"Lone Star Law" Poaching Rampage

1 00:00:10,611 --> 00:00:13,210 Narrator: Coming up on "lone star law"... 2 00:00:13,213 --> 00:00:15,279 Robinson: He's never seen grass like this before. 3 00:00:15,282 --> 00:00:17,548 You got any crabs on you already? 4 00:00:17,551 --> 00:00:19,417 You got a fishing license? 5 00:00:19,420 --> 00:00:22,286 So far, you're not doing anything legal. 6 00:00:22,289 --> 00:00:24,955 There's a guy bragging about shooting a deer off the road. 7 00:00:24,958 --> 00:00:27,357 I know a little more than you think I do. 8 00:00:27,360 --> 00:00:29,760 I need to know the whole story. 9 00:00:29,763 --> 00:00:32,429 It's the most egregious poaching case in the state. 10 00:00:32,432 --> 00:00:34,832 Deer don't just fall over dead all the time. 11 00:00:34,835 --> 00:00:36,834 I mean, this is absolutely crazy. 12 00:00:36,837 --> 00:00:39,837 Knowing them, they shot stuff everywhere. 13 00:00:39,840 --> 00:00:47,839 ♪♪ 14 00:00:50,184 --> 00:00:52,116 [ Rattling ] 15 00:00:52,119 --> 00:00:56,120 ♪♪ 16 00:00:56,123 --> 00:00:58,389 [ Gunshot ] 17 00:00:58,392 --> 00:01:04,595 ♪♪ 18 00:01:04,598 --> 00:01:05,996 Man: A Texas game warden's job 19 00:01:05,999 --> 00:01:08,533 is to protect wild animals and wild places, 20 00:01:08,536 --> 00:01:10,935 keep the public safe and every now and again, 21 00:01:10,938 --> 00:01:12,670 put a bad guy in jail. 22 00:01:12,673 --> 00:01:15,740 Captions by vitac... www.Vitac.Com 23 00:01:15,743 --> 00:01:18,676 captions paid for by discovery communications 24 00:01:22,749 --> 00:01:30,748 ♪♪ 25 00:01:31,758 --> 00:01:32,756 What's going on? 26 00:01:32,759 --> 00:01:33,624 How are you today? 27 00:01:33,627 --> 00:01:35,493 Oh, lovely. 28 00:01:35,496 --> 00:01:38,762 I'm Oscar henson, and i'm a game warden in Leon county. 29 00:01:38,765 --> 00:01:41,833 Randy Harper and I are the only two game wardens in Leon county. 30 00:01:41,836 --> 00:01:44,368 At times, that's enough. 31 00:01:44,371 --> 00:01:47,171 But deer in hunting season, that's not near enough. 32 00:01:47,174 --> 00:01:48,505 There's lots of ground to cover. 33 00:01:48,508 --> 00:01:51,441 It's a big county, and a lot of people here hunt. 34 00:01:52,779 --> 00:01:55,379 Today, Randy and I are on our way to visit with a landowner 35 00:01:55,382 --> 00:01:57,849 who found a buck floating in his pond. 36 00:01:57,852 --> 00:01:59,517 He said it, obviously, had been there 37 00:01:59,520 --> 00:02:01,185 a little while before they found it, you know? 38 00:02:01,188 --> 00:02:03,054 It was already decomposing. 39 00:02:03,057 --> 00:02:04,521 They're starting to notice a lot of activity, 40 00:02:04,524 --> 00:02:06,857 a lot of suspicious vehicles on that road, 41 00:02:06,860 --> 00:02:07,859 so we're gonna go out 42 00:02:07,862 --> 00:02:09,627 and see what information we get from them. 43 00:02:11,998 --> 00:02:14,131 - How are y'all today? - Great. How about yourself? 44 00:02:14,134 --> 00:02:16,867 I'm not gonna complain. 45 00:02:16,870 --> 00:02:18,136 - So, you found the deer. - Yeah. 46 00:02:18,139 --> 00:02:20,337 And where have you got it at? 47 00:02:20,340 --> 00:02:22,607 Dude, it was dragged off. 48 00:02:22,610 --> 00:02:24,275 Literally, Oscar, if you go down here, 49 00:02:24,278 --> 00:02:26,009 all the way to the back field. 50 00:02:26,012 --> 00:02:27,211 Okay. We can go drive down there 51 00:02:27,214 --> 00:02:28,679 and take a look. Yeah. 52 00:02:28,682 --> 00:02:30,547 You always try to take a deer call seriously 53 00:02:30,550 --> 00:02:33,483 because you never know where it might lead you to. 54 00:02:33,486 --> 00:02:35,752 Deer don't just fall over dead all the time. 55 00:02:35,755 --> 00:02:37,822 Especially in our area, we're a rural community 56 00:02:37,825 --> 00:02:39,757 where a lot of these calls come, 57 00:02:39,760 --> 00:02:41,225 and they're nowhere near a road, 58 00:02:41,228 --> 00:02:43,227 so you can't blame it on a car hitting it. 59 00:02:43,230 --> 00:02:46,964 ♪♪ 60 00:02:48,902 --> 00:02:51,102 Okay. 61 00:02:51,105 --> 00:02:53,437 Huh. 62 00:02:53,440 --> 00:02:56,174 These are still soft a little bit. 63 00:02:56,177 --> 00:02:57,375 That's what I was telling you. 64 00:02:57,378 --> 00:02:59,710 They've all been eaten off, all the tines, 65 00:02:59,713 --> 00:03:01,546 besides of the brow. 66 00:03:03,383 --> 00:03:04,849 It would've. 67 00:03:04,852 --> 00:03:06,517 The fact that it's been four or five months 68 00:03:06,520 --> 00:03:07,851 since this deer was found, 69 00:03:07,854 --> 00:03:10,254 a lot of my evidence is destroyed. 70 00:03:10,257 --> 00:03:11,521 Man: We actually found the animal laying 71 00:03:11,524 --> 00:03:12,790 in the middle of the pond. 72 00:03:12,793 --> 00:03:15,993 We tied a rope around its horns, drug it on to the shore, 73 00:03:15,996 --> 00:03:17,394 'cause the cows drink out of that pond. 74 00:03:17,397 --> 00:03:19,263 We don't want anybody to get sick. 75 00:03:19,266 --> 00:03:21,465 It had, basically, a wound right in his chest. 76 00:03:21,468 --> 00:03:23,868 Did you e-mail me those pictures or text them to me? 77 00:03:23,871 --> 00:03:25,936 Let me share these with you. 78 00:03:25,939 --> 00:03:29,473 Anytime that you have somebody shooting deer out of season, 79 00:03:29,476 --> 00:03:31,808 it has the potential to become very problematic. 80 00:03:31,811 --> 00:03:34,211 You could have hunting without landowner consent, 81 00:03:34,214 --> 00:03:36,881 hunting from a vehicle, shooting from the road, 82 00:03:36,884 --> 00:03:38,482 all the way down to trespassing 83 00:03:38,485 --> 00:03:40,418 on to somebody else's property. 84 00:03:40,421 --> 00:03:42,486 Have y'all seen anything out of the ordinary? 85 00:03:42,489 --> 00:03:45,623 You know, different vehicles that don't belong in the area? 86 00:03:45,626 --> 00:03:49,160 Bruce actually saw some guys 87 00:03:49,163 --> 00:03:50,561 that just, early in the morning, 88 00:03:50,564 --> 00:03:52,029 just rifles going off. 89 00:03:52,032 --> 00:03:56,100 And Bruce said, by the time he tried to call anybody, 90 00:03:56,103 --> 00:03:57,301 they were already gone. 91 00:03:57,304 --> 00:03:58,236 - Gone. - Uncle, you saw the truck. 92 00:03:58,239 --> 00:04:00,371 What was it? Chevrolet? 93 00:04:00,374 --> 00:04:02,173 Extended cab, single cab? 94 00:04:04,245 --> 00:04:05,509 Bunch of kids in the back of the truck? 95 00:04:05,512 --> 00:04:07,945 Riding around in the back? 96 00:04:12,519 --> 00:04:14,185 - Yes, sir. - You know? 97 00:04:14,188 --> 00:04:16,320 Henson: It sounds like it's all taking place from the road, 98 00:04:16,323 --> 00:04:17,587 so when you got somebody on the road 99 00:04:17,590 --> 00:04:19,657 shooting a gun on to another piece of property, 100 00:04:19,660 --> 00:04:20,924 they don't know who's actually out there 101 00:04:20,927 --> 00:04:21,859 on that property at that time. 102 00:04:21,862 --> 00:04:23,193 It could be kids playing. 103 00:04:23,196 --> 00:04:24,995 It could be anything from deer to hogs to coons 104 00:04:24,998 --> 00:04:26,797 that they could be out shooting. 105 00:04:26,800 --> 00:04:30,067 We'll keep you informed on this deal here as it rolls on. 106 00:04:30,070 --> 00:04:32,135 If we're able to start tying some people in, 107 00:04:32,138 --> 00:04:33,904 we'll let you know. Yes, sir. 108 00:04:35,608 --> 00:04:37,608 I wish we could've got on that deer sooner. 109 00:04:37,611 --> 00:04:41,878 I wish he'd gave us a call sooner, when it happened. 110 00:04:41,881 --> 00:04:44,214 This particular area, there's been several houses 111 00:04:44,217 --> 00:04:45,683 that have been burglarized. 