Mother-daughter duo nabbed in drug bust 'methed up and found out,' Florida sheriff says



Florida law enforcement officers arrested a mother-and-daughter duo on several drug charges Saturday, joking on Facebook that the pair had "methed up."

"Well, folks, it's time for this week's episode of 'Methed Up and Found Out,'" Brevard County Sheriff's Office wrote in a Facebook post peppered with humor.

Deputy David Guzman stopped Michell Lee Cannon, 43, and Jazmine Lee Cannon, 22, in Port St. John for expired tags.

Deputy Guzman, assisted by Deputy Darien Fedro, observed drug paraphernalia in plain view in the pair's vehicle, the post says. A further search revealed a lock box near Michell Cannon's driver's seat which officers say contained a "clear sandwich bag with a crystal-like substance inside." Officers say they also found weighing scales and other drug paraphernalia in the car.

"Man, that's methed up," Deputies Guzman and Fedro said, according to the tongue-in-cheek account, after the 17.6 ounces of crystal-like substance tested positive for methamphetamine.

The officers say they also found "several used syringes," including one with a yellowish liquid that field-tested positive for fentanyl.


"Since we don't 'meth around' with drug dealers here in Brevard County," the BCSO's post continued, "Michell Cannon was transported to 'Ivey's Iron Bar Lodge.'"

"Ivey's Iron Bar Lodge," is a humorous reference to jail, with "Ivey" referring to Brevard County Sheriff Wayne Ivey.

Michell Cannon was charged with two felonies, controlled substance trafficking and controlled substance possession, as well as two misdemeanors, driving with a suspended license, and drug paraphernalia possession, according to BCSO booking documents. She was held on a $34,000 bond. A court date for Michell Cannon's trafficking charge is set for July 27.

Jazmine Lee Cannon, Michell Cannon's daughter, was allegedly found to have "less than a gram of methamphetamine hidden in her bra and a used syringe in her pants." Jazmine Cannon was charged with felony methamphetamine possession and misdemeanor drug paraphernalia possession. Her bond was set at $2,500.

BCSO wrapped up their account of the Cannons' arrests by joking about the pair qualifying for the "family plan" at the jail, which gets them a "framed family booking photo."

Below are the Cannons' booking photos, courtesy of the BCSO.

"If you don't think we will lock your butt up for being a drug dealer in Brevard County ... just 'meth up and find out!!" Sheriff Wayne Ivey wrote.

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'Disgusting, vile ... pieces of crap': Caregivers allegedly livestream abuse of dementia patient

'Disgusting, vile ... pieces of crap': Caregivers allegedly livestream abuse of dementia patient



Two Florida women were arrested after allegedly livestreaming abuse of an elderly patient with dementia, according to the Brevard County Sheriff's Office.

"Our corrections team ... will treat these two pieces of crap with professionalism, and they'll do their job," Brevard County Sheriff Wayne Ivey said Friday in a video posted to YouTube.

Ivey further described the suspects as "disgusting" and "vile."

"If they let me [set the bond limit], the bond would be 'when hell freezes over," Sheriff Ivey said. He noted that the state sets the bond limits.

The women, 20-year-old Shy'tiona Jazziemysha Bishop and 18-year-old Jada Ariana Harris, allegedly used Snapchat to livestream the abuse of an elderly woman.

Bishop and Harris, both of Cocoa, Florida, were arrested Friday afternoon and transported to the Brevard County Jail, according to BCSO records. Harris' bond was set at $6,000, and Bishop's was set at $4,000. Both were released Saturday and are awaiting trial.

Harris, the younger of the two, faces three charges. They include video voyeurism; abuse or neglect of elderly or disabled adults, and interception or disclosure of wire, oral, or electronic communications. Bishop's charges include video voyeurism and abuse or neglect of an elderly or disabled adult.

Both women were immediately fired from their positions as healthcare workers at a local facility. The facility "did everything right" after they were alerted to the situation, according to Sheriff Ivey.

