"Lone Star Law" Game On

1 00:00:10,678 --> 00:00:12,743 Narrator: Coming up on "lone star law"... 2 00:00:12,746 --> 00:00:13,811 Boone: [ Whistles ] 3 00:00:13,814 --> 00:00:16,347 Hey, don't make me chase you down that road! 4 00:00:16,350 --> 00:00:19,417 Powell: He killed an illegal alligator during closed season. 5 00:00:19,420 --> 00:00:22,420 This alligator is at his house, still. 6 00:00:22,423 --> 00:00:24,288 Search warrant! 7 00:00:24,291 --> 00:00:27,024 Sosa: You know, the potential for smugglings is high here. 8 00:00:27,027 --> 00:00:29,693 Oh, okay. We got bodies. 9 00:00:29,696 --> 00:00:31,496 All right, keep your hands out of your pockets, partner. 10 00:00:31,499 --> 00:00:32,697 Richards: He's got a lengthy criminal record. 11 00:00:32,700 --> 00:00:33,831 I'm gonna ask you questions 12 00:00:33,834 --> 00:00:35,400 and you're gonna give me answers. 13 00:00:37,000 --> 00:00:43,074 Do you want subtitles for any video? -=[ ai.OpenSubtitles.com ]=- 14 00:00:46,046 --> 00:00:47,045 [ Rattling ] 15 00:00:51,986 --> 00:00:53,351 [ Gunshot ] 16 00:01:00,394 --> 00:01:01,859 Man: A Texas game warden's job 17 00:01:01,862 --> 00:01:04,328 is to protect wild animals and wild places, 18 00:01:04,331 --> 00:01:05,463 keep the public safe 19 00:01:05,466 --> 00:01:08,065 and every now and again, put a bad guy in jail. 20 00:01:08,068 --> 00:01:11,002 Captions by vitac... www.Vitac.Com 21 00:01:11,005 --> 00:01:14,038 captions paid for by discovery communications 22 00:01:19,146 --> 00:01:22,279 ♪♪ 23 00:01:22,282 --> 00:01:23,781 Come here. 24 00:01:26,420 --> 00:01:28,419 What are you doing? 25 00:01:28,422 --> 00:01:31,088 Boone: A neighborhood dog had got ahold of this baby deer. 26 00:01:31,091 --> 00:01:32,623 So we took it in. 27 00:01:32,626 --> 00:01:34,959 We usually take him into a rehabber. 28 00:01:34,962 --> 00:01:37,761 My rehabber's full. So we just bottle-fed him. 29 00:01:37,764 --> 00:01:39,497 Eventually, during the rut period, 30 00:01:39,500 --> 00:01:40,765 he'll get a little older, get a little age. 31 00:01:40,768 --> 00:01:43,300 He'll get a little bit more wary of people. 32 00:01:43,303 --> 00:01:44,835 And he'll go off on his own. 33 00:01:44,838 --> 00:01:47,638 I mean, I've got 10,000 acres behind me. 34 00:01:47,641 --> 00:01:50,307 He's gonna find somewhere to go. 35 00:01:50,310 --> 00:01:52,176 All right. 36 00:01:52,179 --> 00:01:53,845 We'll see y'all later. 37 00:01:56,717 --> 00:01:59,383 Narrator: 23-year veteran game warden Mike Boone 38 00:01:59,386 --> 00:02:02,653 patrols the bayous and piney woods of east Texas. 39 00:02:02,656 --> 00:02:07,191 ♪ This is our game, Texas ♪ 40 00:02:07,194 --> 00:02:11,328 ♪ this is our rodeo ♪ 41 00:02:11,331 --> 00:02:13,231 ♪ protecting her ♪ 42 00:02:13,234 --> 00:02:15,132 ♪ respecting her ♪ 43 00:02:15,135 --> 00:02:18,869 ♪ the land that we love ♪ 44 00:02:18,872 --> 00:02:21,606 A lot of the people think of east Texas 45 00:02:21,609 --> 00:02:25,475 as backwoods, banjo players. 46 00:02:25,478 --> 00:02:27,411 They're behind times. 47 00:02:27,414 --> 00:02:30,748 You know, we got great people over here in east Texas. 48 00:02:30,751 --> 00:02:33,017 I mean, I made this my home. 49 00:02:33,020 --> 00:02:35,219 I love the communities over here. 50 00:02:35,222 --> 00:02:36,887 I'm no better than they are. 51 00:02:36,890 --> 00:02:39,023 And I'm gonna treat 'em the same. 52 00:02:39,026 --> 00:02:45,563 ♪ The land that we love ♪ 53 00:02:48,235 --> 00:02:50,368 - How you doing? - What's going on, bub? 54 00:02:50,371 --> 00:02:52,170 What are y'all doing? Playing? 55 00:02:53,173 --> 00:02:56,140 Anybody been killing anything in here? 56 00:02:56,143 --> 00:02:57,708 - Killing anything? - No deer? 57 00:02:57,711 --> 00:02:59,176 No. No, it's not deer season. 58 00:02:59,179 --> 00:03:03,314 - Not deer season yet? - It ain't deer season. 59 00:03:03,317 --> 00:03:04,582 [ Laughing ] 60 00:03:04,585 --> 00:03:06,117 Yep. 61 00:03:06,120 --> 00:03:08,986 Narrator: Heavy rain has flooded low ground in east Texas, 62 00:03:08,989 --> 00:03:13,791 and the rising water is pushing in some unexpected wildlife. 63 00:03:13,794 --> 00:03:16,327 [ Cellphone rings ] 64 00:03:16,330 --> 00:03:18,996 Hello? Hey, man. 65 00:03:18,999 --> 00:03:20,597 What are you doing, man? 66 00:03:20,600 --> 00:03:22,466 Narrator: An alligator snapping turtle, 67 00:03:22,469 --> 00:03:24,402 a rare sight around here, 68 00:03:24,405 --> 00:03:26,671 washed up on a resident's property. 69 00:03:26,674 --> 00:03:28,906 I'll come get him. 70 00:03:28,909 --> 00:03:32,342 They thrive in freshwater marshes, swamps. 71 00:03:32,345 --> 00:03:34,945 We don't have that amount over here in Texas 72 00:03:34,948 --> 00:03:37,948 that Louisiana, Arkansas, 73 00:03:37,951 --> 00:03:40,751 all those states to the east of us have. 74 00:03:40,754 --> 00:03:42,353 Could they be dangerous? 75 00:03:42,356 --> 00:03:43,955 If they get ahold of you, yeah. 76 00:03:45,492 --> 00:03:48,092 [ Rooster crowing, dog barking ] 77 00:03:50,631 --> 00:03:53,965 Aw, hush. 78 00:03:53,968 --> 00:03:55,700 That looks big. 79 00:03:55,703 --> 00:03:58,035 Narrator: A fully grown alligator snapping turtle 80 00:03:58,038 --> 00:04:00,370 can weigh upwards of 200 pounds. 81 00:04:00,373 --> 00:04:02,105 What are y'all gonna do with it? 82 00:04:02,108 --> 00:04:03,507 We'll release it down at the river. 83 00:04:03,510 --> 00:04:04,508 - Oh, really? - Yep. 84 00:04:04,511 --> 00:04:05,977 Wow. 85 00:04:05,980 --> 00:04:08,512 I wonder how heavy he's gonna be. 86 00:04:13,587 --> 00:04:15,853 He looks mad. 87 00:04:15,856 --> 00:04:18,589 He'll bite my arm off if he gets a chance. 88 00:04:20,527 --> 00:04:23,260 Narrator: 250 miles north, near Dallas, 89 00:04:23,263 --> 00:04:25,796 in the small city of waxahachie, 90 00:04:25,799 --> 00:04:29,066 Texas game warden Jeff Powell has a search warrant 91 00:04:29,069 --> 00:04:31,335 for an ongoing poaching case. 92 00:04:31,338 --> 00:04:32,870 A suspect I've been investigating, 93 00:04:32,873 --> 00:04:36,941 he killed an illegal alligator, killed it during closed season. 94 00:04:36,944 --> 00:04:41,011 Narrator: Hunting alligator out of season is a serious crime. 95 00:04:41,014 --> 00:04:43,614 Alligators are real rare in this part of Texas, 96 00:04:43,617 --> 00:04:45,349 a lot more rare than they are, say, 97 00:04:45,352 --> 00:04:46,884 down in southeast Texas. 98 00:04:46,887 --> 00:04:48,752 So this is something unique. 99 00:04:48,755 --> 00:04:51,422 This is like a big, huge buck. 100 00:04:51,425 --> 00:04:53,490 I'm sure he knew that was a unique trophy 101 00:04:53,493 --> 00:04:55,426 for him to kill. 102 00:04:55,429 --> 00:04:57,027 Narrator: Powell's suspect 103 00:04:57,030 --> 00:04:59,163 has a history of committing wildlife crimes, 104 00:04:59,166 --> 00:05:01,899 and penalties are higher for past offenders. 105 00:05:01,902 --> 00:05:04,434 He's poached in the past. 106 00:05:04,437 --> 00:05:08,038 And in this case, we found out he's poached again. 107 00:05:08,041 --> 00:05:09,306 You know, as a game warden, 108 00:05:09,309 --> 00:05:10,975 you know, these are the ones that we're after. 109 00:05:10,978 --> 00:05:13,844 These are the ones that we want to catch. 110 00:05:13,847 --> 00:05:16,580 Narrator: The suspected poacher made a critical error... 111 00:05:16,583 --> 00:05:19,183 Bragging about his kill on social media 112 00:05:19,186 --> 00:05:21,252 alongside photos of his dog. 113 00:05:21,255 --> 00:05:22,520 What really caught my attention 114 00:05:22,523 --> 00:05:24,254 was, of course, the alligator first. 115 00:05:24,257 --> 00:05:26,056 But when I looked at it real close, 116 00:05:26,059 --> 00:05:27,258 I realized this dog happens to be 117 00:05:27,261 --> 00:05:30,928 in the same picture with this alligator. 