PORT ST. JOHN

A 51-year-old man from Cocoa died Saturday after an ATV he was driving overturned in Port St. John, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.

BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. — A large brush fire forced the evacuation of several homes near Port St. John on Friday. Fire crews reported that at least one home may have caught fire in the blaze. Brevard County (Cocoa) - FFS on scene of wildfire @ Hwy 1/Camp Rd. Fire’s name is: Persimmons, size 3 acres. Click here to download the free WFTV news and weather apps, click here to download the WFTV Now app for your smart TV and click here to stream Channel 9 Eyewitness News live.

Residents in at least two beachside communities awoke Monday to find front yards and driveways littered with anti-Semitic fliers in what authorities say may have been a coordinated effort in several Florida locations.

A weekend stunt by nine individuals who hung banners with racist messages from a highway overpass in Brevard County appears to have been the work of a loose-knit national antisemitic organization called the Goyim Defense League, according to hate group monitors.

Nine people hung signs with hate speech from an overpass in Port St. John Sunday, stirring up passions on social media and raising questions about the state of hate in Brevard County.

Cocoa police said Suzanna Norris, 49, was driving drunk when she allegedly killed a woman who was walking -- Passion Lucas, a mother of six.

A person was flown to the hospital after a house fire in Port St. John Thursday.

Crime scene vans park outside of home in Port St. John (Malcolm Denemark)BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. – A heavy police presence was reported in front of a home in Port St. John Thursday, News 6 partner Florida Today reports. At least two Brevard County sheriff’s crime scene vans, multiple patrol cars and several deputies were lined in front of the home in the 6700 block of Grissom Parkway. Brevard County sheriff’s officials did not respond to inquiries about the situation or whether it is a public safety matter. Sheriff’s investigators were seen questioning nearby residents about the occupants of the home where the crime scene vans were parked. No other information was available Thursday.

BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. – A motorcyclist collided with an 11-year-old girl who was riding a bicycle Saturday afternoon in Port St. John, Brevard County Fire Rescue Chief Mark Schollmeyer told News 6 partner Florida Today. The crash occurred just after 4:10 p.m. on U.S. 1 near Walgreens, at the Palm Street intersection. | Florida head coach tests positive]The motorcyclist, an unidentified man in his 60s, was transported via medical helicopter to Holmes Regional Medical Center in Melbourne, Schollmeyer said. The girl suffered minor injuries, and she was taken to Parrish Medical Center for treatment and evaluation. Schollmeyer did not have further details Sunday afternoon.

BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. – A Brevard County sheriff’s deputy was involved in a crash Tuesday while they were responding to an unrelated traffic wreck, a spokesperson for the sheriff’s office said. The deputy was responding to a vehicle and pedestrian crash on Fay Boulevard in Port St. John when the crash occurred, authorities said. The deputy was taken to a local hospital and expected to be OK. The Florida Highway Patrol is investigating the crash.

VIERA, Fla. – Citing the Stand Your Ground law, the Fifth District Court of Appeals dismissed the longstanding charges against a Port St. John man accused of shooting a Brevard County Sheriff’s deputy during a botched arrest in front of his home in 2015. The decision, issued Wednesday, ends the prosecution of John DeRossett, 60, on the attempted premeditated first-degree murder of a law enforcement officer while discharging a firearm, News 6 partner Florida Today reported. DeRossett spent nearly five years at the Brevard County Jail Complex in Sharpes as he awaited a trial. Florida Today reached out to Brevard County Sheriff Wayne Ivey for comment, but no statements have been released. Prosecutors and Brevard County sheriff’s investigators said DeRossett opened fire at deputies who were arresting his niece on a prostitution charge.

The decision issued Wednesday ends the prosecution of John DeRossett, 60, on the attempted premeditated first-degree murder of a law enforcement officer while discharging a firearm. DeRossett spent nearly five years at the Brevard County Jail Complex in Sharpes as he awaited a trial. FLORIDA TODAY reached out to Brevard County Sheriff Wayne Ivey for comment but no statements have been released. Prosecutors and Brevard County Sheriffs investigators said DeRossett opened fire at deputies conducting the arrest of his niece on a prostitution charge. This story originally published to theledger.com, and was shared to other Florida newspapers in the USA TODAY Network - Florida.