112 00:04:45,686 --> 00:04:48,085 We have a good relationship with our local sheriff's department, 113 00:04:48,088 --> 00:04:49,953 so I'm gonna be telling them about what we found today 114 00:04:49,956 --> 00:04:52,223 just in case things may actually be linked together. 115 00:04:52,226 --> 00:04:55,025 I think it'll be interesting to visit 116 00:04:55,028 --> 00:04:56,627 with some of these guys around here and see 117 00:04:56,630 --> 00:04:59,430 if there is some strange vehicle. 118 00:04:59,433 --> 00:05:02,633 Somebody has seen something. 119 00:05:02,636 --> 00:05:10,635 ♪♪ 120 00:05:12,046 --> 00:05:15,912 I see him sitting there. He's at the back door. 121 00:05:15,915 --> 00:05:17,581 - He's ready. - I think he's ready, too. 122 00:05:17,584 --> 00:05:19,784 Woman: Yeah. Call one of the kids down and feed him? 123 00:05:19,787 --> 00:05:21,918 Yeah. Kaelynn! 124 00:05:21,921 --> 00:05:23,854 - Yes? - Can you feed the deer, please? 125 00:05:23,857 --> 00:05:26,290 - Uh-huh. - All right, buddy. 126 00:05:28,329 --> 00:05:30,727 Hold it solid, baby. There you go. 127 00:05:30,730 --> 00:05:32,930 Now let him get a good latch on to it. 128 00:05:32,933 --> 00:05:34,332 There you go. 129 00:05:34,335 --> 00:05:36,667 This is a young buck Fawn. 130 00:05:36,670 --> 00:05:38,936 When we got him, he was barely a week old. 131 00:05:38,939 --> 00:05:40,070 Another warden had found him. 132 00:05:40,073 --> 00:05:42,072 We think that the mother had been killed. 133 00:05:42,075 --> 00:05:44,675 And tried to contact some rehabilitators, 134 00:05:44,678 --> 00:05:46,811 and we don't have anybody that can keep it long-term, 135 00:05:46,814 --> 00:05:51,548 so with the kids as help, we've been nursing it back to health. 136 00:05:51,551 --> 00:05:54,352 You hear the little cry? Mm-hmm. 137 00:05:54,355 --> 00:05:57,288 Sometimes when we get them like this, they don't survive. 138 00:05:57,291 --> 00:05:59,290 This one's been doing very well and putting weight on, 139 00:05:59,293 --> 00:06:01,358 so it's been a good deal for him. 140 00:06:01,361 --> 00:06:03,026 We protect the resource when they're adults, 141 00:06:03,029 --> 00:06:04,962 and we need to follow through and protect it 142 00:06:04,965 --> 00:06:06,831 when they're also youthful. 143 00:06:06,834 --> 00:06:08,899 All right, baby, start bringing him back now. 144 00:06:08,902 --> 00:06:10,434 He'll follow you. 145 00:06:10,437 --> 00:06:12,636 All my kids understand that this is a wild creature. 146 00:06:12,639 --> 00:06:14,705 It goes back to the wild, and we're doing everything 147 00:06:14,708 --> 00:06:17,041 we can to help it along. 148 00:06:17,044 --> 00:06:21,178 ♪♪ 149 00:06:21,181 --> 00:06:23,214 - Let's do it. - All right. 150 00:06:25,319 --> 00:06:27,251 Today, I'm gonna be patrolling solo, 151 00:06:27,254 --> 00:06:28,652 but I do have an intern with me 152 00:06:28,655 --> 00:06:30,921 that's there to learn and see what's going on. 153 00:06:30,924 --> 00:06:34,725 He's in the application process to become a Texas game warden. 154 00:06:34,728 --> 00:06:38,195 Have you seen that deer that we're taking care of? 155 00:06:38,198 --> 00:06:40,597 Unh-unh. I haven't seen it. Keeping you busy? 156 00:06:40,600 --> 00:06:43,400 Yeah. It's good that he's foraging a little bit. 157 00:06:43,403 --> 00:06:46,337 Unfortunately, he's eating all of our flowers. 158 00:06:46,340 --> 00:06:48,539 [ Laughs ] Whoops. 159 00:06:48,542 --> 00:06:50,474 There's a lot of places around here 160 00:06:50,477 --> 00:06:52,342 where there's a lot of public access to the water, 161 00:06:52,345 --> 00:06:54,011 and we're gonna go check some of these areas 162 00:06:54,014 --> 00:06:55,746 that I've gotten tips on where there's maybe 163 00:06:55,749 --> 00:06:57,281 some possible issues. 164 00:06:57,284 --> 00:06:59,683 This place we're gonna go to is labonte park. 165 00:06:59,686 --> 00:07:00,951 You ever been over there? 166 00:07:01,755 --> 00:07:04,821 The bridge there is actually the official 167 00:07:04,824 --> 00:07:06,557 freshwater/saltwater boundary. 168 00:07:06,560 --> 00:07:07,958 - Really? - Uh-huh. 169 00:07:07,961 --> 00:07:11,028 ♪♪ 170 00:07:13,000 --> 00:07:19,074 171 00:07:20,974 --> 00:07:23,040 We've got him. 172 00:07:27,447 --> 00:07:28,446 How you doing? 173 00:07:29,649 --> 00:07:31,415 Any luck? 174 00:07:32,652 --> 00:07:33,651 Just crabbing? 175 00:07:36,122 --> 00:07:37,588 Okay. 176 00:07:37,591 --> 00:07:39,323 You got a fishing license? 177 00:07:42,395 --> 00:07:44,328 Okay. You know you got to have a fishing license. 178 00:07:45,999 --> 00:07:47,197 Well, that don't matter. 179 00:07:47,200 --> 00:07:48,799 [ Laughs ] 180 00:07:48,802 --> 00:07:49,801 You just got here, huh? 181 00:07:50,737 --> 00:07:52,002 Okay. 182 00:07:52,005 --> 00:07:53,604 You have any I.D. On you? 183 00:07:55,342 --> 00:07:57,007 No I.D. Who drove you here? 184 00:07:57,544 --> 00:07:59,410 You have a driver's license? 185 00:08:01,414 --> 00:08:02,746 Passing time? 186 00:08:02,749 --> 00:08:05,549 So far, you're not doing anything legal. 187 00:08:05,552 --> 00:08:06,551 You got any crabs? 188 00:08:08,621 --> 00:08:10,588 Where they at? 189 00:08:11,825 --> 00:08:16,494 ♪♪ 190 00:08:16,497 --> 00:08:17,928 Well, that's more than a couple. 191 00:08:21,835 --> 00:08:24,969 You're out here fishing without a license, basically. 192 00:08:24,972 --> 00:08:26,237 Okay. 193 00:08:26,240 --> 00:08:28,038 And you don't know what the regulations are on these? 194 00:08:28,041 --> 00:08:31,375 Okay. They got to be 6 inches from spine to spine, okay? 195 00:08:31,378 --> 00:08:34,044 Okay. Why don't you go ahead and put these back in the water. 196 00:08:34,047 --> 00:08:36,480 Is there any other resources in here that you've got? 197 00:08:37,384 --> 00:08:39,216 Okay. 198 00:08:41,321 --> 00:08:43,387 No. Do you have a fishing license? 199 00:08:43,390 --> 00:08:45,456 Oh. My bad. 200 00:08:45,459 --> 00:08:47,191 - Yeah, there you go. - My bad. 201 00:08:47,194 --> 00:08:48,592 Yeah. 202 00:08:48,595 --> 00:08:50,127 Look, here, I'm gonna cut you some warnings today, 203 00:08:50,130 --> 00:08:51,595 but you're gonna receive a citation 204 00:08:51,598 --> 00:08:52,796 for fishing without a license, okay? 205 00:08:52,799 --> 00:08:54,265 There's no excuse for you not to have the license. 206 00:08:54,268 --> 00:08:56,666 Okay, yeah, yeah, you right, you right, man. You right. 207 00:08:56,669 --> 00:08:58,869 But you can't drive this car away from here. 208 00:08:58,872 --> 00:09:00,704 Okay. No, I was gonna call somebody. 209 00:09:02,675 --> 00:09:04,941 This is one citation for no fishing license, okay? 210 00:09:04,944 --> 00:09:06,209 Yes, sir. 211 00:09:06,212 --> 00:09:07,945 This is a warning here for not having a driver's license. 212 00:09:07,948 --> 00:09:09,479 You told me you drove over here without a license. 213 00:09:09,482 --> 00:09:10,881 That's why I'm giving you a warning, okay? 214 00:09:10,884 --> 00:09:12,149 Yes, sir. Signing there at the "x" 215 00:09:12,152 --> 00:09:13,951 is a promise to contact, not a plea of guilty. 216 00:09:13,954 --> 00:09:14,818 Yes, sir. 217 00:09:14,821 --> 00:09:16,353 You got a ride on the way, huh? 218 00:09:16,356 --> 00:09:17,621 Yes, sir. You come back out here, 219 00:09:17,624 --> 00:09:19,089 make sure you buy your license, all right, buddy? 220 00:09:19,092 --> 00:09:21,258 - Yes, sir. Appreciate it. - All right, take care. 221 00:09:22,229 --> 00:09:25,095 - Nice guy. - He was nice. 222 00:09:25,098 --> 00:09:26,297 He had a mess of crabs, though. 223 00:09:26,300 --> 00:09:28,198 He did. 224 00:09:30,571 --> 00:09:38,570 ♪♪ 225 00:09:43,517 --> 00:09:45,983 All right, sounds good. Appreciate it, Brian. 