118 00:05:30,931 --> 00:05:32,330 As game wardens, we all know 119 00:05:32,333 --> 00:05:34,532 that when they kill a trophy such as that, 120 00:05:34,535 --> 00:05:37,534 whether it's a large deer or something like an alligator, 121 00:05:37,537 --> 00:05:38,602 he's gonna keep it. 122 00:05:38,605 --> 00:05:40,003 I'm pretty certain 123 00:05:40,006 --> 00:05:43,140 that my evidence is gonna be at his house. 124 00:05:43,143 --> 00:05:46,677 Narrator: Since the suspect has had previous run-ins with the law, 125 00:05:46,680 --> 00:05:49,279 he may resist a search of his home. 126 00:05:49,282 --> 00:05:51,816 Game warden Powell switches to an unmarked car 127 00:05:51,819 --> 00:05:55,018 to do his homework. 128 00:05:55,021 --> 00:05:57,087 I'm just gonna drive by his house real quick 129 00:05:57,090 --> 00:06:00,991 and kind of get an idea of the layout of his road. 130 00:06:02,830 --> 00:06:05,162 That house right there, the blue truck. 131 00:06:15,108 --> 00:06:16,974 Yeah, I'm just basically making sure that's... 132 00:06:16,977 --> 00:06:21,078 Where all his exits are, front door and side door 133 00:06:21,081 --> 00:06:23,447 and... and, you know, what's behind the house, 134 00:06:23,450 --> 00:06:24,915 in case he runs. 135 00:06:28,856 --> 00:06:30,454 And there he is, right now. 136 00:06:32,792 --> 00:06:36,327 That just confirms that he does live here. 137 00:06:36,330 --> 00:06:37,728 We're not gonna stick around too much. 138 00:06:37,731 --> 00:06:40,096 We really don't want to be seen. 139 00:06:40,099 --> 00:06:41,865 Narrator: The suspect has no idea 140 00:06:41,868 --> 00:06:45,603 the game wardens are investigating him. 141 00:06:45,606 --> 00:06:48,672 The last thing Powell wants is to tip his hand. 142 00:06:54,348 --> 00:06:58,949 Back in east Texas, game warden Boone 143 00:06:58,952 --> 00:07:02,753 deals with the alligator snapping turtle. 144 00:07:02,756 --> 00:07:04,522 Boone: Got my workout for the day. 145 00:07:06,960 --> 00:07:09,360 See that little thing on his tongue, 146 00:07:09,363 --> 00:07:11,028 looks like a worm? 147 00:07:11,031 --> 00:07:12,028 - Mm-hmm. - That's their bait. 148 00:07:12,031 --> 00:07:13,030 Boone: They'll sit there with their mouth 149 00:07:13,033 --> 00:07:14,564 wide open like that. 150 00:07:14,567 --> 00:07:16,767 Twitches it like a worm. 151 00:07:16,770 --> 00:07:20,171 Fish gets ahold of it, slams it shut. 152 00:07:20,174 --> 00:07:21,939 All right. 153 00:07:25,045 --> 00:07:26,777 He looks likes a wilbur. 154 00:07:26,780 --> 00:07:29,980 A good place for wilbur to be set free. 155 00:07:29,983 --> 00:07:32,483 ♪♪ 156 00:07:42,062 --> 00:07:43,828 Other way. 157 00:07:51,204 --> 00:07:53,871 Well, don't fight me, run away. 158 00:07:56,810 --> 00:07:59,409 He knows where he's going now. 159 00:07:59,412 --> 00:08:02,078 He's gonna be fine here once he gets to the main creek. 160 00:08:02,081 --> 00:08:05,349 Nobody ever see him again. 161 00:08:05,352 --> 00:08:07,117 All right. Later, wilbur. 162 00:08:10,690 --> 00:08:12,156 Narrator: Near Dallas, 163 00:08:12,159 --> 00:08:14,291 Powell's alligator poaching suspect 164 00:08:14,294 --> 00:08:17,094 is called in about another case. 165 00:08:17,097 --> 00:08:19,897 Powell: He thinks he's coming to, uh, get his gun. 166 00:08:19,900 --> 00:08:22,299 You know, he was convicted on a hunting case earlier 167 00:08:22,302 --> 00:08:23,500 by another warden. 168 00:08:23,503 --> 00:08:26,436 What's going on, man? 169 00:08:26,439 --> 00:08:28,772 Narrator: This man doesn't know the game wardens 170 00:08:28,775 --> 00:08:31,642 already have a warrant to search his house. 171 00:08:31,645 --> 00:08:35,178 Your name came up on an investigation I was doing. 172 00:08:35,181 --> 00:08:36,981 I want you to just maybe clear something up for me. 173 00:08:36,984 --> 00:08:40,317 Um, it was about an alligator 174 00:08:40,320 --> 00:08:43,320 being killed down there off of Trinity river. 175 00:08:43,323 --> 00:08:45,522 Did you kill one last year? 176 00:08:45,525 --> 00:08:47,724 Did you kill an alligator? 177 00:08:47,727 --> 00:08:49,259 Okay. 'Cause that was your Facebook. 178 00:08:49,262 --> 00:08:50,995 I mean, like I said, that's just the reason 179 00:08:50,998 --> 00:08:52,062 I want to talk to you about it, 180 00:08:52,065 --> 00:08:53,631 because it had some comments 181 00:08:53,634 --> 00:08:57,334 about you shooting it down on Trinity river. 182 00:08:57,337 --> 00:08:59,469 You know, if it is, just be honest with me, okay? 183 00:08:59,472 --> 00:09:02,272 You know, 'cause you didn't put a tag on it. 184 00:09:02,275 --> 00:09:04,408 And I know you're a big hunter, big fisherman. 185 00:09:07,814 --> 00:09:09,613 Okay. So you never shot the alligator? 186 00:09:09,616 --> 00:09:12,216 Okay. So you don't know anything 187 00:09:12,219 --> 00:09:13,817 about this alligator? 188 00:09:13,820 --> 00:09:17,021 Well, you have an alligator skull or anywhere? 189 00:09:17,024 --> 00:09:18,355 You have one at your house? 190 00:09:18,358 --> 00:09:20,291 Or a hide or anything from this? 191 00:09:20,294 --> 00:09:21,759 Okay. Mind to just indulge me? 192 00:09:21,762 --> 00:09:25,095 Come by your house, make sure it's not there? 193 00:09:25,098 --> 00:09:26,897 You suppose? 194 00:09:30,504 --> 00:09:33,036 They head to the suspect's house. 195 00:09:33,039 --> 00:09:34,371 But Powell has a hunch 196 00:09:34,374 --> 00:09:36,907 that he may try to pull a fast one. 197 00:09:42,516 --> 00:09:47,250 This guy is not going the way he knows how to go home. 198 00:09:47,253 --> 00:09:48,585 He's missing exits. 199 00:09:48,588 --> 00:09:50,988 You know, he's going way below the speed limit. 200 00:09:50,991 --> 00:09:52,789 He's just stalling. 201 00:09:52,792 --> 00:09:55,525 Narrator: Powell calls in game warden wei wei lin. 202 00:09:55,528 --> 00:09:56,794 Hey. 203 00:09:56,797 --> 00:09:59,596 He sends her to watch the suspect's house 204 00:09:59,599 --> 00:10:01,931 in case someone tries to remove evidence. 205 00:10:01,934 --> 00:10:03,667 Powell: Just kind of be ready, just in case. 206 00:10:03,670 --> 00:10:05,269 Okay. Sounds good. 207 00:10:07,807 --> 00:10:10,541 Powell: Maybe he'll get some gas. 208 00:10:10,544 --> 00:10:11,742 He probably has a full tank of gas. 209 00:10:11,745 --> 00:10:14,945 And he's probably stopping to get $3 worth. 210 00:10:14,948 --> 00:10:17,948 Or he might be trying to lose me. 211 00:10:17,951 --> 00:10:19,717 Where's he going? 212 00:10:25,158 --> 00:10:27,824 Narrator: 250 miles south of Dallas, 213 00:10:27,827 --> 00:10:30,627 in the Gulf coast port city of galveston, 214 00:10:30,630 --> 00:10:33,563 commercial fishing is big business. 215 00:10:33,566 --> 00:10:35,499 And it's the Texas game warden's job 216 00:10:35,502 --> 00:10:37,768 to protect this valuable ecosystem 217 00:10:37,771 --> 00:10:40,838 from illegal activity. 218 00:10:40,841 --> 00:10:42,506 Hey. No, leave your net. 219 00:10:42,509 --> 00:10:44,308 I want to look at it. 220 00:10:44,311 --> 00:10:47,244 Today, partners Patricia and David vannoy 221 00:10:47,247 --> 00:10:49,513 check commercial shrimp boats. 222 00:10:49,516 --> 00:10:50,514 Patricia: We met in the academy. 223 00:10:50,517 --> 00:10:53,317 And we ended up getting married. 224 00:10:53,320 --> 00:10:56,654 So we're married. 225 00:10:56,657 --> 00:10:59,323 He doesn't treat me as the protective husband. 226 00:10:59,326 --> 00:11:01,925 He treats me just like he would any other partner. 227 00:11:01,928 --> 00:11:03,626 Don't be shy. Tell 'em what your name 228 00:11:03,629 --> 00:11:05,328 in the... your nickname was in the academy. 229 00:11:05,331 --> 00:11:07,397 My nickname in the academy was "tough." 230 00:11:07,400 --> 00:11:11,835 And I think it was just a put-on, though. 231 00:11:11,838 --> 00:11:13,070 The game warden's job 232 00:11:13,073 --> 00:11:16,006 in the open ocean has unique challenges. 