"Lone Star Law" Seeing Stars and Stripes

1 00:00:10,077 --> 00:00:12,209 Oh, here we go. Got me one. Hey! 2 00:00:12,212 --> 00:00:14,612 Narrator: Coming up on "lone star law"... 3 00:00:14,615 --> 00:00:15,813 Got a runner. 4 00:00:15,816 --> 00:00:17,548 We are out here to enjoy ourselves, 5 00:00:17,551 --> 00:00:18,950 not to be talking to you. 6 00:00:18,953 --> 00:00:21,152 We got a violation, so let's lose the attitude. 7 00:00:21,155 --> 00:00:23,154 I don't want to talk to you. Well, you're gonna talk to me. 8 00:00:23,157 --> 00:00:24,555 Hey! Hey! 9 00:00:24,558 --> 00:00:26,757 I already can tell that he's gonna be over the limit. 10 00:00:26,760 --> 00:00:29,160 I know you're lying, and we're gonna get to the bottom of this. 11 00:00:29,163 --> 00:00:31,629 Dang. That's a dadgum timber rattler. 12 00:00:31,632 --> 00:00:32,897 What is on fire? 13 00:00:32,900 --> 00:00:34,765 [ Ringing ] Yeah, it's getting bigger, too. 14 00:00:34,768 --> 00:00:37,001 It's fixing to start doing damage. 15 00:00:37,004 --> 00:00:38,969 [ Guitar strums country tune ] 16 00:00:38,972 --> 00:00:40,638 [ Piercing bird cry ] 17 00:00:47,047 --> 00:00:48,312 [ Rattling ] 18 00:00:50,450 --> 00:00:52,050 [ Whip cracks ] 19 00:00:52,053 --> 00:00:53,117 [ Horse neighs ] 20 00:00:53,120 --> 00:00:54,652 [ Gunshot ] 21 00:01:01,661 --> 00:01:02,994 Man: A Texas game warden's job is 22 00:01:02,997 --> 00:01:05,395 to protect wild animals and wild places, 23 00:01:05,398 --> 00:01:06,564 keep the public safe 24 00:01:06,567 --> 00:01:08,733 and every now and again, put a bad guy in jail. 25 00:01:08,736 --> 00:01:10,134 [ Gunshot ] 26 00:01:10,137 --> 00:01:13,070 Captions by vitac... www.Vitac.Com 27 00:01:13,073 --> 00:01:16,140 captions paid for by discovery communications 28 00:01:24,885 --> 00:01:26,951 Richards: Those are black-bellied whistling ducks. 29 00:01:26,954 --> 00:01:29,754 I count 18 of them right there in that little group. 30 00:01:29,757 --> 00:01:33,491 When they fly, they make a high-pitched whistling noise. 31 00:01:33,494 --> 00:01:37,094 There's no mistaking what kind of duck it is when they fly by. 32 00:01:37,097 --> 00:01:40,965 Cows are gonna spook them, I guess. 33 00:01:40,968 --> 00:01:44,035 Here they come. 34 00:01:44,038 --> 00:01:46,103 Hear that? 35 00:01:46,106 --> 00:01:48,172 [ Birds chirping ] 36 00:01:51,846 --> 00:01:54,111 Early this morning, I got a call from a gentleman 37 00:01:54,114 --> 00:01:56,314 that said he's been losing chickens, 38 00:01:56,317 --> 00:01:59,050 and he thinks he's caught the culprit in a trap. 39 00:01:59,053 --> 00:02:01,118 And he wants me to come out there and get it. 40 00:02:01,121 --> 00:02:05,723 I don't mind going over there and solving his problem for him. 41 00:02:05,726 --> 00:02:07,592 We have arrived. 42 00:02:10,464 --> 00:02:12,663 Hello. Oh, good. 43 00:02:12,666 --> 00:02:14,665 Richards: Where's this bandit at? 44 00:02:14,668 --> 00:02:16,133 Right out here. Let's go take a look at him. 45 00:02:16,136 --> 00:02:18,069 How y'all doing? 46 00:02:21,208 --> 00:02:22,807 Come on. 47 00:02:22,810 --> 00:02:25,409 Go with us. What's your name? 48 00:02:25,412 --> 00:02:27,078 Good to meet you. Benny Richards. 49 00:02:31,018 --> 00:02:33,851 Yeah? 50 00:02:34,955 --> 00:02:38,222 Yeah, there he is. 51 00:02:38,225 --> 00:02:40,357 He doesn't look happy. 52 00:02:40,360 --> 00:02:42,626 Well, look what you got yourself into now. 53 00:02:42,629 --> 00:02:44,094 [ Laughs ] 54 00:02:44,097 --> 00:02:45,362 Well, Mr. Raccoon, 55 00:02:45,365 --> 00:02:46,897 I got some good news and some bad news. 56 00:02:46,900 --> 00:02:48,699 The good news is you're still alive. 57 00:02:48,702 --> 00:02:50,567 The bad news is you're about to travel. 58 00:02:50,570 --> 00:02:52,036 [ Laughs ] 59 00:02:52,039 --> 00:02:54,639 Well, come on, let's get out of here. 60 00:02:54,642 --> 00:02:55,773 [ Raccoon growls ] 61 00:02:55,776 --> 00:02:57,575 [ Laughing ] He's growling. 62 00:02:57,578 --> 00:03:00,511 [ Growling continues ] 63 00:03:00,514 --> 00:03:03,247 I think he might bite me if he got a chance. 64 00:03:03,250 --> 00:03:04,582 [ Chuckles ] 65 00:03:04,585 --> 00:03:07,385 The fact that he's verbalizing that he's very angry 66 00:03:07,388 --> 00:03:09,720 by growling at me is actually a good sign 67 00:03:09,723 --> 00:03:11,589 because it shows me that he's healthy 68 00:03:11,592 --> 00:03:14,192 and he's having a normal reaction. 69 00:03:14,195 --> 00:03:15,726 Whoa. 70 00:03:15,729 --> 00:03:17,528 We're always concerned about rabies, 71 00:03:17,531 --> 00:03:19,130 but this is a healthy raccoon. 72 00:03:19,133 --> 00:03:21,198 And he just wants to get out of this cage. 73 00:03:21,201 --> 00:03:23,533 [ Growling continues ] 74 00:03:23,536 --> 00:03:26,336 He's upset right now for obvious reasons, 75 00:03:26,339 --> 00:03:28,138 and he's panting really hard. 76 00:03:28,141 --> 00:03:29,807 And it's 95, 96 degrees. 77 00:03:29,810 --> 00:03:31,208 I want to get out of here quickly 78 00:03:31,211 --> 00:03:33,210 and get him out of that cage as fast as I can, 79 00:03:33,213 --> 00:03:34,612 'cause if he hasn't had any water 80 00:03:34,615 --> 00:03:35,947 and being upset like he is 81 00:03:35,950 --> 00:03:38,149 and his heart rate up, it could kill him. 82 00:03:40,000 --> 00:03:46,074 83 00:03:55,436 --> 00:03:57,601 [ Cranking ] 84 00:03:57,604 --> 00:04:01,505 Me and my partner, Justin, we're gonna hit the lake. 85 00:04:01,508 --> 00:04:03,974 We've got a big crowd. See what we can come up with. 86 00:04:03,977 --> 00:04:07,844 We gonna go out there and give it a spin anyway. 87 00:04:07,847 --> 00:04:10,581 We're out here patrolling on Sam rayburn lake. 88 00:04:10,584 --> 00:04:12,049 There's a lot of folks on the water, 89 00:04:12,052 --> 00:04:13,517 and just always want to monitor them, 90 00:04:13,520 --> 00:04:15,052 make sure they're aware of all the laws, 91 00:04:15,055 --> 00:04:19,323 and make sure they're abiding by them. 92 00:04:19,326 --> 00:04:22,126 Eddins: Y'all look like y'all having a lot more fun than we are. 93 00:04:25,732 --> 00:04:28,532 Uh-oh, here we go. 94 00:04:28,535 --> 00:04:31,935 Got me one. No-wake zone. 95 00:04:31,938 --> 00:04:34,638 Inman: Look at it just get in that no-wake zone, Justin. 96 00:04:34,641 --> 00:04:36,140 [ Siren wails ] 97 00:04:36,143 --> 00:04:37,274 Hey! 98 00:04:37,277 --> 00:04:39,143 [ Siren wails ] 99 00:04:39,146 --> 00:04:41,078 Got a runner. 100 00:04:46,820 --> 00:04:48,018 State game warden. 101 00:04:48,021 --> 00:04:49,820 Go ahead and come alongside my boat. 102 00:04:51,759 --> 00:04:53,591 Oh! 103 00:05:00,034 --> 00:05:01,898 Richards: He's got an attitude. 104 00:05:01,901 --> 00:05:03,633 He sounds like a bear in that cage. 105 00:05:03,636 --> 00:05:05,035 "Rah, rah!" 106 00:05:05,038 --> 00:05:07,505 I'm gonna take him to a public hunting area. 107 00:05:07,508 --> 00:05:10,707 Plenty of water, not a lot of human interaction there. 108 00:05:10,710 --> 00:05:13,444 No more chicken dinners for him. 109 00:05:13,447 --> 00:05:15,713 We're gonna call him rowdy. 110 00:05:15,716 --> 00:05:18,382 [ Laughs ] I think that fits. 111 00:05:18,385 --> 00:05:20,450 This is rowdy's new home. 112 00:05:20,453 --> 00:05:22,586 Gonna get him out of that cage very carefully, 113 00:05:22,589 --> 00:05:25,389 'cause I like all my fingers where they're at. 114 00:05:25,392 --> 00:05:27,391 All right. 