226 00:09:45,986 --> 00:09:48,519 Okay, bye. 227 00:09:48,522 --> 00:09:50,521 That was actually Brian Stafford, 228 00:09:50,524 --> 00:09:53,957 one of our investigators here in Leon county. 229 00:09:53,960 --> 00:09:55,592 We've had a bunch of mailboxes and signs 230 00:09:55,595 --> 00:09:57,194 and stuff that's been shot. 231 00:09:57,197 --> 00:10:00,130 There's also been several houses that have been burglarized. 232 00:10:00,133 --> 00:10:01,932 And he'd gotten a lead. 233 00:10:01,935 --> 00:10:04,868 He went and picked up one of the boys and visited with him. 234 00:10:04,871 --> 00:10:06,937 He confessed to it that he had been involved. 235 00:10:06,940 --> 00:10:09,673 In the process of talking to Brian, 236 00:10:09,676 --> 00:10:11,208 he gave the names of other people, 237 00:10:11,211 --> 00:10:17,347 and he told him about a deer that they had shot this summer. 238 00:10:17,350 --> 00:10:18,949 When dealing with something like this, 239 00:10:18,952 --> 00:10:20,817 there's always a chance there's more than one that's been shot, 240 00:10:20,820 --> 00:10:23,153 so I'm gonna get ahold of Randy here in a second. 241 00:10:23,156 --> 00:10:25,355 We're gonna go get him from the jail, take him with us, 242 00:10:25,358 --> 00:10:27,424 see if this deer that he shot 243 00:10:27,427 --> 00:10:29,093 may be the deer that we're looking at. 244 00:10:31,564 --> 00:10:34,098 All right, we'll help you right over here in the front. 245 00:10:40,507 --> 00:10:41,905 We're gonna take a ride out there. 246 00:10:41,908 --> 00:10:44,375 See if you can't point out a couple different things to me. 247 00:10:45,979 --> 00:10:48,445 I'm not gonna tell him where this happened at. 248 00:10:48,448 --> 00:10:50,247 I'm gonna get him to show me where this happened at, 249 00:10:50,250 --> 00:10:51,448 because you never know. 250 00:10:51,451 --> 00:10:55,452 He may point out 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 more places 251 00:10:55,455 --> 00:10:57,855 before you actually gets to the one you're looking for. 252 00:10:57,858 --> 00:10:59,723 Daniel, please, as we go through here, 253 00:10:59,726 --> 00:11:03,059 if there's something that happened somewhere, stop me. 254 00:11:03,062 --> 00:11:04,194 Okay. Stop me. 255 00:11:04,197 --> 00:11:05,662 That I know of? Yeah, that you know of. 256 00:11:05,665 --> 00:11:07,998 No hearsay. Tell me what you know. 257 00:11:08,001 --> 00:11:09,233 Yes, sir. 258 00:11:11,004 --> 00:11:13,603 Now, we're getting closer here, closer to 420. 259 00:11:13,606 --> 00:11:15,739 Uh... i think it's on the other side 260 00:11:15,742 --> 00:11:18,809 of this bridge right here, I do believe. 261 00:11:18,812 --> 00:11:20,276 We looking on your side of the road 262 00:11:20,279 --> 00:11:22,813 or my side of the road? 263 00:11:22,816 --> 00:11:24,715 I'm trying to recall. 264 00:11:26,086 --> 00:11:27,350 Were you driving? 265 00:11:27,353 --> 00:11:29,419 Yes. 266 00:11:29,422 --> 00:11:32,623 Now, were you with other people while all this was going on? 267 00:11:32,626 --> 00:11:34,224 Mm-hmm. 268 00:11:37,030 --> 00:11:38,428 Right there. 269 00:11:38,431 --> 00:11:39,963 That house there. Y'all went into that house? 270 00:11:39,966 --> 00:11:41,565 Yeah. 271 00:11:41,568 --> 00:11:47,104 ♪♪ 272 00:11:47,107 --> 00:11:48,706 And you say... You was telling me 273 00:11:48,709 --> 00:11:50,708 that y'all shot a deer down here. 274 00:11:50,711 --> 00:11:51,908 Yes. 275 00:11:51,911 --> 00:11:53,443 This piece of property right here, 276 00:11:53,446 --> 00:11:55,179 we actually did have a deer reported. 277 00:11:55,182 --> 00:11:56,714 There's a pond right behind this house. 278 00:11:56,717 --> 00:11:57,914 Mm-hmm. 279 00:11:57,917 --> 00:12:00,050 And there was a deer laying in that pond. 280 00:12:00,053 --> 00:12:03,253 The deer definitely had been shot. 281 00:12:03,256 --> 00:12:05,989 Did y'all go in both of these places? 282 00:12:05,992 --> 00:12:07,190 Yes. 283 00:12:07,193 --> 00:12:09,393 So we're gonna place this back in June, then? 284 00:12:09,396 --> 00:12:11,394 I want to say somewhere around there, yes, sir. 285 00:12:11,397 --> 00:12:16,332 After or before y'all had gone into the houses? 286 00:12:16,335 --> 00:12:18,868 I want to say that was right before. 287 00:12:18,871 --> 00:12:20,336 Right before y'all went into them. 288 00:12:20,339 --> 00:12:22,406 Yes. 289 00:12:22,409 --> 00:12:25,676 I do have some sense of comfort knowing that Daniel 290 00:12:25,679 --> 00:12:28,545 is willing to admit to what he did. 291 00:12:28,548 --> 00:12:30,414 You're telling me right now this is the only one 292 00:12:30,417 --> 00:12:33,950 that you were involved in and got shot right here? 293 00:12:33,953 --> 00:12:37,221 Uh, well, now that I think about it, 294 00:12:37,224 --> 00:12:40,423 there's a few deer shot off of a side of... 295 00:12:40,426 --> 00:12:43,227 Off the side of the road right here. 296 00:12:43,230 --> 00:12:46,296 I know for a fact Aiden shot at one right out there. 297 00:12:48,434 --> 00:12:49,966 He shot at a pig on the other side 298 00:12:49,969 --> 00:12:52,569 of that bridge right there. 299 00:12:52,572 --> 00:12:54,838 I want to say it was a pig that he shot at. 300 00:12:54,841 --> 00:12:56,573 And I turned around right here in this road, 301 00:12:56,576 --> 00:12:58,374 and I was like, "well, if you hit it, 302 00:12:58,377 --> 00:12:59,843 I mean, we'll get out and pick it up, 303 00:12:59,846 --> 00:13:01,245 not leave it laying on the side of the road, 304 00:13:01,248 --> 00:13:02,779 even though it's a pig." 305 00:13:02,782 --> 00:13:04,448 All right, hang on. 306 00:13:06,453 --> 00:13:07,984 All right, so we're driving this way, 307 00:13:07,987 --> 00:13:10,254 and where was the first shot at? 308 00:13:10,257 --> 00:13:11,721 On the other side of the bridge. 309 00:13:11,724 --> 00:13:14,324 And then I heard another shot, and he shot a deer up there. 310 00:13:14,327 --> 00:13:15,659 Did he get out of the truck to shoot at him, 311 00:13:15,662 --> 00:13:17,060 or did he shoot out the window? 312 00:13:17,063 --> 00:13:19,730 They just shot at him out the window. 313 00:13:19,733 --> 00:13:22,733 And then, they just took off after it. 314 00:13:22,736 --> 00:13:23,934 Run up across the fence, 315 00:13:23,937 --> 00:13:25,869 on to the private property, after the deer? 316 00:13:25,872 --> 00:13:27,337 Mm-hmm. 317 00:13:27,340 --> 00:13:29,673 Daniel has confessed to us today 318 00:13:29,676 --> 00:13:31,808 we've got a group of guys that's been hunting deer, 319 00:13:31,811 --> 00:13:34,545 shooting on to private property, hunting out of season, 320 00:13:34,548 --> 00:13:37,881 and they have definitely exceeded the bag limit. 321 00:13:37,884 --> 00:13:40,884 It's becoming very frustrating trying to keep it all straight. 322 00:13:40,887 --> 00:13:44,087 How many deer would you say that have been shot at? 323 00:13:46,692 --> 00:13:48,158 Give me a rough idea. 324 00:13:52,765 --> 00:13:56,500 ♪♪ 325 00:13:56,503 --> 00:14:00,470 How many deer would you say that have been shot at? 326 00:14:02,375 --> 00:14:04,641 Four or five, maybe. 327 00:14:04,644 --> 00:14:07,177 Were y'all ever able to retrieve any of them? 328 00:14:07,180 --> 00:14:10,179 Not that I know of, not from there. 329 00:14:10,182 --> 00:14:15,518 It didn't worry y'all at all that you shot twice right there? 330 00:14:15,521 --> 00:14:16,586 You could have kids playing, 331 00:14:16,589 --> 00:14:18,121 you could have a rancher out working. 332 00:14:18,124 --> 00:14:19,623 You never know. 333 00:14:22,128 --> 00:14:23,994 Henson: He's told us a lot today 334 00:14:23,997 --> 00:14:26,729 about where different stuff had happened. 