Uploaded January 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
On June 28, 2024, at approximately 6:30 p.m., Officers from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission were conducting a marked vessel patrol on the east side of Crab Island in Destin, Florida, within Okaloosa County. The officers on patrol included Officer Steven Ates, Officer Ashley Pritchard, and Officer Theodore Mursch.
During the patrol, a 2012 Pontoon vessel with registration FL5908BH was observed being operated by an individual identified as a Louisiana resident. The operator was found to be violating the idle speed zone. A safety stop was conducted, during which the officers observed signs of impairment from the operator.
Field sobriety tasks were administered, and based on training, experience, and personal observations, the officers determined that the individual was in actual physical control of the vessel while under the influence of alcohol and/or a chemical substance to the extent that normal faculties were impaired.
At 7:05 p.m., the operator was read the implied consent notice from a prepared text and declined to provide a breath sample. As a result, no breath alcohol concentration (BAC) sample was recorded, and the refusal was documented.
The individual was subsequently charged with the relevant citations and transported to the Okaloosa County Jail without further incident.
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On June 28, 2024, at approximately 6:30 p.m., Officers from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission were conducting a marked vessel patrol on the east side of Crab Island in Destin, Florida, within Okaloosa County. The officers on patrol included Officer Steven Ates, Officer Ashley Pritchard, and Officer Theodore Mursch.
During the patrol, a 2012 Pontoon vessel with registration FL5908BH was observed being operated by an individual identified as a Louisiana resident. The operator was found to be violating the idle speed zone. A safety stop was conducted, during which the officers observed signs of impairment from the operator.
Field sobriety tasks were administered, and based on training, experience, and personal observations, the officers determined that the individual was in actual physical control of the vessel while under the influence of alcohol and/or a chemical substance to the extent that normal faculties were impaired.
At 7:05 p.m., the operator was read the implied consent notice from a prepared text and declined to provide a breath sample. As a result, no breath alcohol concentration (BAC) sample was recorded, and the refusal was documented.
The individual was subsequently charged with the relevant citations and transported to the Okaloosa County Jail without further incident.
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![Intoxicated Man Points Flare Gun At Police
Bodycam Footage Of An Alleged Intoxicated Man Pointing Flare Gun At FWC Officers During 2024 Gasparilla Parade.
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation (FWC) officers encountered an incident involving an alleged intoxicated man pointing a flare gun. While conducting water patrol on a marked vessel, the officers observed a blue and white Yamaha vessel operating dangerously close to the shoreline and other boats. They activated emergency lights to conduct a stop on the vessel registered to [REDACTED].
Approaching the vessel, officers instructed the operator, identified as [REDACTED], to put the boat in neutral. Instead, the operator reversed sharply towards the patrol vessel. Upon boarding, officers requested safety equipment including life jackets, registration, and a fire extinguisher. During the inspection, [REDACTED] initially attempted to hand over cash before providing the necessary documents and life jackets for the eight occupants.
As the inspection continued, [REDACTED] produced a flare gun and despite warnings, pointed it in the direction of officers multiple times. Officers noted signs of impairment and requested [REDACTED] to undergo Standardized Field Sobriety Tasks (SFSTs), to which he consented and was subsequently arrested for boating under the influence.
Following the arrest, the vessel was released to [REDACTED]s wife and another passenger. [REDACTED] was read his Miranda Rights and transported to the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office Substation, where he refused to submit to a breath test after being read implied consent.
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