115 00:05:27,394 --> 00:05:30,260 Where's them gloves at? 116 00:05:30,263 --> 00:05:32,530 All right, rowdy. 117 00:05:32,533 --> 00:05:34,198 Let's get you out of here, buddy. 118 00:05:36,603 --> 00:05:38,803 All right, partner. 119 00:05:38,806 --> 00:05:40,537 [ Raccoon growls ] 120 00:05:40,540 --> 00:05:42,006 Go on, buddy. 121 00:05:42,009 --> 00:05:43,807 Come on, come on. 122 00:05:46,547 --> 00:05:49,547 I don't think that I've ever seen a raccoon run so fast. 123 00:05:49,550 --> 00:05:50,881 [ Chuckles ] 124 00:05:50,884 --> 00:05:52,749 He didn't look back and wave. [ Chuckles ] 125 00:05:55,689 --> 00:05:59,623 Good luck, rowdy. 126 00:06:03,696 --> 00:06:07,832 Inman: Oh! 127 00:06:10,370 --> 00:06:13,437 You might kill it. 128 00:06:13,440 --> 00:06:15,372 Kill it. 129 00:06:15,375 --> 00:06:17,241 Pull the kill switch. 130 00:06:20,714 --> 00:06:23,113 Watch yourself. Kill it? 131 00:06:23,116 --> 00:06:24,781 Watch yourself. 132 00:06:24,784 --> 00:06:27,451 So, you weren't wearing the kill switch? 133 00:06:27,454 --> 00:06:30,087 That's why you're supposed to wear that thing. 134 00:06:33,660 --> 00:06:35,192 Are y'all okay? 135 00:06:35,195 --> 00:06:36,660 Woman: Yeah. 136 00:06:36,663 --> 00:06:39,063 Damn. A lot of gas in the water. 137 00:06:39,066 --> 00:06:40,197 You all right? Yeah. 138 00:06:40,200 --> 00:06:41,432 Okay. Thank you. 139 00:06:41,435 --> 00:06:42,800 Yeah, well, we're not quite done yet, 140 00:06:42,803 --> 00:06:44,335 but go ahead and get to the jet ski. 141 00:06:44,338 --> 00:06:46,336 Okay. Ease up there, bro. 142 00:06:46,339 --> 00:06:49,206 Go ahead and get on. 143 00:06:49,209 --> 00:06:51,342 Is this your jet ski? My dad's. 144 00:06:51,345 --> 00:06:52,409 Your dad's? Yeah. 145 00:06:52,412 --> 00:06:54,811 Is this your dad? 146 00:06:54,814 --> 00:06:57,281 Young woman: Yeah, that's him. 147 00:06:57,284 --> 00:06:58,416 What caught our attention... 148 00:06:58,419 --> 00:06:59,883 You come through the no-wake zone. 149 00:06:59,886 --> 00:07:01,151 Oh. Okay? 150 00:07:01,154 --> 00:07:03,020 Making a wake. I see you got your life jacket. 151 00:07:03,023 --> 00:07:05,222 Do you have a fire extinguisher? 152 00:07:05,225 --> 00:07:06,490 I'm not sure. 153 00:07:06,493 --> 00:07:09,960 Okay, you're not sure if you have one? 154 00:07:09,963 --> 00:07:11,896 Yeah, I don't know. Okay. 155 00:07:11,899 --> 00:07:13,797 Go ahead and step in our boat. 156 00:07:13,800 --> 00:07:15,966 Here, let me help you. 157 00:07:15,969 --> 00:07:18,002 You'll explain it to your dad? Yes. 158 00:07:28,382 --> 00:07:30,781 See these buoys right here? 159 00:07:30,784 --> 00:07:32,449 They stretch from this bank 160 00:07:32,452 --> 00:07:34,251 all the way out to the island. 161 00:07:34,254 --> 00:07:35,853 Anytime you're within those buoys, 162 00:07:35,856 --> 00:07:38,055 you have to be at an idle speed, 163 00:07:38,058 --> 00:07:39,723 which is just the minimum amount of throttle 164 00:07:39,726 --> 00:07:41,992 it takes to control that jet ski, okay? 165 00:07:41,995 --> 00:07:43,527 The reason we have that is we have so many kids 166 00:07:43,530 --> 00:07:45,529 that swim from the boat ramp out to this island. 167 00:07:45,532 --> 00:07:47,598 We've had several of them run over. 168 00:07:47,601 --> 00:07:48,665 Here's what's happening. 169 00:07:48,668 --> 00:07:50,467 You're receiving a citation... Okay? 170 00:07:50,470 --> 00:07:51,668 For a wake-zone violation. 171 00:07:51,671 --> 00:07:53,337 Your signature is not a plea of guilt. 172 00:07:53,340 --> 00:07:55,005 It's just saying you'll make contact with the judge, okay? 173 00:07:55,008 --> 00:07:56,907 Okay. 174 00:08:00,480 --> 00:08:01,879 He's free to go, huh, Morgan? 175 00:08:01,882 --> 00:08:03,080 Inman: Yeah. Put them in the boat? 176 00:08:03,083 --> 00:08:06,016 Yeah. 177 00:08:06,019 --> 00:08:07,585 Come over here, buddy. 178 00:08:07,588 --> 00:08:09,686 They're gonna ride back with you. 179 00:08:09,689 --> 00:08:11,154 Okay. 180 00:08:11,157 --> 00:08:14,158 All right, ladies, if y'all want to step over there. 181 00:08:14,161 --> 00:08:17,761 [ Grunts ] 182 00:08:17,764 --> 00:08:19,496 Good? Mm-hmm. 183 00:08:19,499 --> 00:08:21,031 Okay, thank you, sir. 184 00:08:21,034 --> 00:08:22,366 Hey, you gonna be okay? 185 00:08:22,369 --> 00:08:24,635 Eddins: Yes. 186 00:08:24,638 --> 00:08:26,102 You got him? Yeah, I got him. 187 00:08:26,105 --> 00:08:28,004 Okay. 188 00:08:32,112 --> 00:08:34,578 Another happy customer. 189 00:08:34,581 --> 00:08:36,646 Yeah. [ Chuckles ] 190 00:08:48,862 --> 00:08:52,062 [ Cellphone rings ] 191 00:08:52,933 --> 00:08:55,065 Hi. This is Benny Richards, the game warden. 192 00:08:55,068 --> 00:08:56,367 How you doing? 193 00:09:00,707 --> 00:09:03,340 Uh-huh. 194 00:09:14,087 --> 00:09:15,920 Okay. 195 00:09:23,029 --> 00:09:25,028 All right, if I have any issues, I'll call you back. 196 00:09:25,031 --> 00:09:26,363 Man: All right, I appreciate it, man. 197 00:09:26,366 --> 00:09:27,564 All right, you bet. Appreciate it. 198 00:09:30,237 --> 00:09:32,836 It sounds like these people are squatters, 199 00:09:32,839 --> 00:09:35,238 for lack of a better term. 200 00:09:35,241 --> 00:09:37,174 You can camp there for 14 days, 201 00:09:37,177 --> 00:09:39,910 but you can't just set up a homestead there. 202 00:09:39,913 --> 00:09:43,113 There's always the unknown, going into a camp like this. 203 00:09:43,116 --> 00:09:45,315 Firearms are my biggest concern, you know, 204 00:09:45,318 --> 00:09:47,184 what these people's mental state is, 205 00:09:47,187 --> 00:09:50,654 their attitude towards the government, police officers. 206 00:09:50,657 --> 00:09:52,523 If they're armed and they don't want me to be there, 207 00:09:52,526 --> 00:09:54,457 it could be a really bad situation. 208 00:09:57,931 --> 00:10:00,598 [ Vehicle beeps ] 209 00:10:00,601 --> 00:10:03,333 I'm just gonna walk down and talk to them, 210 00:10:03,336 --> 00:10:06,604 see what their attitude is. 211 00:10:06,607 --> 00:10:09,005 Hello. Dogs don't bite, do they? 212 00:10:09,008 --> 00:10:11,608 Okay. [ Dog barking ] 213 00:10:11,611 --> 00:10:14,878 How are you? 214 00:10:14,881 --> 00:10:16,680 Well, I'm a state game warden, 215 00:10:16,683 --> 00:10:18,415 and I was asked to come out and talk to you. 216 00:10:18,418 --> 00:10:20,350 Your name is? 217 00:10:20,353 --> 00:10:21,685 Um, about what? 218 00:10:21,688 --> 00:10:23,087 We've got some issues. 219 00:10:23,090 --> 00:10:24,554 You're gonna have to move your camp. 220 00:10:24,557 --> 00:10:26,156 But this is a campsite. 221 00:10:26,159 --> 00:10:28,158 This is not. Up on the hill. 222 00:10:28,161 --> 00:10:30,160 When y'all drove across the fence, 223 00:10:30,163 --> 00:10:31,495 you're in a nondesignated area. 224 00:10:31,498 --> 00:10:32,762 You can't camp here. 225 00:10:32,765 --> 00:10:34,931 You can't bring vehicles in, either. 226 00:10:34,934 --> 00:10:36,666 Do you have some I.D. On you? 227 00:10:37,571 --> 00:10:38,902 You're gonna give me your I.D. 228 00:10:38,905 --> 00:10:40,437 It's not optional, okay? 229 00:10:40,440 --> 00:10:43,173 'Cause I've got a violation. Let me explain how this works. 230 00:10:43,176 --> 00:10:44,708 I'm a state game warden, 231 00:10:44,711 --> 00:10:46,644 and when I see a violation of the law, 232 00:10:46,647 --> 00:10:48,245 I ask for identification. 