233 00:11:16,009 --> 00:11:18,475 Patricia: Being on a boat in the Gulf 234 00:11:18,478 --> 00:11:20,010 can be extremely dangerous. 235 00:11:20,013 --> 00:11:22,679 You've got to be careful with the rigging in the boat. 236 00:11:22,682 --> 00:11:24,481 We've also got to be careful with the net 237 00:11:24,484 --> 00:11:27,083 and also just physically boarding the vessel. 238 00:11:27,086 --> 00:11:28,819 Patricia: The boats are normally moving, 239 00:11:28,822 --> 00:11:31,221 both our game warden boat and the shrimper boat. 240 00:11:31,224 --> 00:11:33,757 One boat's coming up on a wave, the other boat's going down. 241 00:11:33,760 --> 00:11:36,026 And as they switch, if we're too close, 242 00:11:36,029 --> 00:11:37,360 they can hit. 243 00:11:37,363 --> 00:11:38,762 Sometimes, when the winds are high 244 00:11:38,765 --> 00:11:42,298 and it's really choppy, it's even more dangerous. 245 00:11:42,301 --> 00:11:45,702 David: Hey! Can you pull your net in? 246 00:11:45,705 --> 00:11:48,105 Pull the net on that side. 247 00:11:48,108 --> 00:11:49,573 A lot of these commercial boats, 248 00:11:49,576 --> 00:11:51,241 there are objects strewn about 249 00:11:51,244 --> 00:11:53,043 that can be used as weapons. 250 00:11:53,046 --> 00:11:55,579 There's knives, there's oyster hammers, hatchets, 251 00:11:55,582 --> 00:11:58,315 um, sometimes firearms. 252 00:11:58,318 --> 00:11:59,850 Patricia: You never know what you're gonna find 253 00:11:59,853 --> 00:12:03,119 when you jump on any boat, honestly. 254 00:12:03,122 --> 00:12:05,789 How are you? 255 00:12:05,792 --> 00:12:07,724 Narrator: The fisherman hands Patricia 256 00:12:07,727 --> 00:12:08,925 a concealed handgun license. 257 00:12:08,928 --> 00:12:11,261 Do you have it on you? 258 00:12:11,264 --> 00:12:13,663 Is it on your body? Let's go inside the cabin. 259 00:12:13,666 --> 00:12:15,265 I just want to set it down. 260 00:12:15,268 --> 00:12:17,167 Just don't reach for it. 261 00:12:25,278 --> 00:12:28,478 David: Hey! Can you pull your net in? 262 00:12:28,481 --> 00:12:30,947 Pull the net on that side. 263 00:12:30,950 --> 00:12:33,550 Narrator: On the Gulf coast of Texas, game wardens 264 00:12:33,553 --> 00:12:36,353 Patricia and David vannoy take no chances 265 00:12:36,356 --> 00:12:38,756 while checking a commercial shrimp boat. 266 00:12:38,759 --> 00:12:39,790 Patricia: Where's it at? 267 00:12:41,695 --> 00:12:43,360 This fisherman says he's carrying a gun. 268 00:12:43,363 --> 00:12:45,028 Just raise your hands up. I'm gonna take it out. 269 00:12:45,031 --> 00:12:47,898 And I'm gonna just set it down for you. 270 00:12:47,901 --> 00:12:49,099 We're gonna just set it over here 271 00:12:49,102 --> 00:12:51,301 while I'm on the boat. 272 00:12:51,304 --> 00:12:52,970 Patricia: It's just safer for me to have 273 00:12:52,973 --> 00:12:56,706 him distanced from his weapon until I get off the boat. 274 00:12:56,709 --> 00:12:59,442 Narrator: Game warden vannoy checks the shrimper's gear, 275 00:12:59,445 --> 00:13:02,913 including the Ted, or turtle excluder device. 276 00:13:02,916 --> 00:13:04,648 Hey, if you can, could you lower that Ted 277 00:13:04,651 --> 00:13:06,483 so I can take a look at it? 278 00:13:10,390 --> 00:13:11,855 If a shrimp net doesn't have a Ted, 279 00:13:11,858 --> 00:13:13,924 it is an issue. 280 00:13:13,927 --> 00:13:15,392 Narrator: A Ted is sewn into the net 281 00:13:15,395 --> 00:13:17,661 so shrimp can pass through to the caught end 282 00:13:17,664 --> 00:13:20,330 while turtles slip out into the water. 283 00:13:20,333 --> 00:13:21,865 Turtles can only hold their breath for so long 284 00:13:21,868 --> 00:13:23,133 before they need to come up for air. 285 00:13:23,136 --> 00:13:25,269 So if a turtle goes into a shrimp net 286 00:13:25,272 --> 00:13:27,137 that doesn't have a Ted, it... It'll get caught in the net. 287 00:13:27,140 --> 00:13:28,906 And it can drown. 288 00:13:31,144 --> 00:13:34,077 Well, it ain't legit if it don't have a float on it. 289 00:13:34,080 --> 00:13:35,712 You know what I'm saying. 290 00:13:39,619 --> 00:13:40,750 Here's the deal... 291 00:13:40,753 --> 00:13:43,219 You are in violation of the federal statute 292 00:13:43,222 --> 00:13:44,822 saying you have to have a flotation 293 00:13:44,825 --> 00:13:46,489 on your bottom shooting Ted. 294 00:13:46,492 --> 00:13:47,824 It's kind of a big deal right now 295 00:13:47,827 --> 00:13:49,025 because they're finding dead turtles 296 00:13:49,028 --> 00:13:50,093 washed up on the shore. 297 00:13:50,096 --> 00:13:51,428 So they're going after the shrimpers, 298 00:13:51,431 --> 00:13:54,297 trying to figure out who's not operating their Teds 299 00:13:54,300 --> 00:13:55,565 properly. You know, I can see 300 00:13:55,568 --> 00:13:56,833 that you haven't caught any shrimp today, 301 00:13:56,836 --> 00:13:58,434 you don't have any dead turtles on your boat, 302 00:13:58,437 --> 00:14:00,370 no turtles fell out of your caught end. 303 00:14:00,373 --> 00:14:01,638 So what's gonna happen from here, 304 00:14:01,641 --> 00:14:03,207 you're gonna get a written warning. 305 00:14:05,111 --> 00:14:06,776 Patricia. 306 00:14:06,779 --> 00:14:08,212 What'd you hear? 307 00:14:10,516 --> 00:14:12,249 Why? 308 00:14:12,252 --> 00:14:14,011 I'm, like, the sweetest one you'll ever meet. 309 00:14:16,455 --> 00:14:19,389 You're getting a warning today, aren't you? 310 00:14:19,392 --> 00:14:22,058 Narrator: Game warden vannoy cuts the shrimper a break. 311 00:14:22,061 --> 00:14:25,195 He gets a warning instead of a ticket. 312 00:14:25,198 --> 00:14:27,664 Patricia: There are instances when a warning may be sufficient 313 00:14:27,667 --> 00:14:29,866 over a citation. 314 00:14:29,869 --> 00:14:31,868 Narrator: The shrimper adds a float to his net 315 00:14:31,871 --> 00:14:33,603 and is back in business. 316 00:14:33,606 --> 00:14:36,073 - See ya. - Be safe, now. 317 00:14:36,076 --> 00:14:38,542 He said that he's heard stories about me. 318 00:14:38,545 --> 00:14:39,676 - Oh, yeah? - Yeah. 319 00:14:39,679 --> 00:14:41,611 I was like, "what'd you hear?" 320 00:14:41,614 --> 00:14:44,348 He goes, "uh, heard you were mean." 321 00:14:44,351 --> 00:14:45,682 I was like, "really?" 322 00:14:45,685 --> 00:14:48,084 David: We don't always work as partners, though. 323 00:14:48,087 --> 00:14:50,420 There are plenty of times where we work separately. 324 00:14:50,423 --> 00:14:52,489 But working with my wife gets pretty neat. 325 00:14:52,492 --> 00:14:54,490 We get to share some pretty cool experiences 326 00:14:54,493 --> 00:14:56,193 with one another. 327 00:15:00,767 --> 00:15:03,599 Narrator: Near Dallas, game warden Powell 328 00:15:03,602 --> 00:15:05,902 follows the suspected alligator poacher 329 00:15:05,905 --> 00:15:07,036 to his house, 330 00:15:07,039 --> 00:15:11,641 where the man makes an unexpected detour. 331 00:15:11,644 --> 00:15:14,644 Where is he going? Maybe he's hungry. 332 00:15:14,647 --> 00:15:16,847 He's gonna go through Jack in the box, maybe. 333 00:15:16,850 --> 00:15:20,116 That's fine. We got plenty of time. 334 00:15:20,119 --> 00:15:21,318 He didn't want to go through the drive-thru. 335 00:15:21,321 --> 00:15:23,386 He's on the... look, he's on the phone right now. 336 00:15:23,389 --> 00:15:25,655 He's talking to somebody. 337 00:15:25,658 --> 00:15:27,056 Narrator: Powell suspects 338 00:15:27,059 --> 00:15:29,125 the man is stalling to give someone time 339 00:15:29,128 --> 00:15:31,261 to remove evidence from his house. 340 00:15:31,264 --> 00:15:34,131 But the game wardens are prepared. 341 00:15:34,134 --> 00:15:37,401 Wei wei lin is on her way to stake out the house. 342 00:15:37,404 --> 00:15:41,805 I have been a game warden for close to two years now. 343 00:15:41,808 --> 00:15:43,740 I still consider myself very much 344 00:15:43,743 --> 00:15:45,942 what I call a baby game warden. 