If you like fish and wildlife content, be sure to subscribe so you don't miss out on future videos. An officer with Florida Fish and Wildlife was on patrol when he observed gloves covered in dirt near a known archaeological site. Using a K9, the officers began searching the area for a suspect. Let me see your hands. Let me see your hands. Hands. Hands. >> All right. Go ahead and hop up. Hop up for me. >> Come on out of here. >> Come out here. >> I'm stiff, man. >> I know it. How long you been laying there? Go ahead and turn around for me. I'm going to take this. >> Take this. Bring your hands behind you. >> How long you been out here? >> Uh, really? All right. Go ahead. Turn around for me. Read you something. All right. Have ID on you? >> Oh, no. There in the car. >> In the car. All right. You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say can will be used against you in a court of law. Do you understand these rights? >> I do. >> With these rights in mind, do you wish to speak to me now? >> Yeah, sure. >> Okay. All right. So, you know why we're here. >> Why is that? >> Stop. You know why we're here? >> Cuz I'm not here. So, >> Yep. Yep. >> I don't have anything on me. >> Okay. Well, I'm going to patch you down anyway. >> I mean, I'm saying I don't for anything. >> I didn't say anything about rocks. Why you so dirty? >> Cuz I laying in the mud right there. >> Why you laying in the mud right there? >> I don't know. >> Go ahead and be honest with me. Cuz I seen y'all drive by when I was walking out. >> Walking out from where? >> I walked all back in there. >> You got anything on you? Any kind of drugs? Any kind of weapons other than the one I took off you? No. >> Uh, no needles, no nothing that's going to hurt me. >> Hurt the dog? >> Sure would be nice having one of them cigarettes. >> Yeah, I know you're waiting on us to leave for that to happen. All right, man. You be honest with us, man. We'll we'll let you have one. How about it? You go have one right now. >> Yeah, if you want. I think he's going to be honest with us. I think he's going to work with us. >> Thank you. >> What you got in the bag? >> Sweaters, keys. Okay. >> All right. Now, hey, look at me. You said you'd be honest with us. >> Yes, sir. >> And we've been true to our word, right? >> Yes, sir. >> Okay. What did you leave over there? >> Come on. >> You're not going to tell me. >> What? What do you mean? >> Come on, man. >> This isn't everything you brought. Let me see your bottom of your foot. >> All right. You good? You good? >> Oh, yeah. How long you been laying down? >> I don't know how long. >> Okay. That got dirt on it. >> All right. What's that thing right there? You know what I'm out here doing? >> You said you're going to be honest with me. What you out here doing? Do >> you know what I'm out here doing? >> Okay. I ain't taking nothing out with me. I just >> You said you're going to be honest with me. Right now you're not being honest. >> I just told you what I was out here doing. >> What are you out here doing? >> I'm looking for artifacts. >> Looking for artifacts. >> Poking for >> poking for airheads. >> My wife is going out here. >> Why is that? >> I don't know. cuz I called her and told her to come save me. >> Come save you. >> What do you have in your bag? >> Sweaters, car keys, and nothing. Nothing else. Water bottle. >> Okay. Well, you left the water bottle over there, too. So, the dog tracked you over there. So, you're going to What you got? All right, man. Check it out. I'm going to go get the rest of that stuff you left over there. >> I'm going to go get the rest of this stuff. Listen to me. I'm going to get the rest of the stuff you left over there. >> You need to sit down there. >> No, I hurt my wrist. The >> shovel was right there at the first one. Yeah. >> Shovel. And there's a green bag over there with it. How you like that that uh that top you're wearing? >> My wife got it from uh Goodwill or something. I don't know. It's warm. >> Were you in the military? >> I was not. I don't know. >> We'll take care of it when you're done with it. I'm dirty cuz I've been laying in the mud. >> Yeah, >> I wasn't dirty like this from being out here. >> I know why your hands are dirty. You know why your hands were dirty? >> Well, they weren't dirty. I washed them. >> Yeah. >> In the mud. >> Washed them in the mud. >> I washed them and I laid that right there. >> Why'd you wash your hands, man? >> Cuz you were digging. You were digging and you