233 00:10:48,248 --> 00:10:51,515 You're required by law to hand me that identification, 234 00:10:51,518 --> 00:10:53,650 or you're in violation of the law a second time. 235 00:10:53,653 --> 00:10:56,186 So, okay, let's lose the attitude, okay? 236 00:10:56,189 --> 00:10:57,788 When I ask you to do something, do it for me, 237 00:10:57,791 --> 00:10:59,189 and we'll resolve this, okay? 238 00:11:00,593 --> 00:11:03,327 Okay, well, I'm telling you you definitely need to do that, 239 00:11:03,330 --> 00:11:04,609 and you need to do it right now. 240 00:11:11,137 --> 00:11:17,340 [ Dog barking ] 241 00:11:17,343 --> 00:11:18,876 Richards: Let's lose the attitude, okay? 242 00:11:18,879 --> 00:11:20,677 When I ask you to do something, do it for me, 243 00:11:20,680 --> 00:11:23,613 and we'll resolve this, okay? 244 00:11:23,616 --> 00:11:26,416 Okay, well, I'm telling you you definitely need to do that, 245 00:11:26,419 --> 00:11:28,819 and you need to do it right now. 246 00:11:28,822 --> 00:11:31,155 Let's go down and look at your camp. 247 00:11:31,158 --> 00:11:32,723 Is there any problems in the camp? 248 00:11:35,162 --> 00:11:37,194 How are you? 249 00:11:39,099 --> 00:11:41,031 I need to see some identification. 250 00:11:43,436 --> 00:11:45,102 I got all day. Let's look for it. 251 00:11:45,105 --> 00:11:47,705 What do you need my license for? 252 00:11:47,708 --> 00:11:49,372 Like I explained to this young lady... okay? 253 00:11:49,375 --> 00:11:50,707 I've got a violation. 254 00:11:50,710 --> 00:11:53,577 Y'all are camping in a noncamping area, okay? 255 00:11:53,580 --> 00:11:56,113 So I need to know who I'm talking to. 256 00:12:00,987 --> 00:12:02,319 Yes, I do, 'cause I don't know 257 00:12:02,322 --> 00:12:04,154 if there's any firearms in this camp 258 00:12:04,157 --> 00:12:05,756 and I don't want to be surprised. 259 00:12:09,129 --> 00:12:10,927 Okay. 260 00:12:10,930 --> 00:12:12,729 Richards: I'm not trying to beat these people over the head 261 00:12:12,732 --> 00:12:13,730 with a law book. 262 00:12:13,733 --> 00:12:15,799 All I'm looking for is compliance. 263 00:12:15,802 --> 00:12:17,267 Here's the deal. 264 00:12:17,270 --> 00:12:19,936 You're gonna have to move this camp up onto the hill, 265 00:12:19,939 --> 00:12:22,005 where it's a designated camping area, okay? 266 00:12:22,008 --> 00:12:23,873 And it's obvious, if you look. 267 00:12:23,876 --> 00:12:25,609 How soon can we get that done? 268 00:12:25,612 --> 00:12:26,944 Uh, we're in the middle of dinner, 269 00:12:26,947 --> 00:12:28,545 so maybe sometime tonight. Yeah, it takes... 270 00:12:28,548 --> 00:12:30,213 I don't expect you to do it in the next 10 minutes, 271 00:12:30,216 --> 00:12:32,683 but I want you to do it within the next 48 hours or 72 hours. 272 00:12:32,686 --> 00:12:34,151 Is that fair enough? 273 00:12:34,154 --> 00:12:36,152 But here's my main concern. 274 00:12:36,155 --> 00:12:38,222 There's a thin line between camping 275 00:12:38,225 --> 00:12:40,090 and setting up living quarters. 276 00:12:40,093 --> 00:12:42,225 What I'm seeing here looks more like 277 00:12:42,228 --> 00:12:43,961 you've decided to live here. 278 00:12:43,964 --> 00:12:45,228 It looks like you've made yourself comfortable. 279 00:12:45,231 --> 00:12:46,763 That's for sure. Yes. 280 00:12:46,766 --> 00:12:49,899 Y'all take a walk with me. I want to show you something. 281 00:12:49,902 --> 00:12:51,969 All right, explain this to me. 282 00:12:54,374 --> 00:12:56,240 Toilet paper, okay? 283 00:12:56,243 --> 00:12:59,176 I would gather that there's probably human feces 284 00:12:59,179 --> 00:13:01,377 attached to that toilet paper. 285 00:13:01,380 --> 00:13:03,246 Right? Okay? 286 00:13:03,249 --> 00:13:06,116 Okay, but everybody that comes down through here 287 00:13:06,119 --> 00:13:07,785 has to look at it, okay? 288 00:13:07,788 --> 00:13:09,919 It's just ripped? 289 00:13:09,922 --> 00:13:11,120 You gonna let me talk or you gonna talk? 290 00:13:11,123 --> 00:13:12,723 We are out here to enjoy ourselves, 291 00:13:12,726 --> 00:13:14,124 not to be talking to you, 292 00:13:14,127 --> 00:13:16,393 so if we could speed this up, that'd be great. 293 00:13:27,740 --> 00:13:29,873 Dad? 294 00:13:29,876 --> 00:13:31,274 Ooh! 295 00:13:31,277 --> 00:13:33,877 Try to feed her, and then, if she could hold off 296 00:13:33,880 --> 00:13:35,212 until I get home, then... 297 00:13:35,215 --> 00:13:37,080 Thanks, sweetheart. Okay. 298 00:13:37,083 --> 00:13:39,149 Chelsea: We don't have very many married couples 299 00:13:39,152 --> 00:13:41,084 in the department that are game wardens, 300 00:13:41,087 --> 00:13:44,821 but Ben Bailey is my partner and also my husband. 301 00:13:44,824 --> 00:13:47,490 See you soon, okay? Give me a kiss. 302 00:13:47,493 --> 00:13:50,294 Some people think it's impossible to be able 303 00:13:50,297 --> 00:13:53,363 to have family and a work life also. 304 00:13:53,366 --> 00:13:55,833 Bye, Georgia. Bye, Georgia. 305 00:13:55,836 --> 00:13:57,367 But we're able to balance it out. 306 00:13:57,370 --> 00:13:58,902 Love you. Love you, too. 307 00:13:58,905 --> 00:14:00,570 Bye. 308 00:14:00,573 --> 00:14:03,440 Be safe. 309 00:14:03,443 --> 00:14:05,309 It's bay-shrimp season right now, 310 00:14:05,312 --> 00:14:07,911 and this is what pays the bills for a lot of people. 311 00:14:07,914 --> 00:14:10,180 They're allowed 800 pounds of shrimp. 312 00:14:10,183 --> 00:14:11,514 If there wasn't a limit, 313 00:14:11,517 --> 00:14:12,916 eventually, there wouldn't be any shrimp, 314 00:14:12,919 --> 00:14:16,053 so it's important to have those regulations. 315 00:14:16,056 --> 00:14:20,590 And if we catch somebody over the limit, that's a problem. 316 00:14:20,593 --> 00:14:22,525 Hopefully, I'll see a shrimp boat coming in. 317 00:14:22,528 --> 00:14:27,331 If not, I'm bound to see... Yep, there's one right there. 318 00:14:28,868 --> 00:14:30,600 Let's see. 319 00:14:30,603 --> 00:14:34,604 So, I'll follow him, see which boat ramp 320 00:14:34,607 --> 00:14:37,341 he's gonna go back to and try to sell his catch. 321 00:14:37,344 --> 00:14:38,675 I don't want to give him that extra time 322 00:14:38,678 --> 00:14:41,078 to get rid of anything that I need to see. 323 00:14:41,081 --> 00:14:44,681 Okay, so I'll just kind of look out in the intracoastal, 324 00:14:44,684 --> 00:14:48,151 see where it's going so I can beat them to it. 325 00:14:48,154 --> 00:14:50,620 You can see all the birds working. 326 00:14:50,623 --> 00:14:52,422 I'm thinking he might be here. 327 00:14:52,425 --> 00:14:54,391 Yep. 328 00:15:00,200 --> 00:15:03,033 He's already trying to push off. 329 00:15:03,036 --> 00:15:06,570 Hey! 330 00:15:06,573 --> 00:15:08,037 Could you stay right here? 331 00:15:08,040 --> 00:15:09,840 State game warden. 332 00:15:09,843 --> 00:15:13,176 Don't touch anything, don't dump anything. 333 00:15:13,179 --> 00:15:14,978 So, are you the captain of the boat? 334 00:15:14,981 --> 00:15:17,981 Okay, so, is anybody a captain on the boat? 335 00:15:17,984 --> 00:15:21,051 Okay, y'all know you can't do that, right? 336 00:15:21,054 --> 00:15:24,721 How much do y'all think y'all have? 337 00:15:24,724 --> 00:15:30,060 And y'all are allowed 800 if you have a license. 