335 00:14:26,732 --> 00:14:31,067 He gave us names to go along with six individuals. 336 00:14:31,070 --> 00:14:33,337 What about right in here, Daniel? 337 00:14:33,340 --> 00:14:35,138 Daniel: We didn't ever shoot any deer out of this pasture here, 338 00:14:35,141 --> 00:14:36,606 but want to say it was Jaden, 339 00:14:36,609 --> 00:14:39,009 but I wasn't with him when he did all that. 340 00:14:39,012 --> 00:14:42,946 I can't quite recall him saying they shot them in the pastures. 341 00:14:42,949 --> 00:14:45,749 They might have, but I do remember them saying 342 00:14:45,752 --> 00:14:48,885 that they shot a few deer off of the side of the two-Lane, 343 00:14:48,888 --> 00:14:51,020 somewhere right in here. 344 00:14:51,023 --> 00:14:53,390 Knowing them, they shot stuff everywhere. 345 00:14:55,295 --> 00:14:56,359 What were y'all doing? 346 00:14:56,362 --> 00:14:57,561 I mean, was this just something, 347 00:14:57,564 --> 00:14:58,828 "let's get in the truck and go have fun," 348 00:14:58,831 --> 00:15:00,831 or were y'all really getting in the truck, 349 00:15:00,834 --> 00:15:02,599 "hey, let's go shoot something"? 350 00:15:05,304 --> 00:15:08,371 The fact that any of these guys would go out, shoot a deer, 351 00:15:08,374 --> 00:15:10,507 and just shoot it just for the horns... 352 00:15:10,510 --> 00:15:12,376 You know, shoot it, run out there, cut the head off of it, 353 00:15:12,379 --> 00:15:15,779 and carry it back home... That really does bother me. 354 00:15:15,782 --> 00:15:19,116 We've got a lot of people in our county that need food, 355 00:15:19,119 --> 00:15:20,650 and there's a lot of meat that just went 356 00:15:20,653 --> 00:15:22,452 to waste laying there on the side of the road. 357 00:15:22,455 --> 00:15:26,056 And these individuals did that, and so they're now taking 358 00:15:26,059 --> 00:15:30,259 another opportunity away from a legal hunter, 359 00:15:30,262 --> 00:15:32,862 a hunter who may have had that land right there, 360 00:15:32,865 --> 00:15:34,864 and he's already put in a lot of time and effort 361 00:15:34,867 --> 00:15:37,333 to try to kill a deer, and they've come along 362 00:15:37,336 --> 00:15:39,135 and just shot it, cut its head off, 363 00:15:39,138 --> 00:15:43,072 and let everything rot on the side of the road. 364 00:15:43,075 --> 00:15:45,208 All right, well, we'll head back toward the jail. 365 00:15:47,346 --> 00:15:49,012 I feel that we've barely scratched the surface 366 00:15:49,015 --> 00:15:50,480 of this case. 367 00:15:50,483 --> 00:15:53,016 It's gonna be a whole lot bigger than what we have seen so far. 368 00:15:53,019 --> 00:15:54,884 We got multiple charges out there. 369 00:15:54,887 --> 00:15:58,155 We've got hunting from a vehicle, hunting at night, 370 00:15:58,158 --> 00:16:00,090 hunting from a public road, 371 00:16:00,093 --> 00:16:01,625 hunting without landowner consent. 372 00:16:01,628 --> 00:16:04,428 These guys will be looking at thousands of dollars in fines, 373 00:16:04,431 --> 00:16:05,762 looking at jail time, 374 00:16:05,765 --> 00:16:08,098 also being a convicted felon the rest of their life. 375 00:16:10,637 --> 00:16:11,968 So, he gonna follow us. 376 00:16:11,971 --> 00:16:14,704 We're gonna go on up here to the light, take a left. 377 00:16:14,707 --> 00:16:16,706 Due to the information that I received from Daniel, 378 00:16:16,709 --> 00:16:18,375 it seems like a lot of this stuff is concentrated 379 00:16:18,378 --> 00:16:20,444 kind of in one area, so myself, 380 00:16:20,447 --> 00:16:22,713 investigator Brian Stafford, captain Mike hanson, 381 00:16:22,716 --> 00:16:25,782 and my partner, Randy Harper, we're all gonna go out, 382 00:16:25,785 --> 00:16:26,984 see if we can find some shell casings, 383 00:16:26,987 --> 00:16:30,387 see if we can locate some deer remains. 384 00:16:30,390 --> 00:16:38,389 ♪♪ 385 00:16:39,398 --> 00:16:42,665 Hey, man, we got a turned Texas tortoise on the roadway. 386 00:16:42,668 --> 00:16:44,935 Clear it before it gets hurt. 387 00:16:44,938 --> 00:16:45,936 Try to protect the animal. 388 00:16:45,939 --> 00:16:48,405 We see him right down the road a way. 389 00:16:48,408 --> 00:16:50,340 Poor guy. 390 00:16:50,343 --> 00:16:56,679 ♪♪ 391 00:16:56,682 --> 00:17:00,617 This pretty thing, just trying to make it safely across. 392 00:17:00,620 --> 00:17:03,620 He's still in good shape, didn't get run over, so... 393 00:17:03,623 --> 00:17:05,822 These in Texas, you're not able to possess them. 394 00:17:05,825 --> 00:17:07,757 They are a protected species. 395 00:17:07,760 --> 00:17:09,692 Put him back out here and let him get back across. 396 00:17:09,695 --> 00:17:11,895 He was trying to get across this way, so... 397 00:17:11,898 --> 00:17:13,697 He'll be in better hands now. 398 00:17:16,436 --> 00:17:18,367 I was originally born in California. 399 00:17:18,370 --> 00:17:21,505 Moved over here when I was about 8 years old, 400 00:17:21,508 --> 00:17:22,972 been here ever since. 401 00:17:22,975 --> 00:17:24,374 I have people that ask me all the time, 402 00:17:24,377 --> 00:17:25,775 "why'd you want to be a Texas game warden?" 403 00:17:25,778 --> 00:17:28,645 You know, grew up in the West Side of San Antonio, 404 00:17:28,648 --> 00:17:32,381 had very little opportunity to go hunting. 405 00:17:32,384 --> 00:17:34,451 Me and my buddies, instead of going to parties or hanging out, 406 00:17:34,454 --> 00:17:37,053 we'd go fishing at the tank behind our high school. 407 00:17:37,056 --> 00:17:40,257 For me, I really think that it kept me out of trouble. 408 00:17:40,260 --> 00:17:41,925 I'm pretty grateful about the outdoors, 409 00:17:41,928 --> 00:17:44,727 and I really believe it did keep me straight, kept me in line, 410 00:17:44,730 --> 00:17:46,329 and it had me focused on a goal, 411 00:17:46,332 --> 00:17:48,799 which was ultimately being a game warden. 412 00:17:50,003 --> 00:17:51,801 Gonna pick up David prieto. 413 00:17:51,804 --> 00:17:53,803 He's gonna get ready to head out to a youth hunt 414 00:17:53,806 --> 00:17:56,473 that we just set up this year here in webb county, 415 00:17:56,476 --> 00:17:58,475 helping the kids understand 416 00:17:58,478 --> 00:18:01,077 and also educate them on the different things 417 00:18:01,080 --> 00:18:04,080 that they need to do to be ethical hunters. 418 00:18:04,083 --> 00:18:06,749 What up, big Dave? What's up, man? 419 00:18:06,752 --> 00:18:08,151 I was waiting, like, three hours for you. 420 00:18:08,154 --> 00:18:09,519 It happens. 421 00:18:11,624 --> 00:18:19,623 ♪♪ 422 00:18:29,175 --> 00:18:30,840 All right, just again to re-emphasize this morning 423 00:18:30,843 --> 00:18:32,509 on gun safety, 424 00:18:32,512 --> 00:18:34,110 treat the gun as though it's always loaded, right? 425 00:18:34,113 --> 00:18:35,912 As if it's always loaded. 426 00:18:35,915 --> 00:18:37,380 We got four kids out here today. 427 00:18:37,383 --> 00:18:39,182 They come with their parents for the weekend, 428 00:18:39,185 --> 00:18:40,183 and a lot of them do it 429 00:18:40,186 --> 00:18:41,818 because this is what they enjoy to do. 430 00:18:41,821 --> 00:18:43,386 The area would apply online 431 00:18:43,389 --> 00:18:45,055 for different hunts in different areas. 432 00:18:45,058 --> 00:18:47,123 We guide them while we're out our hunts. 433 00:18:47,126 --> 00:18:48,885 Any of you guys want to ask a question to us? 434 00:18:51,864 --> 00:18:54,130 If you guys shoot a deer, the best thing to do is, 435 00:18:54,133 --> 00:18:56,799 make sure you guys try to keep an eye on it, see where it goes. 436 00:18:56,802 --> 00:18:59,936 Growing up, I had no idea this program was even available. 