recording job labor okay but back porch yeah you mind if I take a look so he lives in a down floor one is that yeah okay [Applause] okay well let me see this aquarium right here did you notice anything in the aquarium is there anything on here I don't want to step on anything okay I got you let's see what's in the aquarium here you notice that little turtle right there what does that look like to you and this is do you know that if for certain this is his property or no you don't know I got you but do you know him personally or I I know of them you know of them okay but I don't know really well right right right I got you I got you I work here he lives here yeah yeah and you see each other and passing okay um you have a contact number for him or anything perfect you find or put them in jail well I'm not going to we we'll see how he acts it'll determine on that's going to determine how I'm going to handle this situation if that makes sense cont whatever you do don't I you this I've been talking to his at wife anyway so my date she gave it to me come on and you don't know any returns you never return you never know any returns all right no sometimes he's early sometimes he's late I got you upstairs right now I'm sure if he sees my truck out front he's probably going to be super late that's the last number I got for I don't know if he's changed number since then awesome thank you sir I appreciate it I don't know why they got in here anyway people do silly things they'll pay that much yeah I mean that yes correct so poor little [Applause] guy yeah okay all right awesome I appreciate it sir thank you on that lives here there's two other people there's two other they all live in that camper well they live in the camper and there's somebody else lives on they there right okay so there's one that lives in a one that lives in B and one that lives in D I think [Applause] I think okay he's the one that lives here how you doing um which one um who lives where in this whole apart this apartment complex Far Side over here you live on the far side over there um how long have you seen that aquarium is that your aquarium or is that somebody else's guy roomate here right now okay but and he told you it was his yeah that's his okay all right okay cool all right thank you your after is that Rudy yeah okay his phone not making phone calls or something I'm not sure hello Rudy let me hold on let me put you on speaker want put him on speaker for me awesome thank you sir I'll bring it back to you hey Rudy how are you hey I'm I'm good I'm good you see we we uh we're here on the beach my uh roommate says you mentioned something about the turtle yes sir I found the turtle in the garage okay all right he was he was clearly going the wrong way okay so um uh what I decided to do I got my little boy in Oklahoma he's a he's a marine biologist we' been feeding them shrimp and he says we're going to take him over to the um across the street there's a place um the studies Turtles over there the resour research center yes sir yeah yeah over there and want to see it on video that's okay but if I throw them in the ocean like this it's just going to get picked off by the birds I understand I understand that sir but what what I um are you able to come home cuz I need to speak to you in person well I'm at I'm at work now I get off at 5 okay but um well I I it's kind of um it's kind of important because so listen if you if you want to confiscate him you can or you can let me take them over to the research center no okay if you think it's it's best just to bury them or or you know it's in the surf okay so here here here's the deal so but he's in the garage yeah I understand that uh so basically what you're saying is is that you found him on your property yes he's he's he was in the garage marooned and and SK scurrying around so we picked him up and Dro him in the tank okay um so if I take them if I take him and go put him in the in the ocean or you know with the rest of them probably what should have been just throw back out in in the water with the rest of of of the hatchments I guess yes sir but um but we'll cooperate and do whatever you need okay okay so the the problem that we have is is that you are in possession of the turtle um well listen we we live right there on the beach I understand that okay I understand he crawled off the beach into the garage I understand that so it's not my fault he crawled in the garage but it is craw right back out that's fine I understand that but it is technically your fault for being in possession of it does that make sense well Howen it be my fault when he crawled in the garage because you put them in a tank and you're been feeding them and taking care of them instead of either putting them in the ocean or calling the turtle Research Center and having them come that's what want to do bring to the turtle Research Center yes sir yes sir and that's what's gonna happen today um I was okay absolutely okay but um I understand that you're cooperating with me um on this front um so the thing that I'm going to do I just want to let you know that yes sir um the way that I'm going to handle this um have you ever been in trouble have you ever missed a court date or anything like that no okay so um because you're cooperating I want to let you know that I'm gonna I'm going to be up front with you possession of a sea turtle whether or not it was on uh it you found it or not uh is technically in the State of Florida is a felony but we do have a misdemeanor version of it that I am more than willing to um site you for and give you a court date and then you show up at a later date does that make sense yes um because you're not allowed to you're not allowed to be in possession of it no matter what because they are endangered species and they're they're they're endangered and protected that I need yeah that's what we're doing protecting them well technically you can't keep them as pets uh right yeah because you don't have correct that's why we're turning them in yes sir but you're not as of right now you're keeping it as a pet um and so you're in possession of it and so what I'm going to do is I am going to because you're being cooperative I'm going to um I'm must just give you a notice to appear and you show up to court and you can explain it to the judge everything okay and give your side of the story and the judge could see it differently and drop it all together but because you're in possession of it this is the easier option for you that's less uh cumbersome than the felony and go into jail do that make sense yes sir okay so um what I will do is because you're giving me permission I'm going to take the sea turtle over to the recovery center good job I'm gonna I'm gonna document everything trouble but yeah I'm going to document everything it's going to be all on body Cam and all that other stuff um but I just want to let you know that's the the plan of action that I'm going to take because you're not going to be here um and I can meet you and hand you the paperwork um at work if you give me your if you send me your address you can I mean um uh uh just give it to Dustin Dustin will give it to me well I have to have you sign it so um I