VIERA, Fla. – A man was arrested Sunday — 20 minutes after being released from the Brevard County jail — on allegations of throwing rocks at sheriff’s office patrol cars, causing nearly $4,000 in damage.
Kevin Berrios was arrested Sunday afternoon, according to a Facebook post made by Sheriff Wayne Ivey.
The sheriff said Berrios was released from jail around 3:30 p.m. and within 20 minutes, he encountered a deputy driving on Camp Road while taking someone else to jail.
Ivey said Berrios threw a rock and struck the deputy’s patrol car.
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The deputy arrested Berrios, and after he “dropped everyone off at the jail, he brought his vehicle over across the street to Fleet to get a loaner, when he noticed a few other vehicles that appeared to be damaged by rocks!!” Ivey said in the post.
After reviewing surveillance video, Berrios was observed exiting the jail, walking across the street to the Fleet Maintenance Building, and picking up some objects that he hurled toward two patrol cars, according to Ivey.
He then threw the rock at the deputy’s car, said Ivey, adding that the cars sustained about $3,700 in damage.