437 00:18:59,939 --> 00:19:01,404 It's a great deal, you know? 438 00:19:01,407 --> 00:19:03,740 I can't wait to get my kids out here in the field, as well. 439 00:19:03,743 --> 00:19:07,344 All right, guys, let's get y'all's gear. 440 00:19:07,347 --> 00:19:09,479 The youth is very important in these type of events 441 00:19:09,482 --> 00:19:11,013 and activities because they're our future. 442 00:19:11,016 --> 00:19:14,617 We want to instill these good qualities in our hunters. 443 00:19:14,620 --> 00:19:16,152 You want to hop in there? 444 00:19:16,155 --> 00:19:18,955 Being a hunter myself, it's really important that they know 445 00:19:18,958 --> 00:19:21,691 the proper ways to harvest and hunt. 446 00:19:21,694 --> 00:19:23,760 You got your two javelinas, and you got... 447 00:19:23,763 --> 00:19:24,961 - One Doe. - One Doe. 448 00:19:24,964 --> 00:19:26,696 So you're gonna try to get some javelinas? 449 00:19:26,699 --> 00:19:28,097 And then we're gonna get you a Doe. 450 00:19:28,100 --> 00:19:29,699 All right. 451 00:19:30,502 --> 00:19:38,501 ♪♪ 452 00:19:41,580 --> 00:19:45,649 All right, Brayden, so we'll give you a round, insert it, 453 00:19:45,652 --> 00:19:47,183 and then we'll take the shot. 454 00:19:47,186 --> 00:19:49,452 I'll help spot the deer, see the location, and we'll track it, 455 00:19:49,455 --> 00:19:50,854 and then go from there. 456 00:19:50,857 --> 00:19:53,990 All right. Let's get you a Doe. 457 00:19:53,993 --> 00:20:00,230 ♪♪ 458 00:20:05,404 --> 00:20:08,838 ♪♪ 459 00:20:14,280 --> 00:20:20,717 ♪♪ 460 00:20:26,893 --> 00:20:27,757 Get ready. It's... 461 00:20:27,760 --> 00:20:29,693 [ gunshot ] 462 00:20:29,696 --> 00:20:37,695 ♪♪ 463 00:20:38,304 --> 00:20:41,971 I'll hold it if you want to get them both out. 464 00:20:41,974 --> 00:20:44,574 Henson: Let's try to work these and see if we can't pick up 465 00:20:44,577 --> 00:20:47,644 a shell casing or something out of it. 466 00:20:47,647 --> 00:20:50,246 Finding a shell casing and any other evidence... 467 00:20:50,249 --> 00:20:53,717 Maybe a deer... in an area that they said they shot a deer, 468 00:20:53,720 --> 00:20:56,753 those are the things we need to make this a real strong case. 469 00:21:04,130 --> 00:21:06,929 From the best of his memory, this is gonna be our area 470 00:21:06,932 --> 00:21:10,066 or our hot area right here. 471 00:21:10,069 --> 00:21:13,069 These types of cases are a tough case to work. 472 00:21:13,072 --> 00:21:15,538 You're ultimately working a crime scene, a murder scene, 473 00:21:15,541 --> 00:21:17,340 but it hasn't been controlled. 474 00:21:17,343 --> 00:21:19,675 The weather changed... It's rained, it's frosted. 475 00:21:19,678 --> 00:21:21,544 You got the buzzards, the coons, the coyotes. 476 00:21:21,547 --> 00:21:23,213 All nature is working against you 477 00:21:23,216 --> 00:21:25,382 solving this particular case. 478 00:21:26,552 --> 00:21:29,052 Walk that one more time. 479 00:21:32,224 --> 00:21:34,090 And here we go. 480 00:21:34,093 --> 00:21:35,292 We've got some stuff here. 481 00:21:39,665 --> 00:21:47,664 ♪♪ 482 00:21:47,940 --> 00:21:50,206 And here we go. 483 00:21:50,209 --> 00:21:52,142 We've got some stuff here. 484 00:21:52,145 --> 00:21:53,342 We've got our head here. 485 00:21:53,345 --> 00:21:55,144 We're definitely shooting a Doe. 486 00:21:55,147 --> 00:21:58,348 Not being funny, but he would've had horns coming up off of it 487 00:21:58,351 --> 00:22:00,216 or had something here. 488 00:22:00,219 --> 00:22:01,618 There's a leg bone there. 489 00:22:01,621 --> 00:22:04,420 That one's still got the hoof on it. 490 00:22:04,423 --> 00:22:06,389 Here's some jawbones. 491 00:22:06,392 --> 00:22:07,891 And a fairly young deer. 492 00:22:07,894 --> 00:22:10,427 I would guess by how much they've been worn, 493 00:22:10,430 --> 00:22:12,562 more than likely, this is a 2 1/2-year-old deer. 494 00:22:12,565 --> 00:22:13,830 It's a shame. 495 00:22:13,833 --> 00:22:15,365 This deer really hadn't had an opportunity 496 00:22:15,368 --> 00:22:17,634 to meet its potential yet. 497 00:22:21,841 --> 00:22:24,441 This is gonna be one of the leg bones here. 498 00:22:24,444 --> 00:22:26,242 This one here, same deal. 499 00:22:26,245 --> 00:22:28,778 Still got some tendons growing off of it. 500 00:22:28,781 --> 00:22:32,048 We got a good idea we're in the right spot now. 501 00:22:32,051 --> 00:22:35,685 I've got that behi... Look right here. 502 00:22:38,724 --> 00:22:41,524 So, we had two pieces of jawbones there. 503 00:22:41,527 --> 00:22:42,792 So at this point, 504 00:22:42,795 --> 00:22:45,929 I would say that I've definitely got two deer. 505 00:22:45,932 --> 00:22:47,463 Now that we found a lot of bones, 506 00:22:47,466 --> 00:22:50,567 it makes me believe what Daniel told me a lot more. 507 00:22:56,608 --> 00:22:59,075 Well, this is not exactly what I expected to find, 508 00:22:59,078 --> 00:23:01,744 but it'll work. 509 00:23:01,747 --> 00:23:05,014 It's gonna be a box of .22 ammo, 510 00:23:05,017 --> 00:23:08,818 or an empty box of .22 ammo. 511 00:23:08,821 --> 00:23:11,554 Which I do know for a fact was one of the guns 512 00:23:11,557 --> 00:23:14,824 that were coming into this field. 513 00:23:14,827 --> 00:23:16,960 Randy Harper. I'm the local game warden here. 514 00:23:21,700 --> 00:23:23,099 Oh, really? 515 00:23:23,102 --> 00:23:25,167 Henson: Got another landowner that, strangely enough, 516 00:23:25,170 --> 00:23:27,103 he's got a dead deer on his property. 517 00:23:27,106 --> 00:23:29,505 Being the proximity of the two of them, 518 00:23:29,508 --> 00:23:31,173 that's throwing up some red flags for me. 519 00:23:31,176 --> 00:23:33,576 I don't like it. I mean, it's against the law. 520 00:23:33,579 --> 00:23:35,645 The deer, they're tame, more or less. 521 00:23:37,249 --> 00:23:39,048 I appreciate it. Thank you. 522 00:23:39,051 --> 00:23:40,049 Call if you need something. 523 00:23:40,052 --> 00:23:42,051 If you need anything, call me. 524 00:23:42,054 --> 00:23:44,187 We now know we've got deer that were shot. 525 00:23:44,190 --> 00:23:47,123 It's just a matter of trying to figure out 526 00:23:47,126 --> 00:23:49,325 who our players are gonna be involved in all this. 527 00:23:51,063 --> 00:23:53,263 We walked the field, we found a lot of bones. 528 00:23:53,266 --> 00:23:56,800 We've actually found an empty box of .22 shells. 529 00:23:56,803 --> 00:23:59,402 We'll take that information, we'll go get some warrants, 530 00:23:59,405 --> 00:24:01,571 and go pick these other individuals up. 531 00:24:02,475 --> 00:24:08,445 ♪♪ 532 00:24:12,485 --> 00:24:13,216 Get ready... 533 00:24:13,219 --> 00:24:14,884 [ gunshot ] 534 00:24:23,162 --> 00:24:24,694 Okay. Get ready... 535 00:24:24,697 --> 00:24:25,962 [ gunshot ] 536 00:24:25,965 --> 00:24:27,363 - That time I got her. - You got her? 537 00:24:27,366 --> 00:24:30,366 I heard a pop. So she went right... 538 00:24:30,369 --> 00:24:32,969 [ whispers indistinctly ] 539 00:24:32,972 --> 00:24:34,370 Let's go track your deer, man, 540 00:24:34,373 --> 00:24:36,539 see if we can find her. 541 00:24:38,310 --> 00:24:39,308 That was intense, yeah. 542 00:24:39,311 --> 00:24:41,444 I think you... I think you got her. 543 00:24:41,447 --> 00:24:47,049 ♪♪ 544 00:24:47,052 --> 00:24:48,918 Good job, man, yeah. 545 00:24:48,921 --> 00:24:50,319 Beautiful. 546 00:24:50,322 --> 00:24:51,587 So, we're gonna call the dad, 547 00:24:51,590 --> 00:24:53,456 and he's gonna meet us and pick up the deer. 548 00:24:53,459 --> 00:24:56,526 We're gonna head back to camp and get it cleaned. 549 00:24:56,529 --> 00:24:57,860 Proud of you, bud. Missed the first shot. 550 00:24:57,863 --> 00:24:59,462 Yeah, a little high maybe. 