This is from the Florida FWC Weekly Law Enforcement Action Report. Reading this kind of stuff makes you darn glad the Game Wardens are out there!
OKALOOSA COUNTY
Officer Van Barrow observed a vehicle displaying a light in a manner capable of disclosing deer. Prior to observing the vehicle, Officer Barrow heard several shots in the direction the vehicle was traveling. The vehicle was stopped and an inspection revealed a loaded Browning rifle. A computer check revealed one of the subjects had active warrants in Okaloosa and Walton Counties for violation of probation originating from a bank robbery and grand theft. Lieutenant Mark Hollinhead and Officer Danny Arnette responded to assist. An interview with the subjects determined they shot at a deer prior to being stopped and also shot a deer a few nights before. One of the subjects agreed to provide the officers the meat from the deer which was stored in a freezer at a residence. While retrieving the deer meat from the residence, Officer Arnette observed an active clandestine methamphetamine lab. The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Department responded and properly secured the methamphetamine lab. The three subjects were charged and booked into the Okaloosa County Jail for taking deer at night with a gun and light, hunting from a public road, and trafficking in amphetamines. The subject with the active warrants also has charges pending for possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.
OKALOOSA COUNTY
Officer Van Barrow observed a vehicle displaying a light in a manner capable of disclosing deer. Prior to observing the vehicle, Officer Barrow heard several shots in the direction the vehicle was traveling. The vehicle was stopped and an inspection revealed a loaded Browning rifle. A computer check revealed one of the subjects had active warrants in Okaloosa and Walton Counties for violation of probation originating from a bank robbery and grand theft. Lieutenant Mark Hollinhead and Officer Danny Arnette responded to assist. An interview with the subjects determined they shot at a deer prior to being stopped and also shot a deer a few nights before. One of the subjects agreed to provide the officers the meat from the deer which was stored in a freezer at a residence. While retrieving the deer meat from the residence, Officer Arnette observed an active clandestine methamphetamine lab. The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Department responded and properly secured the methamphetamine lab. The three subjects were charged and booked into the Okaloosa County Jail for taking deer at night with a gun and light, hunting from a public road, and trafficking in amphetamines. The subject with the active warrants also has charges pending for possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.