The pair allegedly streamed four separate clips of an elderly, female Market Street Memory Care resident, WKMG reported.

As they streamed the clip, the suspects and viewers mocked and laughed at the victim. Harris reportedly read aloud one comment to "lock [the victim] in the closet," after which she laughs and says "I didn't even do nothing."

Other videos show the women locking the patient out of the bathroom as the patient bangs on the door and another where the patient is heard saying "help me" and Bishop responds "ain't no help you."

At least one video segment involves mockery over an adult diaper.

"I’ve asked out team to make sure they work closely with the state attorney’s office and the judicial system to make sure that these two can never be involved in any type of healthcare again in their lives," Sheriff Ivey also said.

"I’ll be honest with you, I wouldn’t let them care for a pet cobra because he might accidentally bite ‘em and he would die of scumbag poisoning."

The victim is now "safe and sound with true, professional healthcare workers," Ivey noted, adding that the bulk of healthcare workers treat their patients with dignity and respect.

Watch Brevard County Sheriff Wayne Ivey deliver details about Jada Harris' and Shy’Tiona Bishop's arrest and alleged crimes below. A word of caution to viewers: this video contains graphic depictions of the abuse of an elderly woman.



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Intruder allegedly breaks down door of home, threatens to rape woman in bedroom — then gets beaten to a pulp



A homeless man allegedly broke down the door of a Florida home Friday morning and threatened to rape a woman in a bedroom, WOFL-TV reported.

Image source: YouTube screenshot

Image source: YouTube screenshot

'Able to fight back'

But the woman and another person inside the Cocoa residence "were able to fight back," the station's correspondent said in a video report about the incident. "You can see they did some damage."

Indeed, a neighbor told WOFL that Brevard County sheriff's deputies brought the handcuffed suspect out the home on School Street and then put him on a stretcher and placed bandages on his face.

The station's correspondent said 40-year-old Christopher Sloan's mug shot shows the "aftermath of the struggle," during which he suffered a "huge cut" on his forehead, and one of his eyes is "swollen shut."

Image source: YouTube screenshot

What went down?

Deputies responded to the home around 6:30 a.m. after Sloan allegedly broke in and entered one of the home's bedrooms where a woman was lying in her bed, WOFL said, adding that an affidavit indicates the suspect threatened rape.

The home's residents defended themselves and called for law enforcement, WESH-TV said, citing Sloan's arrest report.

Deputies found Sloan in the back bedroom, where he was handcuffed and then taken to a hospital for his injuries, WESH added.

While the WOFL report indicated that Sloan was arrested without bond, WESH said Sloan was in the Brevard County jail on a combined $42,000 bond for burglary of an occupied dwelling, assault with intent to commit a felony, and criminal mischief totaling over $1,000.

Anything else?

A man who lives nearby told WOFL he was once homeless himself and isn't surprised by what happened.

Image source: YouTube screenshot

"I don't like people giving homeless people a bad rap because ... a lot of them just keep to themselves," he told the station. "But there are those who drink and do drugs, and then they all of a sudden want to get their fix, and they'll do things like what you described."

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'She deserves to rot in jail': Brevard County Sheriff Wayne Ivey says a woman drowned her chihuahua in a pool



Brevard County Sheriff Wayne Ivey says that a woman was captured on video drowning her dog in a pool.

The sheriff said that "the video that we have of her drowning her little chihuahua is the most horrific thing I've ever seen in my life. There is a special place in hell for this woman. Until she gets there, she's gonna rot in our jail."

Ivey said that after drowning the animal, the woman recorded the creature floating in the water, and slammed the dog on the deck several times.

He said that she left "the dog on the sofa for several days," then took to social media, "holding the dog up, showing people what she's done."

Ivey said, "if I hear as much that she has a pet rock, I will lose my crap because this woman doesn't deserve to have anything. She deserves to rot in jail."