338 00:15:30,063 --> 00:15:32,729 Okay, so, that's all you got? 339 00:15:32,732 --> 00:15:34,998 Is anything in here? 340 00:15:35,001 --> 00:15:37,134 Okay, so, y'all have live shrimp in here. 341 00:15:39,339 --> 00:15:41,672 Yeah, y'all are gonna be way over. 342 00:15:41,675 --> 00:15:43,140 Way over. 343 00:15:43,143 --> 00:15:45,274 And then you don't have a captain's license. 344 00:15:45,277 --> 00:15:46,943 There's a few problems. 345 00:15:55,154 --> 00:15:57,754 All right, explain this to me. 346 00:15:57,757 --> 00:15:59,022 Toilet paper? 347 00:15:59,025 --> 00:16:01,290 You gonna let me talk or are you gonna talk? 348 00:16:01,293 --> 00:16:02,625 We are out here to enjoy ourselves, 349 00:16:02,628 --> 00:16:04,027 not to be talking to you, 350 00:16:04,030 --> 00:16:06,095 so if we could speed this up, that'd be great. 351 00:16:06,098 --> 00:16:07,631 Your problem is you think you're the only person 352 00:16:07,634 --> 00:16:08,765 on this earth, and you're not. 353 00:16:08,768 --> 00:16:10,233 No, I really... Other people come down here 354 00:16:10,236 --> 00:16:11,768 and want to enjoy theirself, too, 355 00:16:11,771 --> 00:16:13,903 without walking through your feces, okay? 356 00:16:13,906 --> 00:16:17,040 We'll clean it all up. Let's come up here again. 357 00:16:17,043 --> 00:16:18,842 Same thing. 358 00:16:18,845 --> 00:16:22,111 So, what we have is a well-worn trail of your feces 359 00:16:22,114 --> 00:16:24,181 leading down to your camp. 360 00:16:24,184 --> 00:16:25,248 Okay. 361 00:16:25,251 --> 00:16:26,716 Listen, I'm not trying to be unreasonable. 362 00:16:26,719 --> 00:16:28,051 I'm just gonna let you be unreasonable. 363 00:16:28,054 --> 00:16:29,653 Okay, sounds good. 364 00:16:29,656 --> 00:16:31,654 Okay, you're not gonna be receiving any citations today, 365 00:16:31,657 --> 00:16:33,723 only verbal warnings. Okay. 366 00:16:33,726 --> 00:16:35,992 You got 14 days by law, okay? 367 00:16:35,995 --> 00:16:37,594 We're gonna push the reset button, 368 00:16:37,597 --> 00:16:38,661 and in 14 days, 369 00:16:38,664 --> 00:16:40,597 I'll come by for a secondary visit. 370 00:16:40,600 --> 00:16:41,732 Okay. Are we done? 371 00:16:41,735 --> 00:16:42,999 We're done. Awesome. 372 00:16:43,002 --> 00:16:45,468 All right, thank you for your cooperation. 373 00:16:45,471 --> 00:16:48,004 Y'all enjoy your stay in Texas. 374 00:16:48,007 --> 00:16:49,139 [ Chuckles ] 375 00:16:49,142 --> 00:16:50,674 I got some of the attitude 376 00:16:50,677 --> 00:16:54,811 that the forest ranger described to me immediately. 377 00:16:54,814 --> 00:16:58,081 I don't know if they'll learn their lesson or not. 378 00:16:58,084 --> 00:16:59,616 The lesson she ought to learn is 379 00:16:59,619 --> 00:17:01,551 when an officer shows up in full uniform 380 00:17:01,554 --> 00:17:03,086 and starts asking basic questions, 381 00:17:03,089 --> 00:17:04,287 just answer the questions. 382 00:17:04,290 --> 00:17:06,289 It'll go a lot smoother. 383 00:17:14,334 --> 00:17:18,468 All right, you're over the limit in bay shrimp. 384 00:17:20,773 --> 00:17:23,240 Okay, but you didn't have to keep them all, 385 00:17:23,243 --> 00:17:25,575 and then you don't have a captain's license. 386 00:17:25,578 --> 00:17:28,244 There's a few problems. 387 00:17:28,247 --> 00:17:32,515 If those are alive, over there, let's dump those. 388 00:17:32,518 --> 00:17:34,985 Let's put them back in the water. 389 00:17:34,988 --> 00:17:36,986 The ones that are dead, I have to take. 390 00:17:39,725 --> 00:17:42,359 One almost went in my mouth. [ Laughs ] 391 00:17:45,932 --> 00:17:48,331 This guy is not gonna be able to keep any of the shrimp, 392 00:17:48,334 --> 00:17:50,333 just because he doesn't have the proper license, 393 00:17:50,336 --> 00:17:52,335 but people can still benefit from it. 394 00:17:52,338 --> 00:17:54,804 So I'm gonna contact a few buyers, 395 00:17:54,807 --> 00:17:58,008 and whoever has the highest bid, I'm gonna let them buy it. 396 00:17:58,011 --> 00:18:00,410 Hey, Henry, this is Chelsea Bailey, game warden. 397 00:18:00,413 --> 00:18:04,080 The money goes back to parks and wildlife for research 398 00:18:04,083 --> 00:18:06,750 in the recovery process of shrimp. 399 00:18:06,753 --> 00:18:08,818 How are you doing? Man: Good. 400 00:18:08,821 --> 00:18:10,620 He's got 11 baskets of shrimp, 401 00:18:10,623 --> 00:18:11,954 there's a moundful of shrimp, 402 00:18:11,957 --> 00:18:14,023 and then there's more in another container. 403 00:18:14,026 --> 00:18:16,960 So, I already can tell that he's gonna be over the limit, 404 00:18:16,963 --> 00:18:18,762 but I'm not gonna estimate. 405 00:18:18,765 --> 00:18:21,665 We've got to weigh it out to see how many pounds he's got. 406 00:18:31,377 --> 00:18:35,579 Did they sell to you yesterday, too, these two? 407 00:18:35,582 --> 00:18:37,647 He doesn't have a captain's license today. 408 00:18:37,650 --> 00:18:39,715 That means he didn't have one yesterday, 409 00:18:39,718 --> 00:18:42,385 so that's two different violations. 410 00:18:42,388 --> 00:18:45,388 Can I talk to you over here for a second? 411 00:18:45,391 --> 00:18:47,790 So, I'm doing a little bit more digging, 412 00:18:47,793 --> 00:18:52,729 and I found out that y'all went back out yesterday also. 413 00:18:52,732 --> 00:18:55,131 Unh-unh. 414 00:18:55,134 --> 00:18:58,535 You weren't out yesterday? 415 00:18:58,538 --> 00:19:00,137 Okay, I already know you did it. 416 00:19:00,140 --> 00:19:03,139 You brought in 400 pounds. 417 00:19:03,142 --> 00:19:04,274 I know you're lying, 418 00:19:04,277 --> 00:19:05,808 and we're gonna get to the bottom of this. 419 00:19:16,722 --> 00:19:17,920 I know you're lying, 420 00:19:17,923 --> 00:19:19,562 and we're gonna get to the bottom of this. 421 00:19:25,331 --> 00:19:26,329 So, you did? 422 00:19:26,332 --> 00:19:28,464 Okay, out here again? 423 00:19:28,467 --> 00:19:29,666 Okay, that's all I needed to know. 424 00:19:29,669 --> 00:19:31,534 It's best to be honest. 425 00:19:31,537 --> 00:19:33,269 Chelsea: This guy sold here yesterday 426 00:19:33,272 --> 00:19:34,871 without having a shrimp captain's license, 427 00:19:34,874 --> 00:19:37,073 and he's lying straight to my face. 428 00:19:37,076 --> 00:19:38,675 Okay, let me figure it out. 429 00:19:38,678 --> 00:19:40,810 I think we're gonna be a little bit more harsh on him, 430 00:19:40,813 --> 00:19:42,946 just because this isn't his first time. 431 00:19:42,949 --> 00:19:46,016 He has violated the law previously. 432 00:19:46,019 --> 00:19:47,617 All right, two citations. 433 00:19:47,620 --> 00:19:51,021 One is gonna be for not having your shrimp captain's license, 434 00:19:51,024 --> 00:19:52,489 and then the second one is gonna be 435 00:19:52,492 --> 00:19:55,692 for being over the limit in bay shrimp, also. 436 00:19:55,695 --> 00:19:59,763 I am gonna write a ticket for shrimping again yesterday. 437 00:19:59,766 --> 00:20:01,831 I mean, next time, before you go out, 438 00:20:01,834 --> 00:20:04,301 make sure somebody's a captain on the boat. 439 00:20:04,304 --> 00:20:05,435 Take care. Thank you. 440 00:20:05,438 --> 00:20:07,771 Have a good week. Thanks. You, too. 441 00:20:07,774 --> 00:20:10,506 A shrimp captain's license is $50. 442 00:20:10,509 --> 00:20:11,908 It would have been a whole lot cheaper 443 00:20:11,911 --> 00:20:14,377 than having to pay this citation. 444 00:20:14,380 --> 00:20:16,513 I think they were shocked to see me there. 