ROCKLEDGE, Fla. – Brevard County Sheriff Wayne Ivey addressed questions on Friday about the agency’s involvement in the search for an 18-year-old who was last seen in Manatee County a week ago.

According to the Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office, Giovonni Pelletier was vacationing with his family in Englewood before leaving around 1:30 a.m. to visit relatives in Brevard County.

While traveling north on I-75 with his cousins, Pelletier began acting erratically before exiting the vehicle and walking away near State Road 70 in Manatee County, the sheriff’s office said.

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Ivey emphasized that Charlotte County is the lead agency on the investigation, but the only connection to Brevard County is that three young men Pelletier was with are

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