551 00:24:59,465 --> 00:25:01,664 I had a little bit of buck fever, and then... 552 00:25:01,667 --> 00:25:03,799 [ Laughter ] 553 00:25:03,802 --> 00:25:06,002 Prieto: These youth hunts that we do, a lot of times, 554 00:25:06,005 --> 00:25:08,271 it keeps the tradition of the hunt going 555 00:25:08,274 --> 00:25:11,140 as well as enforcing the safe, ethical, 556 00:25:11,143 --> 00:25:14,110 and legal way to harvest any animal in the state of Texas. 557 00:25:15,481 --> 00:25:23,480 ♪♪ 558 00:25:23,956 --> 00:25:26,422 Henson: Hey, Jaden? Go ahead and stand up for me. 559 00:25:26,425 --> 00:25:27,624 Man: You got any weapons on you? 560 00:25:27,627 --> 00:25:29,225 Knives, nothing like that? Nothing like that? 561 00:25:29,228 --> 00:25:31,361 Turn around, put your hands behind your back. 562 00:25:31,364 --> 00:25:34,030 I've got a young man that I have information 563 00:25:34,033 --> 00:25:36,566 that leads me to believe he was involved in all of this. 564 00:25:36,569 --> 00:25:38,367 Jaden, at this time, you are under arrest. 565 00:25:38,370 --> 00:25:40,570 We got several warrants for your arrest. 566 00:25:40,573 --> 00:25:42,504 [ Handcuffs click ] 567 00:25:42,507 --> 00:25:45,174 Our hope is that he would be able to corroborate 568 00:25:45,177 --> 00:25:46,709 all the stories that we've heard. 569 00:25:52,385 --> 00:25:54,918 Man: How are you today? Good? 570 00:25:54,921 --> 00:25:56,385 Jaden, what we brought you up here for today 571 00:25:56,388 --> 00:25:58,187 is to talk to you about some accusations 572 00:25:58,190 --> 00:26:01,791 that have been made against you for being involved in 573 00:26:01,794 --> 00:26:03,726 along with some game violations. 574 00:26:03,729 --> 00:26:05,795 That's why the game wardens are here. 575 00:26:05,798 --> 00:26:07,596 We went riding with Daniel, 576 00:26:07,599 --> 00:26:10,866 and he pointed out a house over here that you and... 577 00:26:10,869 --> 00:26:13,002 There was four of y'all that night. 578 00:26:13,005 --> 00:26:14,437 Everybody was deer hunting. 579 00:26:18,878 --> 00:26:20,443 You don't know that... About that? 580 00:26:20,446 --> 00:26:22,412 - No. No, sir. - Okay. I'm not gonna 581 00:26:22,415 --> 00:26:23,613 sit up in here and play this game 582 00:26:23,616 --> 00:26:24,881 back and forth all day long. 583 00:26:26,419 --> 00:26:28,885 It don't matter if you pulled the trigger. 584 00:26:28,888 --> 00:26:30,753 If you sat in the truck while somebody else 585 00:26:30,756 --> 00:26:32,355 pulled the trigger, you're just as guilty. 586 00:26:32,358 --> 00:26:35,224 And you're not being honest with this man right now. 587 00:26:35,227 --> 00:26:37,827 'Cause we got you going into more places than what you told. 588 00:26:38,564 --> 00:26:40,029 Yes, sir. 589 00:26:40,032 --> 00:26:41,297 And these are people that are willing 590 00:26:41,300 --> 00:26:42,865 to testify against you in court. 591 00:26:48,040 --> 00:26:49,572 Okay. 592 00:26:51,844 --> 00:26:53,176 All of them. 593 00:26:53,179 --> 00:26:55,244 Just want to see if you're gonna tell the truth. 594 00:26:55,247 --> 00:26:59,315 How many deer do you think you've been witness to 595 00:26:59,318 --> 00:27:00,817 when they were shot? 596 00:27:11,731 --> 00:27:12,862 Thank you. 597 00:27:12,865 --> 00:27:15,398 This case has gotten a whole lot bigger now. 598 00:27:15,401 --> 00:27:18,600 It has expanded from one or two deer that have been shot. 599 00:27:18,603 --> 00:27:21,270 Now we've got 15 to 20 deer. 600 00:27:21,273 --> 00:27:22,872 He's agreed to go ride with us 601 00:27:22,875 --> 00:27:25,608 and point out a lot of this new stuff 602 00:27:25,611 --> 00:27:27,243 that we didn't know about till just now. 603 00:27:31,350 --> 00:27:34,283 This is important to know where this stuff 604 00:27:34,286 --> 00:27:36,085 actually took place. 605 00:27:36,088 --> 00:27:38,554 Now, when we talk about stuff being shot, we're talking signs, 606 00:27:38,557 --> 00:27:41,824 mailboxes, cows, coons, deer, hogs. 607 00:27:41,827 --> 00:27:43,025 It don't matter. 608 00:27:43,028 --> 00:27:44,494 It's illegal to shoot from the road. 609 00:27:44,497 --> 00:27:46,763 We want to know whose truck, who was driving, 610 00:27:46,766 --> 00:27:50,632 who was shooting, and everybody that was there. 611 00:27:51,570 --> 00:27:54,337 We made a comment about some stuff being shot on this road. 612 00:27:56,775 --> 00:27:58,174 By the road? 613 00:28:09,254 --> 00:28:10,753 Found a bunch. 614 00:28:12,390 --> 00:28:16,926 If you had to guess, what would you say the number would be? 615 00:28:29,141 --> 00:28:31,007 - Where at? - Right here, right here. 616 00:28:31,010 --> 00:28:32,141 Who got out and beat the cat to death? 617 00:28:32,144 --> 00:28:35,945 [Bleep] [Bleep] 618 00:28:35,948 --> 00:28:39,015 All got out and jumped on a cat there and beat it to death. 619 00:28:39,018 --> 00:28:40,017 Did they leave it there? 620 00:28:41,954 --> 00:28:43,286 It was right off the side of the road there? 621 00:28:43,289 --> 00:28:44,288 Yes. 622 00:28:45,624 --> 00:28:46,955 How long ago was this? 623 00:28:46,958 --> 00:28:48,491 Two months. Two months ago? 624 00:28:48,494 --> 00:28:50,460 Probably two, three months. 625 00:28:52,565 --> 00:28:53,844 I mean, this is absolutely crazy. 626 00:29:08,346 --> 00:29:09,945 It was right off the side of the road there? 627 00:29:09,948 --> 00:29:11,514 Yes. 628 00:29:14,420 --> 00:29:17,220 I mean, this is absolutely crazy. 629 00:29:19,958 --> 00:29:22,959 I mean, here's some small bone here. 630 00:29:22,962 --> 00:29:25,895 Chance that could be it. 631 00:29:25,898 --> 00:29:27,363 Once we get done with Jaden, 632 00:29:27,366 --> 00:29:29,432 we'll come back and pick these cat bones up. 633 00:29:32,704 --> 00:29:35,037 Did they say anything after they did it? 634 00:29:35,040 --> 00:29:36,272 Were they laughing? 635 00:29:39,378 --> 00:29:40,377 [ Sighs ] 636 00:29:41,847 --> 00:29:43,479 Yeah. 637 00:29:46,051 --> 00:29:47,583 So, we started with one deer. 638 00:29:47,586 --> 00:29:50,319 Now we've got multiple animals that's been shot. 639 00:29:50,322 --> 00:29:52,255 We've got multiple individuals. 640 00:29:52,258 --> 00:29:54,390 We've got multiple properties that's been burglarized. 641 00:29:54,393 --> 00:29:55,992 I never dreamed it was gonna go from one deer 642 00:29:55,995 --> 00:29:58,861 floating in a pond to all these things. 643 00:30:05,337 --> 00:30:07,637 Yep, there's a big lake in that field. 644 00:30:20,486 --> 00:30:22,618 It was at night? 645 00:30:22,621 --> 00:30:24,086 And [bleep] shot it? 646 00:30:26,958 --> 00:30:28,624 He opened up and emptied his gun on it? 647 00:30:28,627 --> 00:30:30,226 - Mm-hmm. - Semi-automatic? 648 00:30:30,229 --> 00:30:31,227 Yes, sir. 649 00:30:31,230 --> 00:30:32,662 And then [bleep] 650 00:30:42,173 --> 00:30:44,439 I don't think it died. 651 00:30:44,442 --> 00:30:45,841 I mean, it could've. 652 00:30:45,844 --> 00:30:48,510 Well, time's fading on us. 653 00:30:48,513 --> 00:30:50,780 Running out of light real fast, so let's turn around 654 00:30:50,783 --> 00:30:52,849 and then get you back into town. 655 00:30:52,852 --> 00:31:00,851 ♪♪ 656 00:31:03,261 --> 00:31:05,194 - Have a good night. - Have a good night. 657 00:31:05,197 --> 00:31:13,196 ♪♪ 658 00:31:15,207 --> 00:31:17,339 He's turning off his lights. 659 00:31:17,342 --> 00:31:19,908 ♪♪ 660 00:31:19,911 --> 00:31:22,378 [ Vehicle beeping ] 661 00:31:23,882 --> 00:31:25,281 State game warden. How you doing? 662 00:31:25,284 --> 00:31:27,082 Man: All right. How's it going? Good, good. 663 00:31:27,085 --> 00:31:29,284 Hey, you having a problem with your lights or something? 