On July 15th, 2026, officers received a tip that a wanted man had been spotted on a boat. >> Oh, I don't have rubber gloves. >> Not that I need. >> Well, this is sporty. >> You guys know it's going to take a lot longer now to get a buffalo chicken wrap out of the place. That's what you say though. We might go pick somebody up and just drop them off over here if we have >> What's that? >> We might go pick somebody up. So thinking about bringing back over here. >> Yeah, there ain't no boat coming back here. >> But also people. >> Yeah, >> we don't want exposure. >> We did it through the high eccentric and >> there's nobody here right now. >> I almost called you just to be like see a couple officers over there. >> Yeah. No, we've been joking about all kinds of [ __ ] Buffalo chicken wraps. How long it's going to take the whole kitchen gone? >> I found hair in my chicken wrap. I was thinking you come in here the hurricane hole and I was like cuz the whole you get all those people standing there. I would definitely not get like a selfie or no. >> Not without guns on. No, >> it probably would be a good idea without >> Yeah, so much back in a little bit. >> All right, gentlemen. >> That's the guy with the dog. >> Thank you. >> Thanks, guys. >> All right, Jerry. I'll let you know. >> We're good, man. Good. Good luck out there. Probably the best of my >> So you guys So remember, if we do arrest him, there's life jackets underneath that front center patch that has to go on. >> Yep. I knew that. >> Make him sit down. >> Yes. >> And don't want to get up. >> Yep. >> All right. >> I want to mess your hair up. I try to keep mine nice. >> Hair Friday. I know you said, but I don't think you need it. I think it looks good. >> Well, tighten up the sides a little bit. >> Yeah. Yeah, that's good. Where you going? >> Asheville, North Carolina. >> Never been. >> How long you there for? >> Oh, I was going to say cuz I'm going there the end of the month, but I'll fly into Asheville and then my in-laws have a great house up in the Highlands. So, he moved there. He's moved up front over here. >> Dude, rip it. He's not a green sailboat anymore. He is, but he moved it. Oh, look, look, look, look. See who's leaving? >> You know who that is? >> That's Griffith. >> And who's he got with him? >> I wonder if he's on the boat. >> He might be. This is the [ __ ] he tried last night. Yeah, that's >> Yeah. Look, this canopy is stilling hanging over. >> I think that's >> Yep. Maybe. >> No, it's three on. Three on. Three on. Oh, it is. It's him at the Is it the stern? No. Isn't that him at the stern? Yeah, at the back. Is that him at the back? >> Yeah. >> Yeah, that's him. Hold up. Key West Police. >> Good. How are we? >> Great. What's your name, sir? We're here to actually speak to you, sir. >> That's okay. I'm going to hold it. >> Well, y'all got the guns out today. >> Yeah. So, why don't you go ahead and stand up for me? >> Okay. >> You any weapons on you? >> No. >> Here. This is just one. >> Give me your phone. I'm just going to hold it just to help the transition. >> All right, Mr. Huckley. Go ahead and step on over. >> All right. What's going on? >> Face me. >> Face me. Put your hands behind your back. You're under arrest. You have an active warrant for your arrest. >> For what? >> We'll get to that in a minute. >> I'm going to have you come here and sit down. I'm going to end up putting a life preserver on you. >> Sit. Get centered on there. >> Yeah. >> So, what are you doing Mr. Griffin's dingy? owner. >> You do? >> Different different center. >> So, you have your paperwork for that vessel >> on you? >> There. Anything on there we need to be made aware of? You're going to go ahead and sit back as much as you can. If that's where you need to be, that's fine. >> You guys have any ID on you? >> I do not, but definitely see me a little earlier. >> Yeah, I I Mr. Adams earlier. >> And then this gentleman, >> I have not telling why I'm going to jail. >> Yeah, you have a warrant for your arrest, sir. >> We'll go over all that. Um, we need to give his information. Have them uh confirm it too. Oh, he said he's got a couple. I know. I guess they decided not to go out. It seemed like they were going for a ride earlier. >> I could have swore that was gripping. >> It's not. The center console is different. >> Oh, it looks very similar. >> Yeah, it does. >> What was this tag? >> Mhm. Take a look. Are you living on this boat? >> Oh, that one's got red tag, too. Look at that. >> Yep. >> You're not living on the boat. Who's taking care of the dog? >> Oh, who's that on the boat? >> Uhoh. >> Oh, >> hello. Hello. >> Uhhuh. >> Oh gosh, what happened? >> What's her name? >> Yeah. >> Oh gosh, what happened? >> Well, we got a couple