345 00:15:45,945 --> 00:15:48,811 And I just... I try to soak up as much 346 00:15:48,814 --> 00:15:51,415 as I can from all these other senior wardens 347 00:15:51,418 --> 00:15:54,017 that they've had so much more experience. 348 00:15:57,290 --> 00:15:59,022 Here he comes, right here. 349 00:16:03,229 --> 00:16:05,896 Yep. He's, uh, he's stalling. 350 00:16:05,899 --> 00:16:09,099 This is getting interesting now. 351 00:16:09,102 --> 00:16:11,501 Narrator: Game warden lin arrives just in time 352 00:16:11,504 --> 00:16:15,038 to see a car slow roll past the suspect's house. 353 00:16:19,178 --> 00:16:23,379 I'm running the license plate with our app. 354 00:16:23,382 --> 00:16:26,083 That was definitely a relative that just drove by. 355 00:16:27,120 --> 00:16:29,553 [ Cellphone rings ] 356 00:16:29,556 --> 00:16:31,654 Lin: I ran the license plate 357 00:16:31,657 --> 00:16:33,657 and it comes back to a Jeff. 358 00:16:33,660 --> 00:16:35,325 Jeff, that's his brother. 359 00:16:35,328 --> 00:16:36,526 Okay, okay. 360 00:16:36,529 --> 00:16:38,929 He... he just drove by the house real slow. 361 00:16:38,932 --> 00:16:40,063 Just be ready. If he stops, 362 00:16:40,066 --> 00:16:42,132 goes in there, take him down. 363 00:16:42,135 --> 00:16:43,533 If you take him down, 364 00:16:43,536 --> 00:16:45,001 first thing to do... Get his phone. 365 00:16:45,004 --> 00:16:46,703 Take his phone from him. 366 00:16:52,478 --> 00:16:55,078 Narrator: 550 miles south, 367 00:16:55,081 --> 00:16:59,148 where the rio grande river forms the border of Mexico, 368 00:16:59,151 --> 00:17:04,687 Texas game wardens Carmen rickel and Luis sosa patrol by boat. 369 00:17:04,690 --> 00:17:07,023 This half of the river is Mexico. 370 00:17:07,026 --> 00:17:09,426 This half is the U.S. 371 00:17:09,429 --> 00:17:11,227 The game wardens are on the lookout 372 00:17:11,230 --> 00:17:12,829 for illegal activity, 373 00:17:12,832 --> 00:17:14,030 including smuggling 374 00:17:14,033 --> 00:17:17,300 or anyone breaking Texas fish and game laws. 375 00:17:17,303 --> 00:17:21,037 Any fishing device that is from this middle point 376 00:17:21,040 --> 00:17:24,641 this way needs to be legal in the state of Texas. 377 00:17:24,644 --> 00:17:28,111 I see a net up ahead already. 378 00:17:28,114 --> 00:17:31,114 Gillnets hang underwater from floats, 379 00:17:31,117 --> 00:17:32,849 and all kinds of fish, turtles 380 00:17:32,852 --> 00:17:35,852 and sharks are swept into the net by the current. 381 00:17:35,855 --> 00:17:37,987 It's not unusual to show up over here 382 00:17:37,990 --> 00:17:39,389 and see a net stretched 383 00:17:39,392 --> 00:17:41,791 from the Mexico side to the U.S. side, 384 00:17:41,794 --> 00:17:44,127 basically just trapping all this fish 385 00:17:44,130 --> 00:17:46,863 that's trying to get in or out into the Gulf. 386 00:17:46,866 --> 00:17:51,000 Often called the wall of death, gillnets are illegal in Texas, 387 00:17:51,003 --> 00:17:55,005 punishable by fines and jail time. 388 00:17:55,008 --> 00:17:56,740 But here on the rio grande, 389 00:17:56,743 --> 00:17:58,074 there's U.S. law 390 00:17:58,077 --> 00:17:59,609 and then there's Mexican law, 391 00:17:59,612 --> 00:18:03,880 separated only by the midpoint of the river. 392 00:18:03,883 --> 00:18:05,281 Here you go. 393 00:18:05,284 --> 00:18:07,016 Rickel: We've heard stories, you know, from game wardens 394 00:18:07,019 --> 00:18:08,552 that worked way before our time, 395 00:18:08,555 --> 00:18:12,155 that they've been fighting the gillnet wars, um, forever. 396 00:18:12,158 --> 00:18:15,491 Sosa: So they're gonna start on the U.S. bank, 397 00:18:15,494 --> 00:18:17,827 work their way towards the middle of the river, 398 00:18:17,830 --> 00:18:21,498 remove the portion of the net that's in the U.S. waters. 399 00:18:24,103 --> 00:18:25,302 You have your knife on you? 400 00:18:25,305 --> 00:18:26,769 What you probably need is a good... 401 00:18:26,772 --> 00:18:28,505 Good Texas knife. 402 00:18:28,508 --> 00:18:29,772 Aw, some awesome person 403 00:18:29,775 --> 00:18:31,908 gave you all those for Christmas, right? 404 00:18:31,911 --> 00:18:35,712 This was a Christmas gift from, uh, my partner, Carmen. 405 00:18:35,715 --> 00:18:37,847 Hey, let's cut this one out. It's still alive. 406 00:18:37,850 --> 00:18:39,449 Put it on deck. 407 00:18:39,452 --> 00:18:40,517 Okay. 408 00:18:40,520 --> 00:18:42,919 Right there, definition of a gillnet. 409 00:18:42,922 --> 00:18:44,888 Fish is caught on his gills. 410 00:18:49,662 --> 00:18:52,061 Narrator: Drug running and illegal border crossings 411 00:18:52,064 --> 00:18:55,599 make the rio grande a dangerous place to patrol. 412 00:18:55,602 --> 00:18:57,667 We try to come out here with at least two vessels... 413 00:18:57,670 --> 00:19:02,272 One vessel to pick up gear, another vessel to provide cover. 414 00:19:02,275 --> 00:19:04,407 We've got to make sure that we don't get tunnel vision 415 00:19:04,410 --> 00:19:06,742 and just working on a net and then not pay attention 416 00:19:06,745 --> 00:19:08,477 to what's going on on the Mexico side. 417 00:19:08,480 --> 00:19:10,280 So I'm kind of head-on-a-swivel deal 418 00:19:10,283 --> 00:19:13,883 the whole time we're out here. 419 00:19:13,886 --> 00:19:16,819 Narrator: The game wardens are pulling a second net 420 00:19:16,822 --> 00:19:20,357 when they notice a fisherman on the other side of it. 421 00:19:20,360 --> 00:19:22,492 Rickel: Got a body on the side. 422 00:19:24,297 --> 00:19:26,830 I'm assuming it's gonna be his net. 423 00:19:26,833 --> 00:19:28,899 We don't know what kind of person he is 424 00:19:28,902 --> 00:19:30,833 or what his intent is. 425 00:19:30,836 --> 00:19:32,902 If we do remove some of his gear, 426 00:19:32,905 --> 00:19:36,573 he might have a weapon, he might try something. 427 00:19:38,311 --> 00:19:40,911 We'll cover you guys. 428 00:19:40,914 --> 00:19:42,378 Rickel: Fixing to get in a little... 429 00:19:42,381 --> 00:19:44,281 - Tug of war. - Tugging act, here. 430 00:19:52,858 --> 00:19:54,858 Narrator: Back near Dallas, 431 00:19:54,861 --> 00:19:59,062 the suspect's brother keeps on going. 432 00:19:59,065 --> 00:20:02,065 That was definitely a relative that drove by. 433 00:20:02,068 --> 00:20:03,867 Narrator: He may have spotted game warden lin 434 00:20:03,870 --> 00:20:07,137 parked near the house. 435 00:20:07,140 --> 00:20:09,539 The poaching suspect finally heads home 436 00:20:09,542 --> 00:20:11,141 and Powell follows. 437 00:20:11,144 --> 00:20:14,711 He's actually on his phone, so he's talking to somebody. 438 00:20:16,816 --> 00:20:19,482 Lin: He's pulling into his driveway. 439 00:20:19,485 --> 00:20:21,150 Hope he's going... oh, he jumped right into that... 440 00:20:21,153 --> 00:20:23,753 Straight into that house. 441 00:20:23,756 --> 00:20:25,621 Narrator: Game wardens Powell and lin attempt 442 00:20:25,624 --> 00:20:28,491 to serve their search warrant. 443 00:20:28,494 --> 00:20:29,959 Hey, Ben. 444 00:20:29,962 --> 00:20:31,094 Hey, open up the door. 445 00:20:31,097 --> 00:20:33,963 We've got a search warrant for your house. 446 00:20:33,966 --> 00:20:35,498 Hey, wei wei, go to that front door. 447 00:20:35,501 --> 00:20:38,368 Let's get his attention. He's not coming to the door. 448 00:20:39,238 --> 00:20:41,371 Narrator: Powell can hear the suspect inside, 449 00:20:41,374 --> 00:20:44,040 but he won't answer the door. 450 00:20:44,043 --> 00:20:46,443 Powell's concerned that this multiple offender 451 00:20:46,446 --> 00:20:48,578 may be trying to destroy evidence. 452 00:20:48,581 --> 00:20:50,246 Open up! 453 00:20:50,249 --> 00:20:51,814 Hey, Ben! 454 00:20:51,817 --> 00:20:53,182 When somebody goes in the house like that 455 00:20:53,185 --> 00:20:54,451 and won't come to the door, 456 00:20:54,454 --> 00:20:56,519 I'm expecting the worst. 