664 00:31:30,155 --> 00:31:31,220 Oh, okay. 665 00:31:31,223 --> 00:31:32,621 I guess the brights are just so bright, 666 00:31:32,624 --> 00:31:33,823 you can't hardly tell, huh? 667 00:31:35,094 --> 00:31:36,626 Kick them on dim. 668 00:31:36,629 --> 00:31:39,095 Oh, that's what it is. 669 00:31:39,098 --> 00:31:41,163 I said, "man, I think his lights just went off." 670 00:31:41,166 --> 00:31:42,164 No, sir. 671 00:31:42,167 --> 00:31:43,299 All right, man. Everything good here? 672 00:31:43,302 --> 00:31:44,500 Everything good? Yes, sir. 673 00:31:44,503 --> 00:31:46,302 All right, bud, be careful. 674 00:31:46,305 --> 00:31:53,976 ♪♪ 675 00:31:53,979 --> 00:31:56,778 Right now, I'm headed to catch up with the guy 676 00:31:56,781 --> 00:31:58,915 I've been trying to meet up with. 677 00:31:58,918 --> 00:32:02,585 Last week, I was there in the valero parking lot 678 00:32:02,588 --> 00:32:03,919 down here in kirbyville. 679 00:32:03,922 --> 00:32:06,788 Right after you had left, there's a guy pulled up 680 00:32:06,791 --> 00:32:09,191 in a little silver car and was bragging about 681 00:32:09,194 --> 00:32:11,193 shooting a deer off the road. 682 00:32:11,196 --> 00:32:12,328 Unbelievable. 683 00:32:12,331 --> 00:32:13,863 I was able to get a picture of him 684 00:32:13,866 --> 00:32:16,465 off the store security camera. 685 00:32:16,468 --> 00:32:17,599 Okay. 686 00:32:17,602 --> 00:32:19,502 See if you recognize him. 687 00:32:21,740 --> 00:32:23,872 This is gonna be him. Right. 688 00:32:23,875 --> 00:32:25,808 See if we can't find out who it is. 689 00:32:25,811 --> 00:32:29,078 I'll see if I can't get a copy of the whole security video, 690 00:32:29,081 --> 00:32:30,680 get a little more detail on the vehicle, 691 00:32:30,683 --> 00:32:32,014 license plate, something. 692 00:32:32,017 --> 00:32:33,215 Okay. 693 00:32:33,218 --> 00:32:36,952 The kirbyville p.D. Guys were able to pull video 694 00:32:36,955 --> 00:32:40,556 off the surveillance cameras there and get him identified. 695 00:32:40,559 --> 00:32:43,292 You know, when a guy's riding around 696 00:32:43,295 --> 00:32:47,429 and he's openly bragging about shooting deer off the roadway, 697 00:32:47,432 --> 00:32:50,232 these are the kind of guys we like to catch. 698 00:32:51,970 --> 00:32:59,969 ♪♪ 699 00:33:02,247 --> 00:33:03,512 Hey. Matt? 700 00:33:03,515 --> 00:33:04,846 Morgan inman, state game warden. 701 00:33:04,849 --> 00:33:05,781 How you doing? How's it going? 702 00:33:05,784 --> 00:33:07,316 Good, good. 703 00:33:07,319 --> 00:33:08,318 You been waiting on me? 704 00:33:09,521 --> 00:33:10,919 How come? 705 00:33:10,922 --> 00:33:13,389 Heard that you were looking for me, somebody told me. 706 00:33:13,392 --> 00:33:16,925 You don't have any ideas why I may be looking for you? 707 00:33:16,928 --> 00:33:18,794 You didn't shoot a deer off of bonami? 708 00:33:18,797 --> 00:33:20,496 No. Yeah. 709 00:33:23,134 --> 00:33:25,501 Okay. Listen, pal, let's take a look at it. 710 00:33:31,543 --> 00:33:33,042 Okay. 711 00:33:36,548 --> 00:33:38,346 This guy knew I was coming. 712 00:33:38,349 --> 00:33:40,416 He's had a little time to prepare for me. 713 00:33:40,419 --> 00:33:43,285 But as I'm talking to him, I notice he's fairly nervous. 714 00:33:43,288 --> 00:33:45,420 You got your hunting license on you? 715 00:33:45,423 --> 00:33:46,989 All right. 716 00:33:47,960 --> 00:33:49,892 You got your hunter's ed on you? 717 00:33:49,895 --> 00:33:51,260 No, I don't. 718 00:33:51,263 --> 00:33:54,096 How about... how about the deer off of bonami? 719 00:33:54,099 --> 00:33:56,499 Bonami? I didn't shoot one off bonami. 720 00:33:56,502 --> 00:33:57,766 You didn't shoot one the other day? 721 00:33:57,769 --> 00:33:59,502 No, I did not. 722 00:33:59,505 --> 00:34:00,903 Okay. 723 00:34:00,906 --> 00:34:02,237 I mean, is there any reason 724 00:34:02,240 --> 00:34:03,599 we got you on video saying you did? 725 00:34:07,512 --> 00:34:12,781 ♪♪ 726 00:34:12,784 --> 00:34:15,518 How about... how about the deer off of bonami? 727 00:34:15,521 --> 00:34:18,520 Bonami? I didn't shoot one off bonami. 728 00:34:18,523 --> 00:34:19,788 You didn't shoot one the other day? 729 00:34:19,791 --> 00:34:21,457 No, I did not. 730 00:34:21,460 --> 00:34:22,858 Okay. 731 00:34:22,861 --> 00:34:24,060 I mean, is there any reason 732 00:34:24,063 --> 00:34:25,994 we got you on video saying you did? 733 00:34:25,997 --> 00:34:28,130 What do you mean? I mean at the valero. 734 00:34:28,133 --> 00:34:32,935 No, I told him that I shot one and he can go find it. 735 00:34:32,938 --> 00:34:34,236 Let's think about this, though. 736 00:34:34,239 --> 00:34:36,939 How many times do you shoot a deer and not find it 737 00:34:36,942 --> 00:34:38,541 and then go up to the gas station 738 00:34:38,544 --> 00:34:40,142 and tell somebody else, "hey, if you can find it, 739 00:34:40,145 --> 00:34:41,143 you can have it"? 740 00:34:41,146 --> 00:34:43,879 Uh, I went back over and looked, 741 00:34:43,882 --> 00:34:45,481 and I didn't find it. 742 00:34:45,484 --> 00:34:47,949 Okay. I tell you what... You want to hope in the truck? 743 00:34:47,952 --> 00:34:49,885 It's pretty dang cold. 744 00:34:50,855 --> 00:34:53,422 Inman: It's imperative that I get a confession out of him 745 00:34:53,425 --> 00:34:55,925 so that we can hold him accountable. 746 00:34:57,962 --> 00:34:59,495 Here's the deal, man. 747 00:34:59,498 --> 00:35:03,632 Because I know a little more, I think, than you think I do. 748 00:35:03,635 --> 00:35:05,367 I didn't just pop in here just because. 749 00:35:05,370 --> 00:35:06,502 You know what I'm saying? 750 00:35:06,505 --> 00:35:08,637 Be a lot better to, you know, just ante up 751 00:35:08,640 --> 00:35:10,239 and tend to this thing tonight 752 00:35:10,242 --> 00:35:12,241 than to have it hanging over your head. 753 00:35:12,244 --> 00:35:13,575 I need to know the whole story. 754 00:35:13,578 --> 00:35:15,297 You know I don't like getting pulled around. 755 00:35:27,592 --> 00:35:29,191 Okay. 756 00:35:29,194 --> 00:35:31,460 Well, you know, you stumped your toe here some. 757 00:35:31,463 --> 00:35:33,329 I mean, you messed up a little bit. 758 00:35:35,801 --> 00:35:38,534 Right. Feed your family. 759 00:35:38,537 --> 00:35:40,602 Yeah, I get it. 760 00:35:40,605 --> 00:35:41,604 I get it. 761 00:35:41,607 --> 00:35:42,738 I'm gonna be fair with you, okay? 762 00:35:42,741 --> 00:35:44,440 I mean, I don't like to be lied to. 763 00:35:46,811 --> 00:35:49,011 I mean, you're still gonna get some citations, 764 00:35:49,014 --> 00:35:51,146 but you ain't going to jail, okay? 765 00:35:51,149 --> 00:35:52,214 I'm gonna cut you a break. 766 00:35:52,217 --> 00:35:54,416 I'm gonna write some class-e tickets. 767 00:35:54,419 --> 00:35:56,017 Receiving two citations... 768 00:35:56,020 --> 00:35:57,752 One for hunting from a public roadway, 769 00:35:57,755 --> 00:36:00,255 one for hunting whitetail deer during closed season, 770 00:36:00,258 --> 00:36:01,823 'cause it was archery season. 771 00:36:01,826 --> 00:36:04,226 And there's one warning for your hunter's ed. 772 00:36:04,229 --> 00:36:06,295 Okay? 773 00:36:06,565 --> 00:36:07,830 I mean, I know it doesn't seem like it, 774 00:36:07,833 --> 00:36:09,632 but your honesty sure carried you a long ways. 775 00:36:09,635 --> 00:36:11,233 You ain't going to jail tonight. 776 00:36:11,236 --> 00:36:12,701 You know what I mean? 777 00:36:12,704 --> 00:36:15,237 All right, I appreciate your time, appreciate your courtesy. 778 00:36:15,240 --> 00:36:21,843 ♪♪ 779 00:36:21,846 --> 00:36:23,312 Going by, talking to this guy, 780 00:36:23,315 --> 00:36:26,248 showing up at his house like this, it's gonna deter him. 781 00:36:26,251 --> 00:36:27,983 I mean, he's gonna think twice when he sticks 782 00:36:27,986 --> 00:36:30,686 that rifle out the car window and squeezes the trigger. 