445 00:20:16,516 --> 00:20:19,582 And like, "whoa. You snuck up on me." 446 00:20:19,585 --> 00:20:22,252 That's how you know you're doing something good. 447 00:20:32,465 --> 00:20:34,664 Y'all catch any fish? 448 00:20:34,667 --> 00:20:36,066 You ain't caught one yet? 449 00:20:36,069 --> 00:20:37,801 Well, they say a bad day of fishing is better 450 00:20:37,804 --> 00:20:39,436 than a good day of working. 451 00:20:42,275 --> 00:20:45,675 Perfect. That's me. 452 00:20:45,678 --> 00:20:47,143 That'll work. Okay. 453 00:20:47,146 --> 00:20:50,146 I'll see you. Okay. 454 00:20:50,149 --> 00:20:53,216 What is it? 455 00:20:53,219 --> 00:20:54,551 Dang. 456 00:20:54,554 --> 00:20:56,619 That's a dadgum timber rattler. 457 00:20:56,622 --> 00:20:59,823 Woman: Big'UN. Are you kidding me? 458 00:20:59,826 --> 00:21:02,958 Goodness. 459 00:21:02,961 --> 00:21:05,362 And he was swimming with it? 460 00:21:05,365 --> 00:21:07,797 You definitely have the legal right to protect yourself, 461 00:21:07,800 --> 00:21:09,366 especially against something like that. 462 00:21:09,369 --> 00:21:11,034 I mean, that thing is fresh. 463 00:21:11,037 --> 00:21:13,103 Look at it still moving. 464 00:21:13,106 --> 00:21:15,104 Boy, that is a snake. 465 00:21:15,107 --> 00:21:16,839 You know what that is, don't you? 466 00:21:16,842 --> 00:21:19,109 [ Laughs ] 467 00:21:19,112 --> 00:21:21,377 You gonna eat it? 468 00:21:21,380 --> 00:21:23,046 Dadgum. 469 00:21:23,049 --> 00:21:25,515 Them things are deadly, deadly. 470 00:21:25,518 --> 00:21:27,050 Solid muscle. 471 00:21:27,053 --> 00:21:28,785 Inman: It's a rattlesnake, 472 00:21:28,788 --> 00:21:32,455 also known as a velvet tail or a cane brake. 473 00:21:32,458 --> 00:21:33,790 I know you want this thing for dinner. 474 00:21:33,793 --> 00:21:36,192 I'm hungry, so if you take that snake from me... 475 00:21:36,195 --> 00:21:38,327 The problem are, they're protected. 476 00:21:38,330 --> 00:21:39,262 So? He's dead. 477 00:21:39,265 --> 00:21:40,397 Protected here in the state of Texas. 478 00:21:40,400 --> 00:21:41,264 It's threatened. 479 00:21:41,267 --> 00:21:42,599 We can't give these things away. 480 00:21:42,602 --> 00:21:44,600 We can't donate them. Can just the skin go with you? 481 00:21:44,603 --> 00:21:46,669 The skin? You can have the skin. 482 00:21:46,672 --> 00:21:48,137 You just want the meat? 483 00:21:48,140 --> 00:21:49,606 Yeah, I tell you what. 484 00:21:49,609 --> 00:21:51,941 What I will do is I will... 485 00:21:51,944 --> 00:21:56,146 I could skin it without cutting it. 486 00:21:56,149 --> 00:21:58,347 Uh, that would be interesting to see, 487 00:21:58,350 --> 00:21:59,549 but what I can do is, 488 00:21:59,552 --> 00:22:02,419 I will, if I come up with some fish or a deer, 489 00:22:02,422 --> 00:22:03,353 I'll bring it to you. 490 00:22:03,356 --> 00:22:04,554 Really? How about that? 491 00:22:04,557 --> 00:22:05,955 I really, really appreciate that. 492 00:22:05,958 --> 00:22:08,825 Okay, I mean, I honestly believe that you need it. 493 00:22:08,828 --> 00:22:10,293 Y'all eat quite a bit of snake? 494 00:22:10,296 --> 00:22:11,695 I eat them when we get them. 495 00:22:11,698 --> 00:22:13,663 Yeah, yeah? So... 496 00:22:13,666 --> 00:22:15,164 Okay. A'ight. 497 00:22:15,167 --> 00:22:16,365 All right, miss Sunday, 498 00:22:16,368 --> 00:22:17,967 I appreciate you showing me this. 499 00:22:17,970 --> 00:22:19,235 [ Speaking indistinctly ] Okay. 500 00:22:19,238 --> 00:22:21,771 Thank you so much. Yes, ma'am. 501 00:22:32,919 --> 00:22:37,453 Ben is doing daddy duty today, watching all three of the kids, 502 00:22:37,456 --> 00:22:39,723 and he wants me to look at Georgia real quick. 503 00:22:39,726 --> 00:22:42,258 She fell. 504 00:22:42,261 --> 00:22:44,260 All right. 505 00:22:46,265 --> 00:22:47,397 You okay? 506 00:22:47,400 --> 00:22:48,798 I'll hold her mouth open, 507 00:22:48,801 --> 00:22:51,066 if you can try to find where it's bleeding. 508 00:22:51,069 --> 00:22:53,203 Open, there. ♪ Lada-lada-la-la ♪ 509 00:22:53,206 --> 00:22:54,537 Maybe give her a popsicle? 510 00:22:54,540 --> 00:22:56,272 Want a popsicle? All right, come on. 511 00:22:56,275 --> 00:22:57,807 Okay? Be safe. 512 00:22:57,810 --> 00:22:58,774 All right. Love you. 513 00:22:58,777 --> 00:23:00,276 Love you, too. 514 00:23:00,279 --> 00:23:02,478 I'll see you soon. 515 00:23:02,481 --> 00:23:05,347 Oh, she misses her mama. 516 00:23:05,350 --> 00:23:06,816 But that's the good thing about our job, 517 00:23:06,819 --> 00:23:09,753 is we work in the same county that we live in. 518 00:23:09,756 --> 00:23:14,891 If I need to be home pretty quick, I usually can be. 519 00:23:14,894 --> 00:23:16,225 I'm gonna head to port o'Connor, 520 00:23:16,228 --> 00:23:17,693 and I just plan on checking people 521 00:23:17,696 --> 00:23:19,495 coming into the boat ramp. 522 00:23:19,498 --> 00:23:21,164 It's slowly starting to get dark, 523 00:23:21,167 --> 00:23:24,234 so you do have to be a little bit more careful, 524 00:23:24,237 --> 00:23:26,035 especially around your surroundings. 525 00:23:26,038 --> 00:23:29,305 I tend to feel like there's gonna be more violations 526 00:23:29,308 --> 00:23:31,774 at night, just because people assume 527 00:23:31,777 --> 00:23:33,576 maybe the game warden's sleeping or something. 528 00:23:33,579 --> 00:23:36,579 But we are out there, and we'll catch you. 529 00:23:41,587 --> 00:23:43,253 Oh, okay. 530 00:23:49,595 --> 00:23:52,128 I see people fishing where I was gonna check. 531 00:23:52,131 --> 00:23:54,063 I'm gonna turn off all the lights, 532 00:23:54,066 --> 00:23:56,332 just see if I can watch them a little bit more. 533 00:24:01,541 --> 00:24:03,072 They can't see me from right here, 534 00:24:03,075 --> 00:24:04,607 so I'm gonna try to do my best 535 00:24:04,610 --> 00:24:06,342 to keep an eye on who I know is fishing 536 00:24:06,345 --> 00:24:08,678 so when I go over there, no excuses are made... 537 00:24:08,681 --> 00:24:11,147 "it wasn't me, I promise." 538 00:24:11,150 --> 00:24:12,749 None of that bull. 539 00:24:12,752 --> 00:24:15,685 All right, so, I got brown shirt fishing, 540 00:24:15,688 --> 00:24:21,423 camel hat, glasses, lady in the neon-green shirt. 541 00:24:21,426 --> 00:24:23,026 I'm one person. 542 00:24:23,029 --> 00:24:25,829 There's, I don't know, maybe 20 people up there. 543 00:24:25,832 --> 00:24:27,831 Most of them are gonna scatter. 544 00:24:29,568 --> 00:24:31,367 Hello. Man: Hey. 545 00:24:31,370 --> 00:24:32,768 State game warden. 546 00:24:32,771 --> 00:24:34,370 Do you have your saltwater license 547 00:24:34,373 --> 00:24:35,905 so I could check that out? 548 00:24:35,908 --> 00:24:38,708 Can you see it? All right, thank you. 549 00:24:38,711 --> 00:24:40,176 You take care. How are you doing? 550 00:24:40,179 --> 00:24:42,045 Do you have your fishing license with you? 551 00:24:42,048 --> 00:24:43,313 Yeah. 552 00:24:43,316 --> 00:24:46,716 Okay, if I could go ahead and check that, both of y'all. 553 00:24:46,719 --> 00:24:50,853 I actually did see you fishing earlier. 554 00:24:50,856 --> 00:24:52,789 I've been here for about an hour. 555 00:25:01,667 --> 00:25:04,200 [ Crickets chirping ] 556 00:25:04,203 --> 00:25:05,868 Inman: Boat good, Justin? We got everything? 557 00:25:05,871 --> 00:25:08,471 Yeah, put the plugs in, got it unhooked. 