, 2020, in unincorporated Satellite Beach. The investigation began April 5, 2020, at approximately 5:15 p.m., when an emergency 911 call was received from an individual who reported they had shot a Read More

Governor DeSantis Executive Order 20-91 ESSENTIAL SERVICES LIST