Agame warden received a call on Aug. 6 about a man in Titus County who had accidentally shot himself while out on his deer lease preparing for the upcoming hunting season.
The man was driving his side-by-side UTV back to the house around 9 p.m. the previous night when the accident occurred.
A battery on the seat next to the victim fell into the floorboard. In the dark, the man reached for what he thought was his spotlight to try and locate the battery.
The man said the grip of the spotlight and his Glock Model 22 have the same feel. Instead of pulling the switch to his spotlight, the man pulled the trigger on his handgun, discharging a round into his upper leg.
The man drove to the house and then made a 25-minute drive to the hospital.
The bullet missed bone and major arteries and the man was discharged from the hospital with no complications, doctors said. He is expected to make a full recovery.
Rehoming fee charge
Harris County game wardens found a posting on the “Offer Up” app advertising a “toy” alligator for sale with a winky face ;) on July 22.
Game wardens posing as an out of town rancher wanting a gator for his private pond contacted the seller. They asked if his ranch hand could come pick it up and set a time and place to meet. The suspect was surprised to find out the rancher and ranch hand were wardens. Charges were fi led.
Look Before You Leap
Tarrant County game wardens patrolling Lake Grapevine on July 21 noticed an unusual clustering of people close to the water’s edge below a 25 foot cliff.
A middle-aged man had jumped from the cliff into what he thought was 10-12 feet of water that turned out to be 2 feet deep. The leap resulted in a compound fracture of his lower leg.
The wardens contacted local EMS, enlisted the help of some of the bystanders to stabilize the leg, and loaded the injured man onto their patrol vessel.
The wardens then transported the man to a location where EMS could make a safe and speedy transfer. The wardens stayed with two juvenile boys who were with the injured man until a parent could be located. Alcohol played a factor in the incident.
Not Your Sign
A Pecos County game warden parked his vehicle near a bridge crossing the Pecos River and walked underneath to check public access points on June 24.
The warden heard the sound of metal being cut with a power tool. As he made his way back up to the bridge the warden observed two men; one served as a lookout while the other used a right angle grinder to try to cut down a road sign marking the Crockett County line.
After being caught in the act, the subject doing the cutting said, “My last name is Crockett and I thought it would be cool to have the sign.”
The individual was charged with criminal mischief, a Class B misdemeanor, subsequently pled guilty and received six months’ probation.
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