558 00:25:08,474 --> 00:25:10,206 If we can get this body drag. 559 00:25:10,209 --> 00:25:11,140 Hell, we might need it, man. 560 00:25:11,143 --> 00:25:13,276 Just in case, huh? Okay. 561 00:25:13,279 --> 00:25:14,544 Eddins: I just received a call 562 00:25:14,547 --> 00:25:16,879 through the Jasper county sheriff's office 563 00:25:16,882 --> 00:25:19,949 that we have two missing swimmers 564 00:25:19,952 --> 00:25:23,352 that have been missing since about 7:00. 565 00:25:23,355 --> 00:25:25,955 Here it is, midnight, and I was asked to come out 566 00:25:25,958 --> 00:25:27,690 and see if I can help locate them. 567 00:25:27,693 --> 00:25:30,226 It doesn't look good at this point. 568 00:25:30,229 --> 00:25:31,694 The last time they saw them, 569 00:25:31,697 --> 00:25:34,497 they were about 30 or 40 yards off the bank, 570 00:25:34,500 --> 00:25:36,565 and they were swimming that direction. 571 00:25:36,568 --> 00:25:40,169 And when they looked back up, they were gone. 572 00:25:40,172 --> 00:25:41,704 Man. He's got a beard. 573 00:25:41,707 --> 00:25:44,440 He was wearing black shorts with a red stripe on the side. 574 00:25:44,443 --> 00:25:47,242 She was a wearing a black tank top and blue-Jean shorts. 575 00:25:47,245 --> 00:25:49,178 They left all their property in the vehicle, 576 00:25:49,181 --> 00:25:51,781 and they didn't have anything but the clothes on their back. 577 00:25:51,784 --> 00:25:53,249 Hmm. 578 00:25:53,252 --> 00:25:56,452 We walked probably a mile and a quarter down there... 579 00:25:56,455 --> 00:25:57,519 Good lord. 580 00:25:57,522 --> 00:25:59,388 And just following the bank, 581 00:25:59,391 --> 00:26:00,990 and we haven't been able to find anything. 582 00:26:00,993 --> 00:26:02,057 How many folks was it? 583 00:26:02,060 --> 00:26:03,392 There was four witnesses. 584 00:26:03,395 --> 00:26:05,394 Did they seem like they were intoxicated or...? 585 00:26:05,397 --> 00:26:06,529 Well, they had been drinking. 586 00:26:06,532 --> 00:26:08,931 This is their 26-pack right here. 587 00:26:08,934 --> 00:26:10,599 Well, we'll just start cruising down the bank, 588 00:26:10,602 --> 00:26:11,800 see what we come up with. 589 00:26:11,803 --> 00:26:13,536 Do a little side-scanning as we go. 590 00:26:13,539 --> 00:26:15,872 And that's about all we can do at this point. 591 00:26:19,946 --> 00:26:22,144 It's kind of a confusing situation here. 592 00:26:22,147 --> 00:26:24,346 We're trying to figure out why they left. 593 00:26:24,349 --> 00:26:25,748 Who in their right mind would be out here 594 00:26:25,751 --> 00:26:27,617 swimming at night, you know? 595 00:26:27,620 --> 00:26:31,354 I hope they ran off somewhere in the woods or something. 596 00:26:31,357 --> 00:26:33,690 Inman: The lady that is missing left her cellphone 597 00:26:33,693 --> 00:26:35,557 and her personal belongings. 598 00:26:35,560 --> 00:26:37,961 That's kind of an unusual thing for people to do 599 00:26:37,964 --> 00:26:39,828 if they're intent on coming back. 600 00:26:39,831 --> 00:26:41,296 It's definitely an eerie feeling when you're out here 601 00:26:41,299 --> 00:26:43,633 looking for, potentially, a body. 602 00:26:56,582 --> 00:27:00,516 I actually did see you fishing. 603 00:27:00,519 --> 00:27:03,286 Mm, mm, mm. 604 00:27:06,592 --> 00:27:09,458 Okay, do you have some type of identification? 605 00:27:09,461 --> 00:27:11,861 Okay, let's just go over there and get your I.D. 606 00:27:13,866 --> 00:27:15,998 You are aware that you do need a license, right? 607 00:27:16,001 --> 00:27:17,933 What I'm gonna do... 608 00:27:17,936 --> 00:27:19,802 Right, very smart. 609 00:27:19,805 --> 00:27:21,603 Is I'm gonna write you a citation 610 00:27:21,606 --> 00:27:23,072 for not having your fishing license. 611 00:27:23,075 --> 00:27:25,541 You can't fish for the rest of the night. 612 00:27:25,544 --> 00:27:28,410 Just make sure you get one if you do plan on coming back, okay? 613 00:27:28,413 --> 00:27:30,013 All right, y'all take care. 614 00:27:30,016 --> 00:27:32,015 Be careful. 615 00:27:35,421 --> 00:27:37,553 Chelsea: You never want to give somebody a ticket 616 00:27:37,556 --> 00:27:41,490 without knowing 100% that they were fishing. 617 00:27:41,493 --> 00:27:43,760 And if there's a way to educate them with a warning, 618 00:27:43,763 --> 00:27:47,296 then we can, but this guy, he tried to lie to me. 619 00:27:47,299 --> 00:27:49,832 I'm like, "no, you were fishing. 620 00:27:49,835 --> 00:27:52,167 I saw you." 621 00:27:52,170 --> 00:27:54,036 Hopefully, by me giving him a citation, 622 00:27:54,039 --> 00:27:59,108 he'll go and get an actual license 623 00:27:59,111 --> 00:28:01,110 and pay just like everybody else. 624 00:28:10,122 --> 00:28:13,122 One good thing is this part of the lake has got 625 00:28:13,125 --> 00:28:14,657 that old flat bottom in it, 626 00:28:14,660 --> 00:28:18,394 so we should be able to see anything down there. 627 00:28:18,397 --> 00:28:19,395 Inman: Yeah. 628 00:28:19,398 --> 00:28:20,596 Eddins: We'll use our sonar 629 00:28:20,599 --> 00:28:22,598 to see what the bottom of the lake is like. 630 00:28:22,601 --> 00:28:24,600 You know, when I receive a call like this, 631 00:28:24,603 --> 00:28:29,405 there's always this fear that someone has drowned or deceased. 632 00:28:29,408 --> 00:28:34,010 We'll just start running a pattern from about there, 633 00:28:34,013 --> 00:28:36,612 run back and forth, and get deeper and deeper as we go. 634 00:28:36,615 --> 00:28:38,080 Yeah. 635 00:28:38,083 --> 00:28:39,816 You hate to think like that, but in my line of work, 636 00:28:39,819 --> 00:28:41,617 I've seen it several times. 637 00:28:47,626 --> 00:28:49,424 I saw something, a light, 638 00:28:49,427 --> 00:28:50,827 right over there. 639 00:28:50,830 --> 00:28:52,261 See it? Oh, yeah. 640 00:28:53,299 --> 00:28:55,765 Yeah. There he is. 641 00:28:58,370 --> 00:29:00,302 Oh, don't hit the bank. 642 00:29:03,375 --> 00:29:04,407 Find them? 643 00:29:08,247 --> 00:29:10,646 Who are these guys? They live up here. 644 00:29:10,649 --> 00:29:13,115 Can y'all walk down here? 645 00:29:13,118 --> 00:29:14,817 Thank you. 646 00:29:25,197 --> 00:29:26,129 Where'd they go? 647 00:29:26,132 --> 00:29:27,263 Yeah. 648 00:29:27,266 --> 00:29:28,965 And now, tell me what they said, again. 649 00:29:35,341 --> 00:29:37,273 Pulled a gun on her? Yeah. 650 00:29:48,921 --> 00:29:50,786 Where'd they go? 651 00:29:50,789 --> 00:29:52,321 And now, tell me what they said, again. 652 00:29:52,324 --> 00:29:54,023 Man: They said... 653 00:29:56,194 --> 00:29:57,593 Pulled a gun on her? 654 00:29:57,596 --> 00:29:58,861 Yeah. 655 00:29:58,864 --> 00:30:01,463 Y'all hang out right there for us, okay? 656 00:30:01,466 --> 00:30:02,665 Inman: He said something about... 657 00:30:02,668 --> 00:30:03,866 They were saying about a gun, yeah... 658 00:30:03,869 --> 00:30:05,734 Ex-boyfriend pulling a gun on them. 659 00:30:05,737 --> 00:30:07,270 You think they might have got in a fight up here, 660 00:30:07,273 --> 00:30:08,737 and that's why they left? 661 00:30:08,740 --> 00:30:11,073 I mean, that gives us hope, that they were seen. 662 00:30:11,076 --> 00:30:12,508 Yeah, I bet they've made it out of here 663 00:30:12,511 --> 00:30:14,076 if they were smart enough to get out of the water. 664 00:30:14,079 --> 00:30:17,412 I'm gonna go back up and go through the parts one more time. 665 00:30:17,415 --> 00:30:19,815 Then, I'm gonna hit 255 and go around. 666 00:30:19,818 --> 00:30:21,684 All right, we're gonna cruise down the bank. 667 00:30:21,687 --> 00:30:24,353 If y'all see them again, just call 911. 