457 00:20:56,522 --> 00:20:57,987 Narrator: Backup arrives 458 00:20:57,990 --> 00:21:01,658 and two more game wardens surround the house. 459 00:21:05,531 --> 00:21:07,063 Hey, Ben! 460 00:21:07,066 --> 00:21:08,331 Narrator: There's no telling 461 00:21:08,334 --> 00:21:11,101 how many guns this avid hunter has stashed inside. 462 00:21:13,138 --> 00:21:14,137 Powell: Search warrant! 463 00:21:24,183 --> 00:21:25,315 Hey, open up the door. 464 00:21:25,318 --> 00:21:27,250 We've got a search warrant for your house. 465 00:21:27,253 --> 00:21:29,052 Narrator: Texas game wardens 466 00:21:29,055 --> 00:21:31,120 pursue a suspected alligator poacher. 467 00:21:31,123 --> 00:21:34,090 The repeat offender could be armed and dangerous. 468 00:21:36,062 --> 00:21:37,994 Powell: Search warrant! Put the phone down. 469 00:21:37,997 --> 00:21:40,329 Put the phone down. Come on outside. 470 00:21:40,332 --> 00:21:42,065 Why don't you come to the door when I'm talking to you? 471 00:21:42,068 --> 00:21:43,466 - I was on the phone. - You were on the phone. 472 00:21:43,469 --> 00:21:44,868 You knew I was coming out here, right? 473 00:21:44,871 --> 00:21:48,538 Door flew open, he immediately put his hands up. 474 00:21:48,541 --> 00:21:50,807 He had his phone in his hand. He was talking to somebody. 475 00:21:50,810 --> 00:21:51,807 Listen, I don't know what's happening 476 00:21:51,810 --> 00:21:53,343 when you go in the house, okay? 477 00:21:53,346 --> 00:21:55,185 Whether you were getting a weapon or something. 478 00:21:56,949 --> 00:21:58,347 Did you hear me knocking on that door? 479 00:21:58,350 --> 00:21:59,949 Did you know I was coming here? 480 00:21:59,952 --> 00:22:01,884 Did you hear my warden on this side 481 00:22:01,887 --> 00:22:04,220 and that back side? Just now? 482 00:22:04,223 --> 00:22:06,889 We've been banging on the door for the last five minutes. 483 00:22:06,892 --> 00:22:08,024 And I know there's weapons in here. 484 00:22:08,027 --> 00:22:09,292 You're a hunter. 485 00:22:09,295 --> 00:22:12,028 You getting a gun, assault rifle? 486 00:22:12,031 --> 00:22:14,230 Well, hey, I don't know what's going on here. 487 00:22:17,036 --> 00:22:21,737 Whew. That was kind of hairy there for a minute. 488 00:22:21,740 --> 00:22:23,038 My adrenaline's pumping. 489 00:22:23,041 --> 00:22:25,709 In law-enforcement work, nothing's predictable. 490 00:22:25,712 --> 00:22:28,378 Anything you want to tell me now? 491 00:22:28,381 --> 00:22:30,547 Here's your opportunity. 492 00:22:31,851 --> 00:22:34,117 What was attaching you? 493 00:22:34,120 --> 00:22:35,652 The alligator was attacking you? 494 00:22:36,789 --> 00:22:39,255 What happened? 495 00:22:39,258 --> 00:22:41,857 He turned at me and he opened his mouth 496 00:22:41,860 --> 00:22:44,861 and hissed and so I shot him. 497 00:22:44,864 --> 00:22:46,930 I mean, what am I supposed to do? 498 00:22:46,933 --> 00:22:47,997 Here. Take a seat right here 499 00:22:48,000 --> 00:22:49,866 real quick for me. 500 00:22:49,869 --> 00:22:52,936 Narrator: Game warden Powell's got the first confession. 501 00:22:52,939 --> 00:22:55,505 Now he needs the rest of the story. 502 00:22:57,744 --> 00:22:59,743 On the rio grande river, 503 00:22:59,746 --> 00:23:03,279 the game wardens battle over an illegal Mexican gillnet 504 00:23:03,282 --> 00:23:06,415 that spans the border. 505 00:23:06,418 --> 00:23:08,351 Rickel: Fixing to get into a little... 506 00:23:08,354 --> 00:23:12,288 - Tug of war. - Tugging match, here. 507 00:23:12,291 --> 00:23:14,290 Narrator: One team works their way 508 00:23:14,293 --> 00:23:15,825 to the middle of the river 509 00:23:15,828 --> 00:23:20,029 and ends the standoff with their knife. 510 00:23:20,032 --> 00:23:21,964 Sosa: You can see the guy's just cut that net 511 00:23:21,967 --> 00:23:23,899 right in the middle of the river, 512 00:23:23,902 --> 00:23:25,502 leaving him with his legal portion 513 00:23:25,505 --> 00:23:27,703 in Mexican waters. 514 00:23:27,706 --> 00:23:31,373 We cannot pursue them over to that side of the river. 515 00:23:31,376 --> 00:23:35,311 So, very difficult to catch the violator. 516 00:23:35,314 --> 00:23:36,579 Rickel: In keeping half of it, 517 00:23:36,582 --> 00:23:39,381 we're hoping that eventually they get the idea 518 00:23:39,384 --> 00:23:41,984 that if they just stay on their side of the river, 519 00:23:41,987 --> 00:23:44,120 we're gonna respect that. 520 00:23:44,123 --> 00:23:46,322 You know, that might be legal in Mexico, 521 00:23:46,325 --> 00:23:49,426 not legal in the U.S., not legal in Texas. 522 00:23:54,333 --> 00:23:55,731 Narrator: 400 miles north, 523 00:23:55,734 --> 00:23:59,068 in the big thicket of hardin county, 524 00:23:59,071 --> 00:24:02,672 game warden Boone's work day is just ramping up. 525 00:24:02,675 --> 00:24:04,674 [ Cellphone rings ] 526 00:24:04,677 --> 00:24:06,676 Hello? Okay. 527 00:24:06,679 --> 00:24:09,345 I'm gonna, uh, ease up to that main road 528 00:24:09,348 --> 00:24:11,948 and see if I can look at that blood. 529 00:24:11,951 --> 00:24:14,350 A little road-hunting activity going on up here 530 00:24:14,353 --> 00:24:16,085 north of kountze. 531 00:24:16,088 --> 00:24:19,288 An individual saw a place in the road 532 00:24:19,291 --> 00:24:23,760 where possibly a deer or hog had been harvested. 533 00:24:23,763 --> 00:24:27,564 Narrator: In Texas, feral hogs are considered a nuisance animal 534 00:24:27,567 --> 00:24:29,766 and can be killed year-round. 535 00:24:29,769 --> 00:24:32,969 But deer can only be hunted in the fall and winter, 536 00:24:32,972 --> 00:24:35,171 which is several months from now. 537 00:24:37,176 --> 00:24:38,908 Poured it all out right there. 538 00:24:38,911 --> 00:24:40,376 Mm-hmm. 539 00:24:40,379 --> 00:24:42,312 The blood is fresh. 540 00:24:42,315 --> 00:24:44,314 If it's from a poached deer, 541 00:24:44,317 --> 00:24:46,850 a serious crime has been committed. 542 00:24:53,059 --> 00:24:55,124 Outside of Dallas... 543 00:24:55,127 --> 00:24:56,526 Powell: You have the right to remain silent 544 00:24:56,529 --> 00:24:57,927 and not make any statement at all. 545 00:24:57,930 --> 00:25:00,997 Powell questions the suspected gator poacher. 546 00:25:01,000 --> 00:25:03,132 How many alligators have you killed in the last two? 547 00:25:03,135 --> 00:25:04,834 How many alligators have you killed? 548 00:25:06,806 --> 00:25:09,906 Okay. Where were you? 549 00:25:12,678 --> 00:25:13,809 Did you have permission 550 00:25:13,812 --> 00:25:15,411 to be on that property at that time? 551 00:25:15,414 --> 00:25:18,080 Okay. 552 00:25:18,083 --> 00:25:21,617 The game wardens learn the man trespassed on private property 553 00:25:21,620 --> 00:25:25,288 and hunted without consent, which is a felony. 554 00:25:25,291 --> 00:25:27,557 Of course he's claiming self-defense. 555 00:25:27,560 --> 00:25:29,893 But he had no reason to be there, 556 00:25:29,896 --> 00:25:31,895 so what we're gonna do now is, 557 00:25:31,898 --> 00:25:33,296 uh, execute this search warrant, 558 00:25:33,299 --> 00:25:35,965 go collect our evidence, get his computer. 559 00:25:35,968 --> 00:25:38,868 [ Whistles ] Looky there. - Oh, wow. 560 00:25:40,973 --> 00:25:44,240 Narrator: In east Texas, game warden Boone 561 00:25:44,243 --> 00:25:45,240 tries to determine 562 00:25:45,243 --> 00:25:47,509 what kind of animal was killed here. 563 00:25:47,512 --> 00:25:50,780 Boone: There's a lot of hair in here. 564 00:25:50,783 --> 00:25:52,848 Bloody enough to know it's not a hog. 565 00:25:52,851 --> 00:25:54,117 Man: Oh, no. 566 00:25:54,120 --> 00:25:55,250 Narrator: The amount of blood 567 00:25:55,253 --> 00:25:58,988 suggests that it was a deer that was shot. 568 00:25:58,991 --> 00:26:01,257 No boot tracks, no nothing. 