The drowning occurred in October, but authorities recently learned about it when the woman's roommate gave them the video, Ivey said.

A graphic at the conclusion of Ivey's video indicates that the woman, Erica Black, faces one count of felony animal cruelty.

The sheriff also said that Black is already in jail "for aggravated battery with a deadly weapon, where she stabbed a 68-year-old man twice."

An affidavit for arrest warrant posted by Law&Crime indicates that Black said she stabbed her roommate in self-defense, but that video footage "refutes Ms. Black's claim of self-defense."

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People commenting on the Brevard County Sheriff Facebook page praised Ivey and expressed contempt for Black.

"OMG, that made me cry without the video, what a great sheriff we have here! Hope she rots in jail," one person commented.

"Wow!! She is sick. Thank you Sheriff Ivey. I hope she does rot in jail," another person wrote.

"God bless you and what you do for these innocent fur babies!! We need more officers like you!" another person declared.

Pulse-pounding video shows moment deputies get ambushed; sheriff defends lethal shooting: 'Evil can never be dead enough'



Authorities have released intense video of the moment police were ambushed by a felon with a lengthy criminal record. The frightening firefight in Florida ended with the deputies barely escaping with their lives.

Brevard County Sheriff's deputies Brian Potters and Tyler Thoman were conducting a traffic stop in Melbourne on Aug. 30. Police dashcam video shows a woman outside her vehicle and another person from the vehicle is leaning against the rear of the vehicle. There is a 2-month-old baby, a dog, and another man in the backseat of the car.

Potters approaches the man sitting in the backseat and strikes up a friendly conversation with him. However, the traffic stop becomes lethal when he asks the man to exit the vehicle. The man begins to get out of the car, and from out of nowhere, he pulls out a rifle that he was hiding and ambushes the deputies by recklessly shooting at them.

The deputies and the suspect exchange gunfire, and a total of 61 rounds were fired in the shootout. Both Potters and the suspect are wounded. The limping suspect attempts to sneak up on the deputies, who are taking cover on one side of the police SUV. After the shooter's gun jams, he uses the butt of the rifle to bash Potters in the back of the head. They both fall to the ground and a tussle ensues.

Thoman then fires his handgun several times and shoots the man attacking deputy Potters, killing him.

Potters was shot in the leg, sustained multiple head lacerations, suffered tissue damage, and bone fractures in his face, Sheriff Wayne Ivey said.

"As you can clearly see in the video, both of our deputies were in a battle for their lives as this disgusting and evil individual had a blatant disregard for their lives, the lives of others at the scene, and the life of a 2-month-old baby in the car," Ivey said. "When I tell you, we are blessed that God was watching over our deputies and those present at the scene, I mean it from the bottom of my heart."

According to WESH-TV, the shooter was identified as Paris Wilder, who had a long rap sheet.

"The attack and ambush [were] perpetrated by a violent, career criminal, with a history of 40 charges for crimes including drug trafficking, aggravated assault while discharging a firearm, battery on a law enforcement officer, and attempted first-degree felony murder," Ivey said. "I'm personally sickened that by the fact that this thug with such a violent criminal history was out of jail where he could almost kill two of our deputies."

"This case is a perfect example of what is wrong with our criminal justice system," the sheriff stated. "When a registered career criminal with 23 felony charges, 17 misdemeanor charges, multiple convictions for violent offenses and two active and pending drug trafficking cases is out on our streets where he can attempt to kill our deputies and put other lives at risk, something is wrong with our system."

Ivey said deputy Thoman saved Potter's life by firing multiple rounds and "eliminating the threat."

Sheriff Ivey defended Thoman's use of force.

"Let there be no doubt, this individual got exactly what he deserved," he proclaimed. "And to those out there that might be foolish enough to ask why we shot him so many times, the answer is simple: evil can never be dead enough."

Content Warning: Graphic video:

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