Uploaded February 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
On 4/28/24 in Palm Beach County, FL Florida fish and wildlife officers were on patrol in a marked vessel in Lake Boca, Boca Raton, Florida working Boca Bash. While on patrol a red jet ski was seen with two people on board. One of the occupants on board was not wearing a life jacket. Emergency lights were activated and stopped the vessel. Upon stopping the vessel, the operator, hit the accelerator and turned the vessel sharply to the point it capsized. I then pulled up to the vessel to make sure all occupants were ok. She was unable to get back on to the vessel so we had to pull her on to my vessel to
get her out of the channel. I instructed the other occupant to dock the jet ski at the nearest docking area. Post arrest she continued to be belligerent, verbally abusive, and aggressive toward any officer in her presence, to include profanities and insults. Her speech continued to sound slurred. She was asked to submit to a lawful test of her breath for the purpose of determining her alcohol content. She said yes. While attempting to take the test she became very emotional shouting profanities and insults at other officers and refused to take the test.
She was transported to the Palm Beach County Jail, Main Detention Center by Boca Raton Police Department.
Charges:
F.S. 327.35(1)(a) – BUI normal faculties impaired
F.S. 327.35215 – Refusal to provide breath sample (infraction)
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All videos and case documents were obtained pursuant to the Florida Public Records Law, Chapter 119, Florida Statutes. Defendants are considered innocent until proven guilty. This channel is made strictly for educational and news-gathering purposes. Not affiliated with any law enforcement agency.
On 4/28/24 in Palm Beach County, FL Florida fish and wildlife officers were on patrol in a marked vessel in Lake Boca, Boca Raton, Florida working Boca Bash. While on patrol a red jet ski was seen with two people on board. One of the occupants on board was not wearing a life jacket. Emergency lights were activated and stopped the vessel. Upon stopping the vessel, the operator, hit the accelerator and turned the vessel sharply to the point it capsized. I then pulled up to the vessel to make sure all occupants were ok. She was unable to get back on to the vessel so we had to pull her on to my vessel to
get her out of the channel. I instructed the other occupant to dock the jet ski at the nearest docking area. Post arrest she continued to be belligerent, verbally abusive, and aggressive toward any officer in her presence, to include profanities and insults. Her speech continued to sound slurred. She was asked to submit to a lawful test of her breath for the purpose of determining her alcohol content. She said yes. While attempting to take the test she became very emotional shouting profanities and insults at other officers and refused to take the test.
She was transported to the Palm Beach County Jail, Main Detention Center by Boca Raton Police Department.
Charges:
F.S. 327.35(1)(a) – BUI normal faculties impaired
F.S. 327.35215 – Refusal to provide breath sample (infraction)
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All videos and case documents were obtained pursuant to the Florida Public Records Law, Chapter 119, Florida Statutes. Defendants are considered innocent until proven guilty. This channel is made strictly for educational and news-gathering purposes. Not affiliated with any law enforcement agency.





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I, Officer Morgan, was on water-based patrol when I observed a personal watercraft (PWC) violating a slow speed zone in the Intracoastal Waterway. Upon stopping the PWC, I noticed the operator, Lorena, had slightly slurred words, bloodshot, glassy eyes with droopy eyelids, and an odor of an unknown alcoholic beverage. She displayed confusion when I asked to see her fire extinguisher, attempting to show me her anchor instead. I asked her to perform seated Standardized Field Sobriety Tasks (SFSTs), to which she consented.
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Based on the totality of my observations—her slurred words, glassy eyes, alcohol odor, and poor performance on all SFSTs—I arrested her for operating a vessel while normal faculties impaired. She was advised that these were clues, not a pass or fail. I asked about the disposition of her vessel, and she opted to have it towed rather than released to her passenger. Later, after being transported to shore, she refused to provide a breath sample after implied consent was read and refused to answer questions after being read Miranda. She also became agitated, accusing officers of abusing power and being too grabby with her handcuffs.
Charges:
* Operating a vessel while normal faculties impaired (Florida Statute 327.35(1)(a)) - Second Degree Misdemeanor
* Refusal to submit to blood/breath/urine to pursuant to FS 327.352 (Florida Statute 327.35215(1)) - Infraction
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