The decision issued Wednesday ends the prosecution of John DeRossett, 60, on the attempted premeditated first-degree murder of a law enforcement officer while discharging a firearm. DeRossett spent nearly five years at the Brevard County Jail Complex in Sharpes as he awaited a trial. FLORIDA TODAY reached out to Brevard County Sheriff Wayne Ivey for comment but no statements have been released. Prosecutors and Brevard County Sheriffs investigators said DeRossett opened fire at deputies conducting the arrest of his niece on a prostitution charge. This story originally published to theledger.com, and was shared to other Florida newspapers in the USA TODAY Network - Florida.

The decision issued Wednesday ends the prosecution of John DeRossett, 60, on the attempted premeditated first-degree murder of a law enforcement officer while discharging a firearm. DeRossett spent nearly five years at the Brevard County Jail Complex in Sharpes as he awaited a trial. FLORIDA TODAY reached out to Brevard County Sheriff Wayne Ivey for comment but no statements have been released. Prosecutors and Brevard County Sheriffs investigators said DeRossett opened fire at deputies conducting the arrest of his niece on a prostitution charge. This story originally published to theledger.com, and was shared to other Florida newspapers in the USA TODAY Network - Florida.

PORT ST. JOHN, Fla. - A person is dead after being involved in an accident with a train in north Port St. John, according to the Four Communities Fire Department. Authorities said the accident happened on Kings HighwayThis is an ongoing investigation. Copyright 2019 by WKMG ClickOrlando - All rights reserved.

BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. - At least five people, including a child, were injured in a crash Friday, according to Brevard County Fire and Rescue. The crash happened at Kings Highway and Camio Avenue in Port St. John around 1:45 p.m. Friday. According to the BCFR, there are five patients so far including a child. The BCFR has sent out two pediatric trauma alerts and another trauma alert for an adult. Officials have requested a fourth ambulance and third helicopter for assistance with the crash.

BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. - A second person has been accused of sparking the 300-acre Horse Stable Fire that closed highways and forced homeowners to flee in April in Port St. John. Alanna Spangler, 19, of Port St. John was arrested shortly after 1:30 a.m. Tuesday during a traffic stop in front of the Brevard County Jail Complex in Sharpes, News 6 partner Florida Today reported. During the Tuesday traffic stop, she pushed away from a deputy, attempted to flee, and kicked deputies, an arrest affidavit shows. The burning Mazda ignited surrounding woodlands and sparked the brush fire, an arrest affidavit said. Two weeks after the fire, detectives interviewed Spangler who said Garrett wanted to burn his vehicle for the insurance money, an arrest affidavit said.

BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. - Investigators determined a brush fire near Port St. John in April that endangered a horse rescue and several residential communities was set by a man who intended to defraud his car insurance company, according to a Brevard County Sheriff's Office arrest warrant. Roger Garrett, 41, of Titusville, was arrested Wednesday morning and booked into the Brevard County Jail on several charges, including fraud and arson. On April 17, Brevard County firefighters worked quickly to contain a brush fire in the area of Golfview Avenue and Flora Vista Place that quickly grew to cover 300 acres. The aerial video also showed a burned-out vehicle, which detectives later determined to be Garrett's blue Mazda hatchback, according to the arrest warrant. Roger Garrett, 41, of Titusville, is accused of setting his car on fire and causing a 300-acre brush fire.

Brevard County sheriff's deputies are conducting an investigation after the body of a woman was found inside a Port St. John home. Copyright 2019 by WKMG ClickOrlando - All rights reserved.

Brevard County sheriff's deputies are conducting an investigation after the body of a woman was found Monday afternoon inside a Port St. John home, News 6 partner Florida Today reported. Copyright 2019 by WKMG ClickOrlando - All rights reserved.