Boat Karaoke Fail
Over the July 4th holiday weekend, Angelina County game wardens were on patrol for water safety violations at Sam Rayburn Reservoir when they got a call from a concerned fisherman about a large center console boat occupied by several intoxicated people singing at the top of their lungs, and a child not wearing a life jacket.
The wardens made the long run up the lake, found the boat underway and made contact with the operator. After failing field sobriety tests, the operator was arrested for boating while intoxicated, the child was placed in a life jacket, and the merry occupants were escorted ashore. Case is pending.
Got Caught Fishing
Polk County game wardens recently observed an individual walking away from the shoreline with fishing poles and bucket ideally reserved for bait in their hand. The person was not in possession of any required identifying information, and became agitated before being placed in a temporary detention center for officer safety.
During a routine pat down search for weapons, the game wardens were cautioned by the individual to be aware he had dirty syringes in his pockets. Which led to the Polk County officials finding dirty needles. They found various illegal narcotics and paraphernalia in his possession
After the individual finally got his identification, the wardens also discovered two state jail felony warrants out of Polk County for burglary. The subject was immediately arrested and the cases are pending.
If Only They Were All This Easy
While investigating complaints of several deer camps having been broken into in Polk County, wardens spotted a familiar vehicle parked along a creek they had observed coming off another back road late the previous night. Upon closer inspection, the wardens observed in plain sight a spotlight and a .22 rifle inside the truck and a small pool of dried blood on the tailgate.
After making contact, one warden asked if the two individuals remembered seeing them the night before. One guy responded, yes, and asked why the wardens were following them. The warden let him know they had been trailing them for some time. At that point the warden expected the man to admit to hunting feral hogs, which would be legal at night on private property with permission, but instead he informed them they had shot a deer.
The clueless poachers were also implicated on several other poaching incidents and violations, and led the wardens to the area where they conducted the illegal activities.
Upon arrival, the subjects showed where they ended up dumping the carcass and the location where they stored the meat at their grandmother’s house. The shooter later stated that his daddy and granddaddy were questioned by wardens back in the day, but unlike themselves, never got caught in the act, claiming that the apple doesn’t fall too far from the tree. Uh, huh. Multiple charges pending.
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