UPDATE: This post has been updated to correct who organized the vigil and who it is intended for.![]()
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Students will gather this Thursday, October 22, at 7 p.m. at Ballard Park in Melbourne for a vigil honoring Hunter Russey, the 14-year-old West Melbourne teen who died after police say he was intentionally struck while riding an e-bike last week.![]()
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The vigil was organized by Hunter's classmates and friends, and it is intended as a gathering for the students who knew him. We previously reported that an adult had organized the event and that the public was invited. That was incorrect, and we regret the error.![]()
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Hunter was taken off life support on Saturday, October 17, and his family chose to donate his organs. Kavan Vishnubhai Patel, 32, is now charged with second-degree murder in his death and is being held at the Brevard County Jail without bond.![]()
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Our thoughts are with Hunter's family, friends, and cla#hunterrusseyn#melbourne##brevardcountyvardCounty
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A BREVARD PUNK SINGER is facing a felony charge of using a computer to seduce, solicit or lure a child, according to court and jail records.![]()
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Kevin Thomas Wright, 47, of Malabar, performed with the Melbourne pop punk band Never Ender and the Orlando punk band Dial Drive.![]()
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Brevard deputies picked Wright up on an out-of-county warrant on the night of Oct. 9 and booked him into the Brevard County Jail. He was later transferred to Pinellas County, where the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office booked him on Oct. 13.![]()
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Court records list one count of obscene communication: use of a computer to seduce, solicit or lure a child, with a reference to misrepresenting age. The docket lists it as a third-degree felony. The offense date is listed as Sept. 9.![]()
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A judge found probable cause at his first appearance on Oct. 14 and kept his bond at $25,000. Wright bonded out on Oct. 15. On Oct. 16, his public defender entered a written plea of not guilty.![]()
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The affidavit describing the investigation has not yet been released. Records do not say whether the communications involved a child or an undercover investigator.![]()
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Both bands have cut ties with Wright. Never Ender's remaining members said they decided to leave the band and end their association with its singer following his arrest. "Had we known of conduct like this, we would have reported it to the police," bassist Matthew McCready wrote.![]()
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Dial Drive said Wright "is no longer a part of the band and is in no way associated with Dial Drive."![]()
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Wright has not been convicted, and all defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.![]()
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#BrevardCounty #Malabar #PinellasCounty
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Water rescue underway at paradise Beach in Melbourne
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