didn't want to get caught with it, right? No, I didn't. I didn't even bring it out. I was scared. I was I had a bad feeling. I said, "I just left it." >> Okay, that's fine. >> I'm being honest with you. >> Yeah. No, I get it. Well, the charge is the same, >> right? It's the same thing, >> I guess. I don't know. >> It is. >> I don't I've never been in trouble for this. >> Okay. Is that your last name? Toen. >> This come from Goodwill, too. >> That was on the hat when you got it? >> Yeah. My wife bought buy stuff from Goodwill religiously. >> Okay, no worries. We'll take it. call. Can you call her and tell her maybe she ain't going to come out here? She's probably about here. >> Well, do you have someone that can come get your car or do I have to tow it? >> Uh, she can get the keys and get it. I mean, she can't get it right this moment. She's by herself. >> That's fine. >> Why don't we just do that? Well, >> can you call her and tell her to come on and get the keys now? >> You said she was on the way, right? >> Well, yeah. Yeah. >> Okay. Well, we'll just It's It's going to be a minute. Okay. Be honest with you, man. I got warrant. That's why I was hiding. >> Okay. What's your name? >> Going to send me in prison for 10 years. >> For what? >> They supposedly drug trafficking, but I ain't been convicted of anything yet, but they they I've been on pre-trial for 27 months, and they've been they ain't coming off a plea. >> That's why I came out here and did this, man, cuz I love doing it. I figured I wanted to do it one more time before I went. a little more time before he went went to prison. >> Hey, let me ask you a question. >> I got a family. I got three daughters. >> Hey, let me ask you a question. >> I ain't going to get to see him again. >> Hey, calm down. What's your name? Give me your name. >> Preston. >> Preston. >> Yes. All right. I'm going to put your phone right here. your cigarettes. >> Oh, come on, man. >> Ain't like it used to be >> 10 years, man. Whatever you [ __ ] daughter graduate high school. I won't get none of my graduate. >> All right, boss. You just stand up on me. >> Gotcha. >> All right. That's your stuff, too, right there. It is. >> Yeah. >> Okay. >> All right. Well, I appreciate you being honest. >> Hey, let's go this way so you don't have to step over all these crazy logs. >> Just you out here by yourself? >> Yeah. >> Did you find anything worth keeping? I didn't even take it. I wasn't taking it. I seen whoever driving by when I was standing right there at that tree and I haven't noticed since. >> I figured that's what you did. Get wet going right there. Go back down there. You can walk where not so wet, but whatever you want to do. >> Let's go right here. Deeper weather. It's >> pretty shallow. That's fine. I'm just holding you up. All right, we're going to walk down here where I park my truck. >> I need something. >> Well, I don't have it on me. I've got water in the truck. >> Water's in the cooler or you got some 98624. >> You mean go get mine? Bring it her up and go get yours. >> Yeah, that'll work. >> You got your feet. You >> need no bigger ones. >> What? >> Handcuffs are killing me. >> Oh, they're good. >> Oh, they're not. >> Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. hurting me bad. >> I'll take a look at them in a minute. All right. >> Okay. >> You've been You've been fair with me. >> Oh, they're just hurting bad. >> I know. You've been fair [snorts] with me. >> My arms don't >> I know. Okay. >> All right. Chill. Chill. Chill. Chill. Chill. Chill. You're not on anything, are you? >> No. >> All right. >> Cold. >> You're cold. >> I'm being my my nerves are shot. Do you understand what's going on here? >> Your nerves are shot. I said you got a prison for a long time. Well, >> you lost my family. >> Listen, everyone. >> Yeah, you are. Quit thinking like that. >> How? >> My man, I didn't I didn't ask you to come out here and do this. >> You came out here and did this on your own. >> Anything's on you. I just That's why I'm feeling like I'm doing, man. >> Okay. >> It is. It is what it is, right? >> No. Yeah, it is. >> Come on. >> Just life. It's life. That's right. >> We all made choices and this is a choice. >> Okay. How do those feel? Those feel all right. >> That's better. I think >> better. Okay. >> And you don't have anything on you. What's on your uh necklace? >> It's a fake little shark tooth or something. I found it on the damn parking lot. >> Okay. No worries. I just got to make