MILTON — Here are some events the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission responded to in our coverage area.
ESCAMBIA COUNTY
Officer Allgood was on water patrol near Big Lagoon State Park conducting fisheries and boating safety inspections when he observed a vessel with no registration numbers displayed on the starboard side of the vessel.
While conducting a boating safety inspection, several signs indicated the operator was impaired.
Allgood asked the operator if he would consent to performing standard field alcohol tasks, and the operator agreed to do so.
After administering these tasks, Allgood developed probable cause to believe the man was operating a vessel under the influence, and arrested him for BUI.
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Officers Clark and Manning were dispatched to a civil disturbance in the Little Sabine area.
FWC Dispatch advised that a man threatened a female complainant and her children while paddle boarding.
The man allegedly made threatening physical and verbal gestures and, during the confrontation, went to a nearby residence and boarded a vessel.
The man started to return to where the female and children were, but then decided to exit Little Sabine Bay.
The female described the man and his vessel. Clark and Manning located the vessel matching the description and contacted the operator, who was intoxicated and showed multiple signs of impairment.
The operator refused to perform field alcohol tasks.
Clark arrested the operator for BUI.
The man later refused to submit to a breath test and FWC officials transported him to the Escambia County Jail.
Additional charges are pending upon the investigation’s completion.
SANTA ROSA COUNTY
Officers Hutchinson and Clark were on land patrol conducting fisheries and license checks in the Yellow River Wildlife Management Area.
They contacted a man at the end of Log Lake Road who was standing by the river.
There was also a running vehicle with a female asleep in the passenger side. The man immediately stated he had not been driving.
Officers identified the subjects through FWC Dispatch, and both subjects had active warrants out of Santa Rosa County.
FWC officials placed both subjects into custody and transported them to the Santa Rosa County Jail.
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Officers Hutchinson and Clark were on vessel patrol conducting boating safety and fishery checks on the Blackwater River.
The officers observed a male and female fishing from the bank just south of the Shell Pile Boat Ramp. When the officers made contact, there was a bag of white powder and glass pipe in plain view next to the male.
During this time, another male had walked over to the area. When the officers identified both males and female, FWC Dispatch advised the female had an active warrant out of Pasco County and the man who was not fishing had an active warrant locally.
FWC officials placed all three people into custody. The male who was fishing was charged with possession of methamphetamine and paraphernalia. The female and other male were charged with active warrants.
This article originally appeared on Santa Rosa Press Gazette: BUI, meth possession among latest FWC arrests