668 00:30:27,826 --> 00:30:30,893 Eddins: When something happens like this in a small community 669 00:30:30,896 --> 00:30:33,362 like Jasper, everyone kicks in and helps... 670 00:30:33,365 --> 00:30:34,897 The Jasper county deputies, 671 00:30:34,900 --> 00:30:38,834 we have some of the local police officers, we have our firemen. 672 00:30:38,837 --> 00:30:41,069 We have a whole group of people out here that are helping 673 00:30:41,072 --> 00:30:43,772 one another to get to the bottom of this situation. 674 00:30:43,775 --> 00:30:46,509 State game warden. How are y'all? 675 00:30:46,512 --> 00:30:49,579 Have y'all heard any people swimming or anything, 676 00:30:49,582 --> 00:30:51,513 down the bank, talking or anything, 677 00:30:51,516 --> 00:30:53,582 fighting or anything, down the bank here? 678 00:30:53,585 --> 00:30:55,251 We heard something in the... 679 00:30:55,254 --> 00:30:57,119 Something real loud. 680 00:30:57,122 --> 00:30:58,520 Big, loud thud. 681 00:30:58,523 --> 00:31:01,257 It sounded like it hit the water, whatever it was. 682 00:31:01,260 --> 00:31:03,525 Yeah, we got some people that were swimming down here 683 00:31:03,528 --> 00:31:05,527 at the hidden beaches, and they're missing. 684 00:31:07,800 --> 00:31:10,599 Inman: Hello? 685 00:31:10,602 --> 00:31:12,134 Cooper has them? 686 00:31:12,137 --> 00:31:13,870 All right. 687 00:31:13,873 --> 00:31:15,605 We found them. Good enough. 688 00:31:15,608 --> 00:31:17,673 Well, I sure appreciate you calling us. 689 00:31:17,676 --> 00:31:18,741 Dispatcher: Yes, sir, y'all be careful. 690 00:31:18,744 --> 00:31:20,142 We'll get off the water. 691 00:31:20,145 --> 00:31:22,745 Bye-bye. 692 00:31:22,748 --> 00:31:24,013 Well, there you go. 693 00:31:24,016 --> 00:31:26,014 Sounds like we got a happy ending to it, anyway. 694 00:31:26,017 --> 00:31:28,350 They found them, so good luck to you. 695 00:31:28,353 --> 00:31:32,822 All right, let's go. 696 00:31:32,825 --> 00:31:34,490 Inman: People seen them in the water, 697 00:31:34,493 --> 00:31:35,757 people seen them on the bank. 698 00:31:35,760 --> 00:31:38,561 We may get to find out exactly what happened. 699 00:31:40,098 --> 00:31:41,764 Eddins: Is this them? 700 00:31:41,767 --> 00:31:43,666 I think they got them setting up here. 701 00:31:48,840 --> 00:31:50,572 How you doing, ma'am? 702 00:31:50,575 --> 00:31:52,475 What caused y'all to take off walking? 703 00:31:55,514 --> 00:31:57,579 He your boyfriend? Yes. 704 00:31:57,582 --> 00:31:59,247 Okay. We told the truth. 705 00:31:59,250 --> 00:32:01,050 There's somebody trying to kill us out here. 706 00:32:01,053 --> 00:32:02,518 We don't know if he had a gun or not. 707 00:32:02,521 --> 00:32:04,086 We're just trying to get home. 708 00:32:11,330 --> 00:32:12,928 We're just glad y'all are okay. 709 00:32:12,931 --> 00:32:14,596 Yeah, at the end of the day, there's been a lot of folks out 710 00:32:14,599 --> 00:32:16,999 looking for y'all, the past three or four hours. 711 00:32:18,470 --> 00:32:20,069 Yeah, yeah, you bet. 712 00:32:20,072 --> 00:32:22,605 We're proud to see you here and not out there in the water. 713 00:32:22,608 --> 00:32:23,939 Yeah. 714 00:32:23,942 --> 00:32:26,875 For this lady to swim out in Sam rayburn lake 715 00:32:26,878 --> 00:32:28,677 and then walk up through the forest, 716 00:32:28,680 --> 00:32:30,679 people don't do that for no reason at all. 717 00:32:30,682 --> 00:32:32,548 I believe she's telling the truth. 718 00:32:32,551 --> 00:32:34,016 Hey, maybe next time, though, 719 00:32:34,019 --> 00:32:36,084 try to have your cellphone on your or something. 720 00:32:36,087 --> 00:32:38,220 No one drowned, no one was injured, 721 00:32:38,223 --> 00:32:40,089 and we're all gonna go home tonight. 722 00:32:53,305 --> 00:32:55,438 Richards: Well, my favorite fishing holes 723 00:32:55,441 --> 00:32:57,573 were right over that Ridge right there. 724 00:32:57,576 --> 00:32:59,241 The thing about it... 725 00:32:59,244 --> 00:33:01,910 They didn't let nobody hunt or fish. 726 00:33:01,913 --> 00:33:04,847 But when I was a kid, I didn't take no for an answer. 727 00:33:04,850 --> 00:33:07,717 I had a few chases... Some I won, some I lost. 728 00:33:07,720 --> 00:33:09,118 [ Chuckles ] 729 00:33:09,121 --> 00:33:13,522 But that was only job training for later on in life. 730 00:33:13,525 --> 00:33:15,590 What is on fire? 731 00:33:19,197 --> 00:33:24,600 I got a fire up here on the service road. 732 00:33:24,603 --> 00:33:26,735 My concern is, it's creating a lot of smoke. 733 00:33:26,738 --> 00:33:28,403 Somebody's gonna be looking at the fire 734 00:33:28,406 --> 00:33:29,471 and not paying attention 735 00:33:29,474 --> 00:33:30,672 to what's going on in front of them, 736 00:33:30,675 --> 00:33:33,142 and they're gonna have an accident. 737 00:33:33,145 --> 00:33:34,076 [ Ringing ] 738 00:33:34,079 --> 00:33:36,078 It's coming this way. 739 00:33:38,483 --> 00:33:42,284 All right, we got to back up. 740 00:33:42,287 --> 00:33:43,486 Yeah, it's getting bigger, too. 741 00:33:56,201 --> 00:34:00,603 [ Ringing ] 742 00:34:00,606 --> 00:34:02,538 Greenville police. This is Bridget. 743 00:34:02,541 --> 00:34:03,672 Hey, Bridget. 744 00:34:03,675 --> 00:34:05,140 This is Benny Richards, the game warden. 745 00:34:05,143 --> 00:34:06,742 Have y'all been notified of the fire out here 746 00:34:06,745 --> 00:34:08,010 on the interstate? No. 747 00:34:08,013 --> 00:34:10,146 And it's getting bigger pretty quick, 748 00:34:10,149 --> 00:34:11,947 so they need to get out here pretty fast. 749 00:34:11,950 --> 00:34:13,482 It's fixing to be a situation 750 00:34:13,485 --> 00:34:15,351 where we may have to shut down the interstate 751 00:34:15,354 --> 00:34:16,819 if we don't get it put out pretty quick. 752 00:34:16,822 --> 00:34:18,287 All right, we'll get started that way. 753 00:34:18,290 --> 00:34:20,289 Thank you. All right, bye. 754 00:34:20,292 --> 00:34:22,558 Richards: It's getting up around these signs and everything. 755 00:34:22,561 --> 00:34:24,560 It's fixing to start doing damage. 756 00:34:24,563 --> 00:34:26,428 I think the fire's just started, 757 00:34:26,431 --> 00:34:29,899 so it really doesn't surprise me that no one's called it in. 758 00:34:29,902 --> 00:34:31,700 The smoke is the biggest concern. 759 00:34:31,703 --> 00:34:33,034 People can't see what they're doing. 760 00:34:33,037 --> 00:34:34,769 If one of these semis is not paying attention, 761 00:34:34,772 --> 00:34:36,771 looking at the fire and running over someone, 762 00:34:36,774 --> 00:34:38,707 that's my main concern right now. 763 00:34:41,780 --> 00:34:44,647 Probably what happened... It's very dry... 764 00:34:44,650 --> 00:34:48,116 Someone threw a cigarette out and started a grass fire. 765 00:34:48,119 --> 00:34:49,584 [ Siren wails ] 766 00:34:49,587 --> 00:34:52,787 There's the first red and blue lights that I see. 767 00:34:52,790 --> 00:34:55,124 Looks like a police officer. 768 00:34:55,127 --> 00:34:58,793 And the fire department are right on his heels. 769 00:34:58,796 --> 00:35:00,195 These little fires like this 770 00:35:00,198 --> 00:35:01,663 just keep these volunteer fire departments 771 00:35:01,666 --> 00:35:04,066 running constantly this time of year. 772 00:35:10,475 --> 00:35:12,474 Well, I was afraid this was gonna happen. 