783 00:36:32,991 --> 00:36:38,060 ♪♪ 784 00:36:38,063 --> 00:36:40,996 Hanson: Well, little John lives right there. 785 00:36:40,999 --> 00:36:42,464 - Right. - We were gonna talk 786 00:36:42,467 --> 00:36:43,665 to him about the murder off 7. 787 00:36:43,668 --> 00:36:45,000 Is that where you think the scope came from? 788 00:36:45,003 --> 00:36:47,469 Okay. We'll go out here, pick him up. 789 00:36:47,472 --> 00:36:49,204 He's supposed to be at his uncle's house. 790 00:36:49,207 --> 00:36:50,872 See what else he can provide us with. 791 00:36:50,875 --> 00:36:52,942 Let's do it. All right, let's go. 792 00:36:56,148 --> 00:36:58,013 Going out here to pick up little John. 793 00:36:58,016 --> 00:37:00,482 He's been involved in several burglaries. 794 00:37:00,485 --> 00:37:02,284 There was a group of seven. 795 00:37:02,287 --> 00:37:04,019 In the process of the investigation, 796 00:37:04,022 --> 00:37:06,888 we've uncovered a whole bunch of deer, hogs, 797 00:37:06,891 --> 00:37:09,091 coons, foxes, buzzards, 798 00:37:09,094 --> 00:37:13,162 armadillos that have been shot throughout the summer. 799 00:37:14,365 --> 00:37:17,766 We believe there's some stuff that he can still tell us about. 800 00:37:19,037 --> 00:37:20,769 How are you this morning? 801 00:37:20,772 --> 00:37:22,204 Good. Is little John here? 802 00:37:22,207 --> 00:37:23,838 Yeah, yeah, let me get him. 803 00:37:23,841 --> 00:37:25,040 [ Knock on door ] 804 00:37:25,043 --> 00:37:27,175 Little John. 805 00:37:27,178 --> 00:37:28,977 - What's up, little John? - How are you, sir? 806 00:37:28,980 --> 00:37:30,912 - All right. You? - Come with me. 807 00:37:30,915 --> 00:37:31,981 [ Door closes ] 808 00:37:31,984 --> 00:37:33,982 There's a reason you're going with us today. 809 00:37:33,985 --> 00:37:36,117 - What's that? - Uncle John has given us 810 00:37:36,120 --> 00:37:38,186 permission to go through the whole house. 811 00:37:38,189 --> 00:37:40,456 It's their house. - Yes, sir. 812 00:37:40,459 --> 00:37:42,324 We don't want to, because we will search 813 00:37:42,327 --> 00:37:43,792 one end of this thing to the other, 814 00:37:43,795 --> 00:37:45,728 and then that leaves a big mess for him to do. 815 00:37:45,731 --> 00:37:47,463 - Yes, sir. - I know what you did. 816 00:37:47,466 --> 00:37:50,532 If there's anything else in this house, get it, 817 00:37:50,535 --> 00:37:52,101 bring it to us right now. 818 00:37:59,177 --> 00:38:00,709 Hanson: I know what you did. 819 00:38:00,712 --> 00:38:03,712 If there's anything else in this house, get it, 820 00:38:03,715 --> 00:38:05,648 bring it to us right now. 821 00:38:07,786 --> 00:38:10,052 Anything outside the house? 822 00:38:10,055 --> 00:38:11,986 - No, sir. - You probably won't be 823 00:38:11,989 --> 00:38:13,589 coming back home to sleep in this bed tonight. 824 00:38:13,592 --> 00:38:15,590 - Yes, sir. - All right? 825 00:38:15,593 --> 00:38:18,494 Man: Why did you participate in all of this? 826 00:38:26,137 --> 00:38:29,805 So you just palled up with him and go around, do all this? 827 00:38:29,808 --> 00:38:32,041 Can you agree you made a bad decision? 828 00:38:36,014 --> 00:38:37,279 - You ready? - Yeah. 829 00:38:37,282 --> 00:38:39,782 All right, come on with us. 830 00:38:42,954 --> 00:38:44,753 Reporter: Over 60 wildlife animals 831 00:38:44,756 --> 00:38:46,221 were found dead in Leon county. 832 00:38:46,224 --> 00:38:48,957 Game wardens say it's the most egregious poaching case 833 00:38:48,960 --> 00:38:50,892 on record in the state. 834 00:38:50,895 --> 00:38:53,562 Reporter #2: These people went on a three-month-long 835 00:38:53,565 --> 00:38:57,165 hunting rampage, killed at least 68 whitetail deer, 836 00:38:57,168 --> 00:39:00,836 along with several other wildlife species and livestock. 837 00:39:00,839 --> 00:39:04,706 Officers say most of the animals were left to rot. 838 00:39:04,709 --> 00:39:05,907 We've taken this very personal, 839 00:39:05,910 --> 00:39:07,443 that this happened in our county. 840 00:39:07,446 --> 00:39:09,178 It's the biggest case that we've ever seen. 841 00:39:09,181 --> 00:39:11,580 It's the biggest case involving whitetail deer 842 00:39:11,583 --> 00:39:13,782 in the history of Texas parks and wildlife. 843 00:39:13,785 --> 00:39:14,917 And it makes me mad. 844 00:39:14,920 --> 00:39:17,586 This is not the way we treat wildlife. 845 00:39:17,589 --> 00:39:19,521 It's here for a reason, and we need to respect it. 846 00:39:19,524 --> 00:39:27,523 ♪♪ 847 00:39:29,267 --> 00:39:31,800 [ Whistles ] 848 00:39:31,803 --> 00:39:33,668 He knows who daddy is. 849 00:39:33,671 --> 00:39:36,538 Well, you ready to go, buddy? 850 00:39:36,541 --> 00:39:38,540 With the kids' help, we've been nursing a baby Fawn 851 00:39:38,543 --> 00:39:40,341 back to health. 852 00:39:40,344 --> 00:39:42,144 When we first got it, it could barely stand. 853 00:39:42,147 --> 00:39:44,380 It's actually almost doubled in size. 854 00:39:46,485 --> 00:39:48,484 Here we go. 855 00:39:51,223 --> 00:39:53,822 What area you thinking about letting the deer loose at? 856 00:39:53,825 --> 00:39:55,757 Andrew Lee ranch has offered it 857 00:39:55,760 --> 00:39:57,693 as a nice safe haven for him. 858 00:39:59,030 --> 00:40:00,695 We found some very secure areas 859 00:40:00,698 --> 00:40:03,165 with a low count of predators where we can release him 860 00:40:03,168 --> 00:40:06,034 and where he has a very good chance of survival. 861 00:40:06,037 --> 00:40:08,236 Yeah, he's doing good. He's in the crate. 862 00:40:08,239 --> 00:40:10,038 He's in the back of the truck. Great. 863 00:40:10,041 --> 00:40:11,773 So, what we were thinking of is, 864 00:40:11,776 --> 00:40:13,909 we'll break away and go down there somewhere. 865 00:40:13,912 --> 00:40:16,044 If you have a site that you know would be good 866 00:40:16,047 --> 00:40:17,312 where he can be introduced. 867 00:40:17,315 --> 00:40:20,582 He hasn't seen deer since he was born. 868 00:40:20,585 --> 00:40:23,184 So this will be the first deer he's seen, ever. 869 00:40:23,187 --> 00:40:24,453 That's the second cattle garden. 870 00:40:24,456 --> 00:40:26,455 - Mm-hmm. - There's a ton of deer in there. 871 00:40:26,458 --> 00:40:27,722 - Okay. - I mean, there'll be 872 00:40:27,725 --> 00:40:28,991 30 deer there. 873 00:40:31,462 --> 00:40:32,528 Oh, good. 874 00:40:32,531 --> 00:40:33,662 Maybe he'll fit right in. 875 00:40:33,665 --> 00:40:34,930 - Yeah. - Yeah. 876 00:40:34,933 --> 00:40:41,269 ♪♪ 877 00:40:41,272 --> 00:40:42,938 Right here. 878 00:40:47,412 --> 00:40:49,478 Run along, buddy. 879 00:40:49,481 --> 00:40:52,014 He's not gonna run anywhere too soon. 880 00:40:52,017 --> 00:40:54,549 He may. 881 00:40:54,552 --> 00:40:57,886 Man: When we do get the chance to rescue an animal 882 00:40:57,889 --> 00:41:01,489 or have a part in its survival, that's always a good feeling. 883 00:41:01,492 --> 00:41:04,359 He's never seen grass like this before. 884 00:41:04,362 --> 00:41:06,295 Robinson: This deer would not have made it on his own. 885 00:41:06,298 --> 00:41:08,630 We needed to do something to try to help him along. 886 00:41:08,633 --> 00:41:11,633 This was an animal that's almost ready to expire. 887 00:41:11,636 --> 00:41:13,501 Go! 888 00:41:13,504 --> 00:41:15,237 This deer is a very healthy animal now. 889 00:41:15,240 --> 00:41:18,373 He's got lots of vigor, lots of stamina. 890 00:41:18,376 --> 00:41:20,909 We're really sure he's ready to go. 891 00:41:20,912 --> 00:41:28,911 ♪♪ 892 00:41:29,305 --> 00:42:29,797