problems. Are you Are you actually living on that boat? >> No, I've been coming out here just trying to help out here. Can I come to this side? >> Sure. >> Anybody else on that boat? >> No, I actually live downtown and I work for the trolley and I've been out here trying to help out. I mean, you can see I don't even have like real clothes out here. >> What's your name? >> What's that? >> What's your name? >> I recently got off probation. I'm doing really good. Chilling. I haven't been on the water for a long time. on the side of the road. Brought it out here. I had a friend. >> Anybody else on that boat aside from you? >> Get my dog. >> Okay. Just keep in mind though, once a boat is red tag, you can actually get arrested for a misdemeanor being on that. >> I know that. That's why I come during the day and I've literally just been trying to get a little bit of work done. >> So, have you guys been in contact with officer Sergeant? >> No, I don't. Okay. Uh, well, she >> I taken a picture of the red tag, so I know that part. >> So, you'll have to end up getting a hold of her because if you don't do that, then she will put a warrant for you guys arrest. >> And I know that and I know that the officer is my son, too. >> Well, you can actually be arrested for trespassing now. >> What's that? >> You can actually be arrested for trespassing now. >> Okay. Well, I can go. I mean, I can go now. I just literally I'm trying to get out here trying to make it right because I know the girl that owns this. >> Ma'am, do you have a form of identification on your person? May I see it, please? >> Any weapons on the boat we didn't know about? >> No, my friend Skip has actually been really hard helping me out with this kind of a I asked her. I was like, "Can you please tell me what to do with this um boat because I don't want Connor." >> Is that another ID right there? Open that phone. >> Um no, that's actually this is to keep me humble. That's my tail ID. >> Okay. That's to keep That's to remind me where I came from. >> Okay. >> All right. Do you have a medical marijuana card, too, or No. >> Oh, do I? >> Yeah. >> Uh, no. I applied for it and I'm waiting for >> So, how much marijuana you have on you now? >> Oh, I have no problem. >> I applied I've been trying to do everything completely 100% the right way. >> Uhhuh. >> Are you? >> You sure? >> I swear to God. I guess I'm a little nervous right now because >> I don't want Conor going down. >> Well, obviously you know that the people you're hanging out with may not be lending itself to the best thing for you. >> Do you understand that? >> So why are you responsible for this boat? >> Because >> Okay. >> Cuz she gave the boat. I'm not responsible. >> So this boat was given to you by whom? >> No, no, no. It was given Oh, Connor owns it. >> Conor owns it. What's that? >> I wasn't talking to you, sir. >> No, a sweet girl named Connor lives across the road. >> Uhhuh. Connor owns it. >> Yeah, Connor owns it. And she goes to um she runs the boat for the drying boat. She's really cool. And I told her, I said, "Girl, I'll go out there and take care of." She's like, "I don't know what's going on out there. They've got connected to it. Will you look at it?" I said, "Let me see what I can, you know." And I just came out here, but I live on Duvall Street. >> Okay. So, you're But you're also aware. You said you came out on this paddle board. You're aware of the fact that you can't have anything. You can't hop that wall. >> Okay. >> Do you understand that? >> Yeah. Because um Coconut Mallerie, you know, I have a friend that lives on the um the canal uh right by Cowi Marina. >> Uh not yet. Okay. So, that's actually a violation of imbarcation, disembarkation. >> Uh at to get off at the canal >> to get off any anywhere here that public property or private property you don't have written permission for. >> Over over at the canal is where I get on and off at Troy's house. >> At somebody's house that you have written. Well, then you need to keep that written permission >> on my person. >> Oh, yeah. >> Okay. Well, I won't if after this I won't come out here. I'll tell Connor, "Hey, we need to get it off out of the water." >> Look, we're just informing you this is something that's going to be getting cracked down and >> you see the red tags, they're on for a reason, and they haven't been for a long time, but now they are. So, obviously, things are just going to get tighter and tighter. We want everybody to be able to enjoy the water, but they got to be able to enjoy it the right way. >> You understand? When people are abusing the system, that becomes a problem, >> right? And then we just can't have that anymore. We want >> I've been there done that. And I did I' I've been following