773 00:35:12,477 --> 00:35:14,343 Somebody just ran off the road. 774 00:35:28,426 --> 00:35:30,492 You get off to avoid them? Woman: Yeah. 775 00:35:30,495 --> 00:35:32,228 Yeah, well, at least you're all right. 776 00:35:32,231 --> 00:35:33,728 You okay? 777 00:35:33,731 --> 00:35:36,298 Yeah, all right, we'll stop traffic for you. 778 00:35:38,437 --> 00:35:41,570 Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa. 779 00:35:41,573 --> 00:35:47,109 Well, we barely avoided a bad accident. 780 00:35:47,112 --> 00:35:48,843 But it didn't do any damage to her car, 781 00:35:48,846 --> 00:35:51,046 just scared her a little bit. 782 00:35:51,049 --> 00:35:53,048 Fire department's got the fire put out now. 783 00:35:53,051 --> 00:35:56,785 Traffic's flowing at a normal pace again. 784 00:35:56,788 --> 00:35:58,187 The biggest lesson to be learned is 785 00:35:58,190 --> 00:36:00,055 don't throw cigarettes out the window 786 00:36:00,058 --> 00:36:01,857 'cause you'll start a fire, 787 00:36:01,860 --> 00:36:04,126 and the fire itself may not be the problem, 788 00:36:04,129 --> 00:36:07,997 but the smoke it creates could cause a huge accident. 789 00:36:08,000 --> 00:36:09,798 It could have been a really bad situation. 790 00:36:09,801 --> 00:36:11,800 I mean, sometimes, you're just lucky 791 00:36:11,803 --> 00:36:14,069 and you're in the right spot at the right time. 792 00:36:22,080 --> 00:36:24,213 All right, coming up. 793 00:36:24,216 --> 00:36:26,415 Whoo! 794 00:36:26,418 --> 00:36:27,850 State game warden. How are y'all? 795 00:36:28,553 --> 00:36:29,885 Good, good, man. 796 00:36:29,888 --> 00:36:32,354 Y'all having a good day? 797 00:36:32,357 --> 00:36:35,558 I seen y'all jumping in. Y'all got life jackets? 798 00:36:35,561 --> 00:36:37,893 There you go. It's worth it. 799 00:36:37,896 --> 00:36:40,162 Must be nice, being in the water, cooling off. 800 00:36:40,165 --> 00:36:43,164 Matter of fact, every now and then, I jump in myself. 801 00:36:47,105 --> 00:36:48,938 Hi, y'all. Y'all want one? 802 00:36:58,049 --> 00:37:00,249 32-11, Jasper. 803 00:37:07,525 --> 00:37:10,192 32-11, Jasper, did you say "not breathing"? 804 00:37:10,195 --> 00:37:11,726 Dispatcher: That's what we got so far. 805 00:37:11,729 --> 00:37:14,009 All right, we'll run over there and try to deal with that. 806 00:37:17,602 --> 00:37:20,268 All right, guys, hold on. 807 00:37:37,822 --> 00:37:39,388 We just received a call. 808 00:37:39,391 --> 00:37:41,190 There was a guy apparently wasn't breathing. 809 00:37:41,193 --> 00:37:43,325 We're fixing to find out what's going on. 810 00:37:43,328 --> 00:37:45,060 Y'all were going across the water? 811 00:38:01,413 --> 00:38:03,611 They were coming across the lake. The lake's rough. 812 00:38:03,614 --> 00:38:05,681 The cooler hit him in the head, possibly knocked him out. 813 00:38:05,684 --> 00:38:09,018 He's come to, but he seems like he's intoxicated. 814 00:38:18,764 --> 00:38:21,163 How much have you had? 815 00:38:21,166 --> 00:38:23,666 How many have you had? 816 00:38:28,506 --> 00:38:29,637 You want to drive their boat over there? 817 00:38:29,640 --> 00:38:31,239 Yeah, I'm gonna have to. Yeah. 818 00:38:31,242 --> 00:38:32,574 This your boat? Yeah, it's my boat. 819 00:38:32,577 --> 00:38:33,908 Okay. 820 00:38:33,911 --> 00:38:35,643 We're gonna get an ambulance en route, 821 00:38:35,646 --> 00:38:37,246 go ahead and check him out. 822 00:38:37,249 --> 00:38:38,780 The other ones are all underage, 823 00:38:38,783 --> 00:38:41,383 and they've all admitted to drinking alcohol. 824 00:38:41,386 --> 00:38:42,451 So we'll just go through everything 825 00:38:42,454 --> 00:38:44,319 and see exactly what we have. 826 00:38:44,322 --> 00:38:45,721 How many beers have you said you had? 827 00:38:45,724 --> 00:38:47,790 Man: Two. Two. 828 00:38:47,793 --> 00:38:50,125 All right. You sure you only had two? 829 00:38:50,128 --> 00:38:51,727 Yes, sir. Hmm. 830 00:38:51,730 --> 00:38:53,729 Two within the last hour? Yeah, they were the last hour. 831 00:38:53,732 --> 00:38:56,197 Okay, and how much over the entire day? 832 00:38:56,200 --> 00:38:58,133 Let's just be honest with one another. 833 00:38:58,136 --> 00:39:00,402 Okay. 834 00:39:00,405 --> 00:39:03,338 Okay, me and this one here have been doing this a little while. 835 00:39:03,341 --> 00:39:06,141 That's usually the standard answer is two beers, right? 836 00:39:06,144 --> 00:39:07,276 And I can look at your eyes 837 00:39:07,279 --> 00:39:09,010 and tell you've had more than two beers, okay? 838 00:39:09,013 --> 00:39:11,013 Okay, all right. 839 00:39:11,016 --> 00:39:12,481 All right, just hang tight with us. 840 00:39:12,484 --> 00:39:15,016 We'll wait till the ambulance gets here and then go from there. 841 00:39:15,019 --> 00:39:16,952 I lost my hat to come over here. 842 00:39:16,955 --> 00:39:18,821 I'll give you another one. 843 00:39:18,824 --> 00:39:20,889 [ Chuckles ] 844 00:39:23,294 --> 00:39:24,727 Mm-hmm. Mm-hmm. 845 00:39:26,164 --> 00:39:27,896 Mm-hmm. Mm-hmm. 846 00:39:27,899 --> 00:39:30,498 Yeah, okay, okay. 847 00:39:30,501 --> 00:39:32,768 Receiving a "minor in consumption" citation. 848 00:39:32,771 --> 00:39:34,303 Signature is not a plea of guilt. 849 00:39:34,306 --> 00:39:36,237 It's just saying you'll make contact with a judge. 850 00:39:36,240 --> 00:39:39,141 Hey, y'all think your buddy's okay or what? 851 00:39:41,046 --> 00:39:42,511 So, what do you think? 852 00:39:42,514 --> 00:39:43,846 You think he got knocked out, 853 00:39:43,849 --> 00:39:45,447 or you think he's just intoxicated? 854 00:39:45,450 --> 00:39:47,249 Woman: Probably. Just intoxicated? 855 00:39:47,252 --> 00:39:48,784 Well, they got an ambulance coming. 856 00:39:48,787 --> 00:39:49,852 They'll find out. 857 00:39:52,190 --> 00:39:54,857 Yeah, you bet. 858 00:39:54,860 --> 00:39:56,124 Inman: Everybody looks like they're good. 859 00:39:56,127 --> 00:39:57,593 Got an ambulance gonna come check him out, 860 00:39:57,596 --> 00:39:59,995 and then we'll get a sober driver and cut them loose. 861 00:39:59,998 --> 00:40:01,864 This is common here around the lake. 862 00:40:01,867 --> 00:40:04,065 A lot of underage drinking, and we got to tend to it 863 00:40:04,068 --> 00:40:05,667 and try to make sure everybody's doing 864 00:40:05,670 --> 00:40:07,602 what they need to be and doing it safe. 865 00:40:18,149 --> 00:40:21,416 Richards: I'm on my way back to the caddo national grasslands. 866 00:40:21,419 --> 00:40:25,354 I made contact with some campers that were camped illegally 867 00:40:25,357 --> 00:40:26,821 a couple weeks ago. 868 00:40:26,824 --> 00:40:28,823 This time, I'm gonna take a little different approach. 869 00:40:28,826 --> 00:40:33,094 If they're here, they didn't do what they were told to do, 870 00:40:33,097 --> 00:40:36,231 it's just gonna be time to issue citations or make arrests. 871 00:40:38,436 --> 00:40:43,104 And the good news is, I believe they are gone. 872 00:40:45,910 --> 00:40:48,443 They did a so-so job of cleaning it up. 873 00:40:48,446 --> 00:40:50,645 There's a few beer cans laying around and some traces 874 00:40:50,648 --> 00:40:53,315 of some of the toilet paper and things, but they're gone. 875 00:40:53,318 --> 00:40:55,317 I don't know where they're at, but good luck to them. 876 00:40:55,320 --> 00:40:57,452 All right. 876 00:40:58,305 --> 00:41:58,377 Do you want subtitles for any video? -=[ ai.OpenSubtitles.com ]=-