don't know if maybe I can meet you down the street from your job so they don't see it and I hand and you come and sign it and then we can go about it that way let me give you my phone number you give me a call and and I'll come and I'll come and meet you okay so the phone number I have is not good yeah that's it okay you got it I've been calling it but it goes uh it rings once it goes to voicemail did you not get my text message let me check text messages okay thank you yep all right byee all right bye but the possession of a sea turtle uh sea turtles in the State of Florida kind of are in danger and protect the species so you can't be in possession of them whatsoever so if you find them you can either call the re the research center which is right down the street they'll come and take them because they have permits to have them uh or just go take them back to the ocean or you could call us we'll they'll send us out here to come pick them up as well um but you can't just put him in fish tank you know what I mean that's where he it's a knuckleheaded decision that's where went wrong um so I'm going to take the turtle do you have like plastic piece of plastic Tupperware or something that I could use I'm yeah it's a it's a baby turtle it's not um so because he's being cooperative I'm going to change um the route that I could have taken but if he wanted to be uncooperative then we're going to have some more serious issues because just being in possession of a sea turtle in the State of Florida because they are protected is a problem so um yeah uh that's it's pretty much the route I plan on filming uh today so if you do see any more or they show up or anything either H make sure you pass the message on to him I'm going to talk to him be like hey just give us a call it's not going to hurt you leave it where it's at or put it in a tupperware for the time being you know what I mean so it doesn't roam away and then give us a call at least that that way it's documented that you don't want it right and you're trying to get do the right thing okay so I'll pass message big enough yeah definitely that's definitely big yeah job's done now I can't use tracer that means you got to quit for today I know perfect thank you guys so we'll we'll uh yeah for future reference since you live here and they show up either give us a call or call the turtle Research Center which is right down the street all right um that way you're doing what's right by the turtles and make sure that like even if you have lights here if you turn if you get red lights they're less light than over here so they come towards White Lights cuz they think it's the moon all right cuz they can't tell the difference they're babies yeah we definitely uh we got told that before so we turn yeah okay well I mean if the garage lights are on kit light usually on see through here you know right yeah so I mean either or just change that door because this is the only door that's clear yeah so or maybe change the door to something like that got to take all these out and put in some sliders we'll keep the light off yeah yeah well I mean I I don't want to necessarily have you guys living in the dark but definitely make sure that you have something to cover it at night either like one of the accordion blinds that come down just to block the light that would probably work best all right so let's let's get this little guy get some of water perfect awesome okay let me just make sure there's nothing else in there crab there no I'm not I mean it's probably a fiddler crab to be honest with you I mean they're they're cute I would like to keep on to you know so oh especially the green turtles they get up to 70 80 lbs I se one out here huge yeah yeah yeah that's crazy their nest I was looking on piece of paper like up there the little not right here but down by 192 you go in shows their neest it's like a perfect circle straight down how the hell they do that I don't know I have no idea how long do you think he's had it like when did they when did you guys noticed that turtle in there two days about two days you saw this two days ago okay two days ago okay perfect Monday looks in good shape yeah uh he was feeding it shrimp I guess his son's a marine biologist and was kind of telling him how to take care of it he wanted to said he was going to return it or return it to the research center but can't hold on to him so but I appreciate it guys thank you yeah you too recording hello sir you got your ID on you I'm have you fill out this stat side of theory on so I can actuallyit all right so I'm going to read this stuff to you um it says you have the right to remain silent anything you can say it can be used against you in a court of law you have the right to talk to a lawyer to U right to talk to a lawyer and have one present if while you're being questioned if you wish uh if you cannot afford to hire a lawyer one will be appointed for you to represent you before any questioning if you wish if you consent to answer these questions now without a lawyer present you will still have the right to stop answering questions at any time and then basically I and then you're going to state your name have had these rates read to me and understand them at this time and you'll sign here date and then you just basically I just want you to write down uh your side of the story okay you want to do it on the back of my truck yeah yeah you see we right here on the beach yes sir I um actually I did talk to the biologist and uh because I did speak to your neighbor he was saying that the lights and stuff like that um the biologist said that they can send somebody out here and make sure that and they can help you make sure that Turtles don't come over here anymore with the right lighting and all that other stuff okay and then that way you don't get in trouble like this again with possession of any sea turtles okay so just sign right here for me and then the date is uh October 28th so basically just State what happened for me okay so I have your side of the story is [Music] 6242 tius 12 1065 Florida 28 Alpha foxtrot 9 six Mike golf one for to back good I got a question why do the registration say That's supposed to be purple did you get it painted yeah yeah um is that it that's everything yeah okay all right so it says I've read the statement and initial all corrections I fully understand the entirety of the contents and Solly swear that it's true and correct just sign right there for me okay thank you all right so this is going to be this is your copy all right it tells you where the court where Court's going to be it's in Viera the date and the time and then if you have any questions or you need to change anything 11:20 11:20 yes sir at 9:00 a.m. if you have any questions or concerns or you can't make that date and you got to push it back call that number okay all right if you could sign uh right here for me this is not an admission of guilt just means that I'm giving you a copy of your citation I'll take my pen and I will get out of your way okay thank you for being cooperative can you tell me uh what L you here um I got a phone call that said that someone had a sea turtle here so okay all right thank you thank you sir