straight and narrow, working my ass off to get my money up, you know, and I just felt bad cuz I came out here and I was like, that girl was like, "My boat is crazy. Will you help me?" I was like, "Yeah." >> Um, so she actually needs to leave the boat. >> Yeah, I'll leave it right now. >> That's fine. >> Ma'am, just so you're aware, you're trespassing this boat. >> Yes, sir. Okay. >> Okay. So, if you come back here, we'll be arrested. >> Okay. >> You understand? >> Yeah, I understand. I understand. >> I won't. No, I'm not coming back. Not coming back. >> So, this is your your >> Yes, sir. >> Your board? >> Yes, sir. >> So, that plastic bag with the white powder floating in it, that would be >> um where what >> right where the bag is? Where the backpack is? >> There better not be no goddamn bag. I saw it. >> There better not be. >> So, and that bag is yours as well. The backpack? >> No, the backpack. No, sir. >> How did the backpack get there? >> I have no clue. I've been I got on that board. I tied it up. I came up here and I have been inside here with my dog. >> So that backpack appeared all by itself. It's not yours. That's found property. >> I know it's came off this boat. >> But then how did it get there? >> I don't know. People use the stuff that's like >> So it' be found But you've been here, you said the whole time. So that's found property then. It's not yours. You don't know who it belongs to. >> No, it's kind of >> the backpack. >> The backpack. I No. No, sir. I don't want that. That's not my That's not >> You see that floating in the water right there behind the seat? >> On on the board, not in the water. >> Yeah. No, that's not I swear on God that's not me. I've been cleaning so I go to aa young lady. I understand that and and I respect that if that's the case. >> Nonetheless, that doesn't mean there's people who use and there's people who sell. >> But I don't want but I don't want to be a part of any of that. >> The smartest dealers are the ones who don't use. You understand? >> Well, I don't want to be a part of that at all. You know what I'm saying? >> So, I'm going to take a look at that in a minute and we're going to see cuz you said that's part of that board right now. >> See that? Yeah. Let me I don't see >> it. Could be nothing, but to me it looks like a little bit more than nothing. >> I'm going to see what's going on cuz I don't >> You stay right there. No, no, no, no, no. So, listen. We're under investigation. You put your feet back on the bottom of that boat, please. >> No. I'm not trying to get with all that [ __ ] no more. I'm doing good, man. And I'm God. >> All right. So, again, that backpack is not yours. >> Okay. >> No, I've been doing really good and I've been working. young lady. You're hanging out with people that would say the exact opposite. And what do you what is that black rope tied up to? >> That's like a It's like a circle thing. It goes on your ankle. >> Oh, it's t so you don't lose it, >> you know. >> All right. Like like the my partner said your trespasses. You got to go. >> Yeah. >> I appreciate y'all. Thank you so much. We heading out for a nice little boat ride or did you hear we were stationed over there looking? Yes, I'm talking to you. Let me see. >> Uh-huh. >> Whose black dingy is that in the mangroves? >> No idea. It's got a nice little uh motor on the back. I say motor because it appears to be electric. Engine would be chemical because the difference is a motor takes electrical energy and turns it into mechanical energy and an engine turns chemical energy into mechanical energy. So, You're going to stay seated until I tell you. Okay. Go ahead and stand up for me. I'm going stand right here. We're going to go over here to the side. You're going to go ahead and step up and on. >> Thank you, buddy. >> How do you want? >> Yeah. Uh, can you text it to me? >> We're going to come right over this way. >> Thank you. >> All right, Mr. Hooker Bay, in case in case it wasn't painfully obvious, you are trespassed from that green boat. If you go back, you can and will be arrested. You understand? >> Any boat with a red tag. >> And for that matter, any boat with a red tag. You're going to go right in here and have a seat. There will be audio and video recording the entire time. There you go, sir. I mean, again, they they see us and no, where's their lookouts? And I'm not going to have that discussion now. You know what I mean? That's just too too many. >> I agree. The man was charged with two counts of violating Florida's derelic vessel law as a third or subsequent offense, a secondderee felony with bonds set at $20,000. According to the warrant, he had been the subject of 13 derelik vessel investigations since 2020 with 24 unpaid citations on record.