On March 30, 2024, an officer from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission was on a marked vessel patrolling the east side of crab Island in Destin, Florida. The officer observed a pontoon boat being operated by the Defendant with the motor out of the water. The officer further witnessed the Defendant engaging the engine going forward and backwards while it was still out of the water. The officer decided to conduct a safety stop to see if there was something wrong with the vessel. Based upon the interactions with the Defendant, the officer observed signs of impairment with slurred speech, slow responses to questions, the smell of alcohol and other physical features .
After conducting field sobriety tasks , the officer believed that the Defendant was Boating Under the Influence of Alcohol or a Chemical Substance to the extent that is normal faculties were impaired and arrested. After the arrest, the Defendant was read his implied consent warnings and voluntarily provided a breath sample with the results being .105 and .99.
After hiring the attorneys from The Ticket Clinic, the Boating Under the Influence charges were dismissed