A regular Titusville City Council meeting briefly broke into debate Tuesday evening after a council member used her public report to detail past criminal allegations against a man currently volunteering to deliver meals to local children.

During the July 28, 2026 meeting, Councilmember JoLynn Nelson cited public records regarding an individual she identified as Stacey Lincoln. Nelson stated that Lincoln had been delivering meals to youth in partnership with the local organization Hope of North Brevard.

“I take criminal acts very seriously,” Nelson said. “The parents need to decide whether they want this individual delivering meals to their kids.” Nelson, a retired state prosecutor who spent 14 years in the sex crimes division of the State Attorney’s Office, read from public police reports dating back to 2002.

City Attorney Andriene Treasure intervened to clarify the legal nature of Nelson’s statements. “I just want to make sure that you read on the record that those were allegations,” Treasure told Nelson during the meeting. “My job is to protect the city from any liability.”

Nelson acknowledged the statements were allegations drawn from public case files but defended her decision to air them publicly due to her concern for child safety in Brevard County.

She described an incident in Port St. Lucie where Lincoln and another individual were allegedly found with $76,000 in cash during a traffic stop that alerted a drug dog.

She also outlined a 2006 incident where Lincoln, then working as a coach, was charged with sexual battery involving a 17-year-old volunteer at the Gibson Center. Nelson stated he ultimately pleaded to a lesser offense.

She further cited a 2010 allegation regarding an aborted two-kilogram cocaine deal, and a 2014 allegation of inappropriate behavior where Lincoln allegedly asked a 16-year-old sexually explicit questions, also at the Gibson Center.

Nelson’s remarks prompted two points of order from Councilwoman Megan Moscoso who questioned whether the council dais was the appropriate venue to read a citizen’s criminal history.

“I know the impact of these kinds of incidents on kids, and so it does concern me,” Nelson said. “If the parent knows and says, ‘okay, I don’t care,’ that’s fine. But I think they should know.”

The meeting moved on to other business after the final point of order was called.

Video of Councilwoman JoLynn Nelson’s statements