569 00:26:04,863 --> 00:26:06,128 Unh-unh. 570 00:26:06,131 --> 00:26:08,597 Well, they made a mess out of the back of their truck. 571 00:26:09,935 --> 00:26:13,603 Narrator: Boone spots a vehicle taking off down a side road. 572 00:26:13,672 --> 00:26:15,939 Boone: [ Whistles ] Hey! 573 00:26:15,942 --> 00:26:19,408 Come here. 574 00:26:19,411 --> 00:26:21,311 Don't make me chase you down that road! 575 00:26:31,891 --> 00:26:34,424 Boone: Little road-hunting activity going on up here, 576 00:26:34,427 --> 00:26:36,559 north of kountze. 577 00:26:36,562 --> 00:26:38,828 Narrator: In east Texas, game warden Boone 578 00:26:38,831 --> 00:26:41,564 investigates a possible deer poaching. 579 00:26:41,567 --> 00:26:43,933 No boot tracks, no nothing. 580 00:26:45,570 --> 00:26:46,635 Boone: [ Whistles ] Hey! 581 00:26:46,638 --> 00:26:50,306 Don't make me chase you down that road. 582 00:26:50,309 --> 00:26:51,708 What's going on, guys? 583 00:26:53,979 --> 00:26:55,778 I was wondering if y'all was gonna stop. 584 00:26:55,781 --> 00:26:56,912 How y'all getting along? 585 00:26:56,915 --> 00:26:59,382 [Bleep] Dang, you got a houseful in here. 586 00:26:59,385 --> 00:27:00,883 What, are y'all just out joy-riding? 587 00:27:00,886 --> 00:27:03,386 - Yes, sir. - Y'all got any guns in here? 588 00:27:05,725 --> 00:27:08,190 Narrator: Boone conducts a plain-view search, 589 00:27:08,193 --> 00:27:10,993 but doesn't see anything to connect them 590 00:27:10,996 --> 00:27:13,396 to the deer killed down the road... 591 00:27:13,399 --> 00:27:15,331 No blood, deer parts or rifles. 592 00:27:15,334 --> 00:27:17,233 Lots of stuff going on down here right now, 593 00:27:17,236 --> 00:27:20,069 and that's why I told y'all to hold up. 594 00:27:20,072 --> 00:27:22,205 You got any cold beer y'all drinking there? 595 00:27:22,208 --> 00:27:23,272 Pour it out if you are. 596 00:27:23,275 --> 00:27:25,408 All right. Be safe, guys. 597 00:27:25,411 --> 00:27:27,076 Man: All right. 598 00:27:28,146 --> 00:27:31,814 Boone: Mm-mm-mm. They up to no good. 599 00:27:31,817 --> 00:27:34,484 That's why they turned around when they seen us. 600 00:27:34,487 --> 00:27:37,820 [ Gunshot ] 601 00:27:37,823 --> 00:27:40,623 Narrator: A gunshot from the other direction. 602 00:27:40,626 --> 00:27:43,292 The poachers could still be in the area. 603 00:27:43,295 --> 00:27:44,327 Hang on. 604 00:27:47,365 --> 00:27:49,065 Yeah, I'm gonna roll down there. 605 00:27:55,507 --> 00:27:59,241 At the alligator poachers' house near Dallas, the game wardens 606 00:27:59,244 --> 00:28:02,111 search through a jumble of hunting trophies. 607 00:28:02,114 --> 00:28:03,378 Stephens: When you walk in, 608 00:28:03,381 --> 00:28:05,848 there's deer skulls and antlers everywhere. 609 00:28:05,851 --> 00:28:08,918 There's a large aquarium with a blue catfish in there. 610 00:28:08,921 --> 00:28:11,520 There's a smaller alligator on the wall. 611 00:28:11,523 --> 00:28:13,989 This is the one I guess apparently he killed. 612 00:28:13,992 --> 00:28:15,758 Yeah. This is gonna be it. 613 00:28:18,931 --> 00:28:21,130 Powell: This is what the search warrant was about. 614 00:28:21,133 --> 00:28:24,466 This is the rest of the skull that he kept. 615 00:28:24,469 --> 00:28:26,202 Alligators are some of the biggest trophies 616 00:28:26,205 --> 00:28:28,537 lin: That you can get as a hunter in Texas. 617 00:28:28,540 --> 00:28:29,939 Today, it was pretty awesome 618 00:28:29,942 --> 00:28:33,142 for me to finally get a chance to take part in a search warrant 619 00:28:33,145 --> 00:28:35,478 that involved wildlife. 620 00:28:35,481 --> 00:28:37,613 Good deal. Good job. 621 00:28:37,616 --> 00:28:39,414 Last thing he wanted was to get the attention 622 00:28:39,417 --> 00:28:40,550 of a Texas game warden. 623 00:28:40,553 --> 00:28:42,752 But he got our attention, definitely. 624 00:28:50,295 --> 00:28:53,696 Narrator: In east Texas, game warden Boone 625 00:28:53,699 --> 00:28:54,864 rolls up on a group 626 00:28:54,867 --> 00:28:56,632 that may be connected to the deer 627 00:28:56,635 --> 00:28:58,033 that was killed nearby. 628 00:28:58,036 --> 00:29:00,369 What's going on, guys? 629 00:29:00,372 --> 00:29:01,771 I just heard you shoot. 630 00:29:01,774 --> 00:29:03,413 I was wondering what you were shooting at. 631 00:29:08,047 --> 00:29:11,647 The cottonmouth water moccasin is a venomous water snake. 632 00:29:11,650 --> 00:29:13,216 Where's the dead one at? 633 00:29:15,387 --> 00:29:16,519 You're not a good shot? 634 00:29:18,590 --> 00:29:19,655 Boone secures the rifle 635 00:29:19,658 --> 00:29:21,456 while he questions the man further. 636 00:29:21,459 --> 00:29:24,093 Well, you can't be shooting off of this county road. 637 00:29:36,007 --> 00:29:38,207 Game warden Boone calls dispatch to see 638 00:29:38,210 --> 00:29:40,542 if the man has any outstanding warrants. 639 00:29:40,545 --> 00:29:43,012 Hey, hey, hey. All right. 640 00:29:43,015 --> 00:29:44,213 Thank you, dear. 641 00:29:44,216 --> 00:29:45,214 He comes back clean. 642 00:29:45,217 --> 00:29:47,283 I'm gonna write you a warning 643 00:29:47,286 --> 00:29:49,218 for discharging a firearm off a public roadway. 644 00:29:49,221 --> 00:29:50,419 You can't... Can't be shooting off 645 00:29:50,422 --> 00:29:51,420 these county roads. - That's fine. 646 00:29:51,423 --> 00:29:52,621 With a snake or not... 647 00:29:52,624 --> 00:29:54,757 But she walked over, playing with the damn bottle. 648 00:29:54,760 --> 00:29:57,426 Yeah. Well, like I said. 649 00:29:57,429 --> 00:29:59,028 I can understand that. 650 00:29:59,031 --> 00:30:00,696 I don't want no cottonmouth running around me, either. 651 00:30:00,699 --> 00:30:02,297 - Hell no. - But just don't do it again, 652 00:30:02,300 --> 00:30:03,765 not off the road. 653 00:30:03,768 --> 00:30:06,435 There was a water moccasin he could see in this high water 654 00:30:06,438 --> 00:30:08,437 that crawled up close to his family. 655 00:30:08,440 --> 00:30:11,506 And, you know, when there's a big cottonmouth involved, 656 00:30:11,509 --> 00:30:12,575 I can understand that. 657 00:30:12,578 --> 00:30:15,711 So he just got a warning citation for it. 658 00:30:15,714 --> 00:30:17,046 Narrator: Boone will continue to search 659 00:30:17,049 --> 00:30:20,516 for the person responsible for the poached deer. 660 00:30:20,519 --> 00:30:23,652 Two days from now, somebody may get 661 00:30:23,655 --> 00:30:24,720 a little bit of information on it. 662 00:30:24,723 --> 00:30:26,189 And at least I'll have the location 663 00:30:26,192 --> 00:30:28,123 of where the deer was 664 00:30:28,126 --> 00:30:30,192 and I'll be able to tie it to a particular animal 665 00:30:30,195 --> 00:30:34,163 if I do end up finding who has possession of it. 666 00:30:37,736 --> 00:30:42,004 Narrator: 275 miles north in lake country, 667 00:30:42,007 --> 00:30:44,873 outside the small city of Greenville... 668 00:30:44,876 --> 00:30:47,076 Hop in. Let's get out there. 669 00:30:47,079 --> 00:30:50,612 Game warden Benny Richards and his team start night patrol. 670 00:30:50,615 --> 00:30:53,950 - Y'all ready to have some fun? - Yeah. 671 00:30:53,953 --> 00:30:56,752 Narrator: Since lawbreakers often use the cover of darkness 672 00:30:56,755 --> 00:30:59,021 to hide their wildlife crimes, 673 00:30:59,024 --> 00:31:02,825 Texas game wardens work 24/7. 674 00:31:02,828 --> 00:31:03,826 Richards: We're heading down to an area 675 00:31:03,829 --> 00:31:05,827 that the locals know this as the trestle. 676 00:31:05,830 --> 00:31:08,698 There's actually an old railroad bed that's abandoned. 677 00:31:08,701 --> 00:31:10,099 And it's got an old trestle on it 678 00:31:10,102 --> 00:31:11,500 and they like to go out on that trestle 679 00:31:11,503 --> 00:31:13,969 and shoot their guns and camp out. 680 00:31:13,972 --> 00:31:16,104 And a lot of juveniles gather up there on the weekend 681 00:31:16,107 --> 00:31:17,773 and drink and whatnot. 