Cocoa police arrest 13-time convicted felon after fentanyl found during traffic stop
Corwin 'Sky' Mitchell, 29, who is currently awaiting trial on armed robbery and grand theft of a motor vehicle charges, was in a vehicle that was pulled over just after 1 p.m. July 6 near Prospect Avenue and Avon Place.
Officers, who saw Mitchell making "furtive" movements in the back seat of the car and detected the smell of marijuana, requested a K-9 for a "free air" sniff of the area, according to an arrest report.
Police said when the K-9 alerted the officers of possible narcotics in the vehicle, the fentanyl was found underneath the child's car seat.
Mitchell was charged with possession of fentanyl with intent to distribute, possession of paraphernalia, and child abuse. Mitchell has prior convictions involving felony drug possession, grand theft, burglary, and fleeing and eluding.
He is being held at the Brevard County Jail on a $26,500 bond.
Tyler Vazquez is the Brevard County Watchdog Reporter at FLORIDA TODAY. Contact Vazquez at 321-480-0854 or tvazquez@floridatoday.com. Twitter: @tyler_vazquez
This article originally appeared on Florida Today: Cocoa police arrest 13-time felon on drug charges after traffic stop
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