sure I can see it. Okay. >> Make sure you don't have like a handcuff key or something. >> I don't have anything from you. Have to take your hat off and check it. >> Don't start talking like that. >> We all make decisions. Okay. >> You going to do that? You would do that. Listen to me. Look at me. >> Cage like an animal for 10 years. >> Look at me. Look at me. >> Look at me. I don't even know why they're doing this to me. I ain't never had a drug charge in my life. I got one drug charge. >> Hey, my man. I'm not doing this to you. Look, you and I are here. You and I are here for for the artifacts. That's why you and I met today. All right. >> I'm actually going to add to the >> Listen to me. >> I'm just all the way around. >> You're not. >> Yes, I am. >> You are not. You're going to do that in your family. You would do that to your family. >> I don't have a family anymore. >> Yeah, you do. >> No, I don't. >> Are you married? >> Yes. >> Then you got a family? >> I got three daughters. >> Okay. Then you got a family. >> Yeah, but they're not going to ban me anymore. >> That's not true. >> My kids will all be adults when I get out of prison. >> That's not true. >> Yeah, it's not. Yes, it is. >> That's not true. And you know that. Quit being dramatic. >> But how are they not? >> Quit being dramatic. >> Be grown, man. >> Quit being dramatic. >> My oldest daughter graduates high school this year. My youngest daughter is eight. Don't all be adults. Come on, man. Miss being a father. >> Yeah, cuz you're out here doing dumb. I'm doing this because I'm already in I didn't been living out of the caring know I don't do this all the time. >> Okay, that's fair. >> I've [snorts] done it in the past. Yeah, but I don't do it. >> Have you done it out here in the past? >> I've been all over long time. >> No, this this is it's all good, man. Have you gone to Taylor County and done it? >> No. >> Do you stay in Jefferson or you just go or Wakulla or >> I don't go really? I mean, I've done it in the past, but Oh my god. >> Okay. >> God damn. Why did you do this to me? >> I'm a good person, man. >> I'm not saying you're not. >> Work my ass off my whole life. >> What do you do for work? >> I've been in construction business, man. Roof and framing. My mama's [ __ ] sick in the hospital right now. She's probably going to die and never see my mother again. >> You're being dramatic. >> I'm not being dramatic. I'm telling you the truth. >> Okay. >> What you in the hospital for? >> Well, cuz she got emphyma and now she got uh pneumonia and a fractured back. She don't even we don't even know how she fractured. >> She fell down. >> No, she fell down her. I haven't even seen her. She went up there. I've been living in that car for two or three weeks, man. >> Okay. >> Just trying to spend time with my kids when I could. >> All right. Well, we're going to get a roof over your head and some food. >> No roof over my head. Not like that. Can I call my lawyer? >> You call him from uh from jail. >> From jail. >> Yep. >> I'm not saying it is. I'm not mad at you. I'm just mad at myself. I'm mad at this world for doing this to me. >> The world didn't do this to you. The world did not make you come out here and do this. >> This little thing right here. I don't even understand why this is such a big deal. [snorts] >> Why don't they sell? They should sell a permit for people to come do make a lot of money. >> Yeah. I think the seminal Indian tribe would think differently of that. >> Simol Indian stuff out here. It's their ancestor or descendants from the people that were out here. >> My family's I'm derived from Indian. My grandmother was like 3/4. >> And you're out here doing this? >> Why wouldn't Why wouldn't they want their stuffs to be to be seen and exposed? Why would they want to just lay in the dirt forever? >> Cuz that's how they wanted it. It's their choice. It's not up to us. >> How do we know that's what they want? >> I don't know. I'm I'm not >> Have you talked to them? >> I mean, I didn't haven't asked them though. Okay. Well, they they take they take this stuff pretty serious. [snorts] >> So, what am I being charged with from you? >> Excavation of an archaeological site. >> I mean, what what >> it's a thirdderee felony. >> 441. >> That's the only charge. >> Yeah. 267131B. 441. Go ahead. >> What made y'all come looking for me >> like that? >> What's that? >> What made y'all come out there and looking for me like that? coming out there with the dog. >> Yeah, >> those