682 00:31:17,776 --> 00:31:20,042 That's where I used to go in high school, the trestle. 683 00:31:20,045 --> 00:31:22,044 We went over there at frisco, 684 00:31:22,047 --> 00:31:23,980 we used to say there was a goat man in it. 685 00:31:23,983 --> 00:31:25,982 Ah, that's what everybody had in high school, 686 00:31:25,985 --> 00:31:27,249 is they had those infamous, 687 00:31:27,252 --> 00:31:29,184 uh, creatures that prowl around the night. 688 00:31:29,187 --> 00:31:30,652 Ours was the flute man. 689 00:31:30,655 --> 00:31:32,788 - The flute man? - The flute man, yeah. 690 00:31:32,791 --> 00:31:34,724 I listened to many a night to hear that flute. 691 00:31:34,727 --> 00:31:37,460 I heard a lot of, uh, owls and whatnot. 692 00:31:37,463 --> 00:31:38,928 I never heard a flute. 693 00:31:41,800 --> 00:31:42,798 Let's, uh, let's kill the truck 694 00:31:42,801 --> 00:31:44,901 and listen to see if we hear anybody. 695 00:31:54,880 --> 00:31:57,079 Look at all these shotgun shells. 696 00:31:57,082 --> 00:31:59,081 Narrator: Shooting from a public road 697 00:31:59,084 --> 00:32:00,482 is not only against the law, 698 00:32:00,485 --> 00:32:03,486 at night, it's extremely dangerous. 699 00:32:03,489 --> 00:32:05,887 These are fresh, Benny. 700 00:32:06,892 --> 00:32:08,423 Narrator: There's no sign of the shooter, 701 00:32:08,426 --> 00:32:11,894 so the game wardens check the woods nearby. 702 00:32:15,834 --> 00:32:17,499 You see something right there? 703 00:32:17,502 --> 00:32:19,235 Yeah. There's a car right there. 704 00:32:22,974 --> 00:32:25,641 Narrator: 600 miles south on the Gulf of Mexico, 705 00:32:25,644 --> 00:32:29,244 near the border, game warden Carmen rickel 706 00:32:29,247 --> 00:32:32,848 and her team gear up for a stealth operation. 707 00:32:32,851 --> 00:32:34,517 We'll head out there before sunrise 708 00:32:34,520 --> 00:32:36,852 and see what the Gulf looks like and see 709 00:32:36,855 --> 00:32:39,655 what kind of traffic we get out there. 710 00:32:39,658 --> 00:32:41,457 Rickel: We're clear. 711 00:32:41,460 --> 00:32:44,393 The area that we're patrolling is pretty close to Mexico. 712 00:32:44,396 --> 00:32:48,196 We're about 7 miles north of the rio grande river. 713 00:32:48,199 --> 00:32:50,666 Narrator: Out here, illegal shark finning 714 00:32:50,669 --> 00:32:52,335 and reef fishing are a concern, 715 00:32:52,338 --> 00:32:55,337 as well as unauthorized border crossings. 716 00:32:55,340 --> 00:32:57,807 This area is used for illegal smuggling, 717 00:32:57,810 --> 00:33:01,544 human smuggling or illegal narcotics. 718 00:33:01,547 --> 00:33:05,814 Narrator: Rickel navigates while sosa captains the boat. 719 00:33:05,817 --> 00:33:10,085 Game warden Wes groth is on lookout. 720 00:33:10,088 --> 00:33:12,088 Sosa: I want to do what we call mudding up. 721 00:33:12,091 --> 00:33:14,690 I'm gonna stick this boat in some shallow area 722 00:33:14,693 --> 00:33:16,825 and maybe we sit here and watch... 723 00:33:16,828 --> 00:33:19,094 Watch this channel for a while. 724 00:33:19,097 --> 00:33:20,963 Rickel: They're scouts, and they're everywhere. 725 00:33:20,966 --> 00:33:23,699 In all areas where they can potentially 726 00:33:23,702 --> 00:33:25,234 see law enforcement 727 00:33:25,237 --> 00:33:28,236 who are operating up and down the water. 728 00:33:28,239 --> 00:33:31,574 Anytime we see some type of vehicle 729 00:33:31,577 --> 00:33:32,641 or people in this area, 730 00:33:32,644 --> 00:33:36,178 it's usually something we look into. 731 00:33:36,181 --> 00:33:38,047 Narrator: Equipped with night-vision cameras 732 00:33:38,050 --> 00:33:40,983 and goggles, this specially trained team 733 00:33:40,986 --> 00:33:44,387 looks for any suspicious activity on the waterways. 734 00:33:44,390 --> 00:33:45,788 It's gonna show white. 735 00:33:45,791 --> 00:33:47,189 Is your men on it? 736 00:33:47,192 --> 00:33:48,591 Yeah. 737 00:33:48,594 --> 00:33:50,525 Rickel: We're picking up light 738 00:33:50,528 --> 00:33:53,996 on the U.S. side of, um, of the channel. 739 00:33:53,999 --> 00:33:56,131 So we're just gonna scan and see, 740 00:33:56,134 --> 00:33:57,733 on the opposite side, 741 00:33:57,736 --> 00:34:00,936 see if we can see anybody laying in or hunkering down, 742 00:34:00,939 --> 00:34:03,773 waiting for an opportunity to cross the channel. 743 00:34:07,879 --> 00:34:09,545 Hey, Wes, you picking up anything? 744 00:34:09,548 --> 00:34:11,947 No. Not yet. 745 00:34:11,950 --> 00:34:13,215 I almost thought maybe I had a body 746 00:34:13,218 --> 00:34:16,552 directly to our left. 747 00:34:16,555 --> 00:34:20,489 It almost looks like there's somebody hunched down. 748 00:34:20,492 --> 00:34:21,557 Right there on top of the bank. 749 00:34:21,560 --> 00:34:26,095 That's a pickup truck crew cab. 750 00:34:26,098 --> 00:34:28,230 Oh, okay. We got bodies. 751 00:34:28,233 --> 00:34:31,967 Just one individual sitting inside the truck. 752 00:34:31,970 --> 00:34:33,435 Could he be out here enjoying the night? 753 00:34:33,438 --> 00:34:36,371 Yeah, maybe, but just given the history 754 00:34:36,374 --> 00:34:38,840 of what happens here in this area, you know, 755 00:34:38,843 --> 00:34:42,043 the potential for smugglings is high here. 756 00:34:42,046 --> 00:34:44,847 Rickel: I've got one heat signature 757 00:34:44,850 --> 00:34:47,650 right behind the vehicle. 758 00:34:52,458 --> 00:34:53,922 Narrator: Back up north, 759 00:34:53,925 --> 00:34:57,392 the game wardens look for the shooters. 760 00:34:57,395 --> 00:34:59,661 They spot two trucks up ahead. 761 00:34:59,664 --> 00:35:00,595 Richards: If one of y'all 762 00:35:00,598 --> 00:35:01,831 want to grab one of them trucks 763 00:35:01,834 --> 00:35:03,699 and I'll grab the other. 764 00:35:10,476 --> 00:35:11,941 How are you, sir? 765 00:35:11,944 --> 00:35:14,810 He's a fisherman headed home for the night. 766 00:35:14,813 --> 00:35:16,545 Aw, yeah. You got enough for a fish fry 767 00:35:16,548 --> 00:35:18,681 there, don't you? - Yes, sir. 768 00:35:18,684 --> 00:35:22,084 All right, well I appreciate it. 769 00:35:22,087 --> 00:35:24,153 Narrator: Meanwhile, at the other vehicle, 770 00:35:24,156 --> 00:35:27,456 the game wardens make an interesting discovery. 771 00:35:32,030 --> 00:35:33,295 All right, keep your hands out of your pocket, partner. 772 00:35:33,298 --> 00:35:34,463 What's that? 773 00:35:42,407 --> 00:35:44,472 Keep your hands out of your pocket, partner. 774 00:35:44,475 --> 00:35:45,674 What's that? 775 00:35:45,677 --> 00:35:48,610 Narrator: Near Greenville, Texas game wardens 776 00:35:48,613 --> 00:35:51,547 find a white substance in an unmarked bag. 777 00:35:51,550 --> 00:35:53,548 Richards: They did a little pat down, frisk for weapons 778 00:35:53,551 --> 00:35:55,084 and found that he was in possession 779 00:35:55,087 --> 00:35:57,419 of what we believe to be methamphetamines. 780 00:35:57,422 --> 00:35:59,321 What'd you say this was? 781 00:36:01,560 --> 00:36:03,559 Salt? Oh [bleep] 782 00:36:05,029 --> 00:36:08,564 Narrator: In Texas, possession of methamphetamine is a felony 783 00:36:08,567 --> 00:36:12,635 that carries a $10,000 fine and prison time. 784 00:36:12,638 --> 00:36:14,769 Sir. Listen to me, I got some important information 785 00:36:14,772 --> 00:36:16,038 for me you're gonna need to know. 786 00:36:16,041 --> 00:36:17,306 You have the right to remain silent and not make... 787 00:36:17,309 --> 00:36:19,040 I already know my rights, okay, thank you? 788 00:36:19,043 --> 00:36:21,042 Okay, I'm gonna tell 'em to you anyway. 789 00:36:21,045 --> 00:36:22,645 You have the right to remain silent. 790 00:36:22,648 --> 00:36:24,379 This is common for this area. 791 00:36:24,382 --> 00:36:26,649 Uh, here just in the last couple of weeks, 792 00:36:26,652 --> 00:36:29,651 we've made numerous arrests for this same violation, 793 00:36:29,654 --> 00:36:32,454 so we're kind of aware of it and we're looking for that. 794 00:36:32,457 --> 00:36:34,723 He's trying to say that, uh, it's rock salt 795 00:36:34,726 --> 00:36:37,993 that he puts on his beer when he drinks it. 796 00:36:37,996 --> 00:36:40,662 That's kind of a new one on me. 797 00:36:40,665 --> 00:36:41,797 Has he been putting any salt 798 00:36:41,800 --> 00:36:43,132 on any beer tonight that you know of? 799 00:36:43,135 --> 00:36:44,667 Do y'all have any beer tonight? 800 00:36:44,670 --> 00:36:45,801 There's some beer in the cooler, 801 00:36:45,804 --> 00:36:46,735 but he ain't drunk nothing. 802 00:36:46,738 --> 00:36:48,870 He hasn't drank anything? 803 00:36:48,873 --> 00:36:50,752 McGee: When's the last time you've been to jail? 804 00:36:52,543 --> 00:36:54,543 What for? 805 00:36:54,546 --> 00:36:57,946 Narrator: Richards checks the man's priors. 806 00:36:57,949 --> 00:37:00,148 21-19, hunt county. 807 00:37:00,151 --> 00:37:03,018 [ Police radio chatter ] 808 00:37:03,021 --> 00:37:04,353 Richards: He's got a lengthy criminal record, 809 00:37:04,356 --> 00:37:05,754 from what we've been able to ascertain. 810 00:37:05,757 --> 00:37:08,357 Where'd you stab him at? Really? 811 00:37:08,360 --> 00:37:11,226 Just a litany of other offenses throughout his life. 812 00:37:11,229 --> 00:37:13,829 So he was a very dangerous subject. 813 00:37:13,832 --> 00:37:16,698 Narrator: The game wardens search his truck for any weapons 814 00:37:16,701 --> 00:37:19,235 or additional evidence. 815 00:37:19,238 --> 00:37:21,370 Here's some more meth. 816 00:37:23,441 --> 00:37:26,508 During the arrest, the guy was very, you know, 817 00:37:26,511 --> 00:37:28,711 became agitated and became angry. 818 00:37:31,450 --> 00:37:33,248 Narrator: The suspect continues to insist 819 00:37:33,251 --> 00:37:34,650 the white substance is salt. 820 00:37:34,653 --> 00:37:36,852 And then he asked, Benny, he goes, 821 00:37:36,855 --> 00:37:39,187 "yeah, why don't you go ahead and taste that?" 822 00:37:39,190 --> 00:37:41,123 So that's pretty sorry. 823 00:37:43,795 --> 00:37:45,434 You got a pipe... You got a pipe in there? 824 00:37:46,998 --> 00:37:48,596 Richards: Tell me about this right here. Whose is this? 825 00:37:48,599 --> 00:37:50,332 Look here. I'm gonna ask you questions 826 00:37:50,335 --> 00:37:51,400 and you're gonna give me answers. 827 00:37:51,403 --> 00:37:53,269 What do you use that pipe for? 828 00:37:55,540 --> 00:37:58,941 Narrator: Down in the Gulf of Mexico, near the border, 829 00:37:58,944 --> 00:38:01,810 the game wardens suspect a vehicle on the U.S. shore 830 00:38:01,813 --> 00:38:04,880 is waiting for smugglers from Mexico to arrive, 831 00:38:04,883 --> 00:38:07,082 possibly with drugs. 832 00:38:07,085 --> 00:38:09,551 Oh, okay. We got bodies. 833 00:38:09,554 --> 00:38:13,822 I've got one heat signature right behind the vehicle. 834 00:38:14,493 --> 00:38:17,293 If I get out on land and hump it in, 835 00:38:17,296 --> 00:38:18,893 sit there and watch 'em. 836 00:38:18,896 --> 00:38:21,255 - You're just gonna be eyes. - Yeah, I'm just gonna be eyes. 837 00:38:23,101 --> 00:38:24,166 Yeah. 838 00:38:24,169 --> 00:38:25,301 We take 'em down, we take 'em down. 839 00:38:25,304 --> 00:38:27,036 Yeah. 840 00:38:27,039 --> 00:38:28,504 Narrator: Game warden groth 841 00:38:28,507 --> 00:38:30,706 heads into a vantage point on shore, 842 00:38:30,709 --> 00:38:33,108 while his team repositions the boat 843 00:38:33,111 --> 00:38:36,378 to intercept anyone who attempts to cross the channel. 844 00:38:36,381 --> 00:38:39,447 From their new location, rickel and sosa 845 00:38:39,450 --> 00:38:42,384 can't see their partner or the truck. 846 00:38:42,387 --> 00:38:44,252 Groth: Just him being down here 847 00:38:44,255 --> 00:38:47,722 at this time of night just makes it real suspicious. 848 00:38:47,725 --> 00:38:51,060 Narrator: If the person in the truck is part of a smuggling operation, 849 00:38:51,063 --> 00:38:53,228 he may be heavily armed. 850 00:39:07,478 --> 00:39:09,211 Oh, okay. We got bodies. 851 00:39:09,214 --> 00:39:13,615 I've got one heat signature right behind the vehicle. 852 00:39:13,618 --> 00:39:16,218 Narrator: On the Gulf of Mexico, near the border, 853 00:39:16,221 --> 00:39:18,686 Texas game wardens spot a possible scout 854 00:39:18,689 --> 00:39:20,889 on a known drug-trafficking route. 855 00:39:20,892 --> 00:39:22,357 Could he be out here enjoying the night? 856 00:39:22,360 --> 00:39:23,892 Yeah, maybe. But, you know, 857 00:39:23,895 --> 00:39:27,296 the potential for smugglings is high here. 858 00:39:27,299 --> 00:39:29,497 Narrator: Groth gets to high ground for a better view 859 00:39:29,500 --> 00:39:32,534 of the suspicious person and his truck. 860 00:39:37,041 --> 00:39:39,141 Yeah, he's not here anymore. He's gone. 861 00:39:44,049 --> 00:39:45,647 His vehicle's no longer here. 862 00:39:45,650 --> 00:39:49,317 Narrator: The quick getaway tells the game wardens 863 00:39:49,320 --> 00:39:53,321 the truck was likely driven by a lookout for smugglers. 864 00:39:53,324 --> 00:39:54,790 We hope that we scared 'em 865 00:39:54,793 --> 00:39:56,792 before they were able to complete their mission, 866 00:39:56,795 --> 00:40:00,062 which makes it a successful mission for us. 867 00:40:00,065 --> 00:40:03,799 Narrator: Rickel and sosa pick up their partner and resume patrol. 868 00:40:05,871 --> 00:40:09,471 Back up north, near Greenville, game wardens question a man 869 00:40:09,474 --> 00:40:13,007 in possession of a white powder suspected to be meth. 870 00:40:13,010 --> 00:40:14,309 What'd you say this was? 871 00:40:16,481 --> 00:40:17,880 You got a pipe... You got a pipe in there? 872 00:40:17,883 --> 00:40:19,181 Yeah, this is a pipe right here. 873 00:40:21,553 --> 00:40:22,484 What do you use that pipe for? 874 00:40:22,487 --> 00:40:23,819 - I smoke it. - You smoke what? 875 00:40:23,822 --> 00:40:25,153 Anything and everything. 876 00:40:25,156 --> 00:40:27,355 Anything and everything, including methamphetamines? 877 00:40:27,358 --> 00:40:28,357 Sometimes. 878 00:40:28,360 --> 00:40:29,625 Does she have anything to do with this? 879 00:40:29,628 --> 00:40:30,692 No, she doesn't know nothing about it. 880 00:40:30,695 --> 00:40:33,094 - It's all yours. - It's all mine. 881 00:40:33,097 --> 00:40:34,896 Here's where we're at. 882 00:40:34,899 --> 00:40:37,499 Inside this vehicle we have found substances 883 00:40:37,502 --> 00:40:38,901 that we believe to be illegal. 884 00:40:38,904 --> 00:40:42,037 As a matter of fact, I'm just almost certain. 885 00:40:42,040 --> 00:40:43,438 Were you aware that it was in the vehicle? 886 00:40:43,441 --> 00:40:44,973 - No. - Huh? 887 00:40:44,976 --> 00:40:46,842 You had no knowledge of it? 888 00:40:46,845 --> 00:40:48,776 - No, I didn't. - Okay. 889 00:40:48,779 --> 00:40:51,980 I believe that she's, uh, not telling the truth 890 00:40:51,983 --> 00:40:53,314 as far as her involvement in it. 891 00:40:53,317 --> 00:40:55,784 But he wanted to claim everything in the vehicle, 892 00:40:55,787 --> 00:40:58,587 said it was all his, so he's gonna be 893 00:40:58,590 --> 00:41:01,589 in custody for possession of a controlled substance. 894 00:41:01,592 --> 00:41:04,092 [Bleep] 895 00:41:04,095 --> 00:41:06,061 Yeah, this is not my first rodeo 896 00:41:06,064 --> 00:41:08,397 and neither is it these two officers' first rodeo. 897 00:41:08,400 --> 00:41:09,598 And we know what it is, 898 00:41:09,601 --> 00:41:11,466 regardless of what he's trying to tell us. 899 00:41:11,469 --> 00:41:13,469 But we'll get it tested 900 00:41:13,472 --> 00:41:15,871 and we'll get him taken down to the local jail and booked in. 901 00:41:16,305 --> 00:42:16,258 Watch Online Movies and Series for FREE www.osdb.link/lm