dirty gloves you left on the dash of the car driving them off. >> If you hadn't have done that, I would have turned right and left and hadn't done anything. >> I knew that was sticking. I put him on the front. >> Uhhuh. >> Just >> that was a bullseye. That was that was that was what that's that's what keep me into what you were doing. >> Had you not done that, there was nothing else in the car that said you were [snorts] out here doing this. Usually the ones that are doing this have have uh have chips and flakes and stuff all over the car. That car is clean. You know that. >> Hey, stop. Stop. Stop. Stop. >> Stop. Stop. Calm down. >> That's what I'm trying to point to you, man. Freaking out. >> Nothing there. I got 113 26. There ain't no way we can let her on the phone know that we're you got me. She don't she don't know. Well, she knows the location where I'm at. I told her >> how far out is she? >> She was coming. She was probably on tram road when when I had to unlock it. I don't know if I can do it with it dirty, but I can do it. But >> hello, >> baby. Baby. >> Hey, >> they got me. >> No way. >> Yes, he's let me use the phone, but >> I'ming where? Come on out here and get the keys to mom's car so you can get it home. >> What? >> Come on out here where I sent you the location and get the keys to mom's car so you can drive it home if you hurry. Maybe they'll let you give me a hug or something. >> Huh? >> I'm I'm 9 minutes away. >> Come on. Maybe they'll let you give me a hug. >> Oh my god. Please, please, please. >> I'm call baby. >> I'm three minutes away. >> Come on. He were waiting. >> I'm hurrying. >> Okay. >> Damn it. >> Come on, baby. There's nothing we can do. I'm caught now. It's over with. I'm done. >> No. [crying] [ __ ] >> man. I'm driving you. >> 19 and a half. You had the location, baby. Man, I don't even know if this food I lost my service. >> Let's let her drive. Okay. >> Yeah, baby. >> All right. >> I ain't I know you doing your job. I ain't mad at you. I'm just mad at myself, man. >> I'm bad. [ __ ] I got three kids. >> Come on, dude. >> This is all on you. >> I know it is. I know it is. I'm not saying it ain't on me. I told you my family love me, man. Ready? >> I got a tight family. >> Your wife doesn't have a warrant, does she? >> Oh, all right. The same, man. All right. You don't even have a driver's license. You know that, right? So, you're driving out [snorts] here without a driver's license. I'm not going to fool with you on that. Okay. Well, ain't no need for that >> at this point. >> I ain't going to kick you when you're down to drink, man. >> Don't worry, it's coming. I took one sold out. Oh yeah. Hey, what do you call uh what do you call this thing here? So, you got your I see the knife and you got your probe. What do you call this thing? >> Bush axe. >> Just a bush axe. How'd you make this? >> Stick whip antenna. and a whip antenna. >> Okay. Does it work pretty good? >> I mean, I I keep it with me. Well, I >> I hadn't >> Look for stuff. You ain't ain't got to have that. >> Yeah. Well, yeah. I mean, but it saved your back, doesn't it? >> Snakes fit it. Ch beat the bushes. Make sure the snakes ain't in there. >> Seen any snakes out here? >> I haven't. I was surprised. One was just getting >> I almost stepped on a on a big old diamond back rattlesnake last week. >> Oh, yeah. I'm surprised there's been one. >> They're out. They're out sunning right now. I was walking down the road. >> Snake boots in there, but they're wet. >> Yeah. >> Only two homes. I did sold one and hired this [ __ ] lawyer. He ain't done nothing for me. I still got the same plea I had 27 months ago with a public defender. >> What happened? Like what? I'm not asking you to tell on yourself or anything like that, but like you were you got they they stopped you and you had it like in the car or what? >> Nothing like that. >> Okay. >> They got some video evidence or something. That's it. >> Okay. >> I've never had a drug charge in my life. I ain't been arrested in over 10 years. I've been in some trouble when I was younger for fighting and devis. >> Right. Normal normal stuff. >> 10 years. I have went with no arrest. Never had a drug charge. And then trying to give me 10 years in prison, man. Then they ain't coming off of it. I don't know why. >> I'm going let you sit on my tailgate for a minute. I >> can't get some water this time. >> Yeah, I I am. But I'm [snorts] not going to put you in the truck. I'm going to sit on the tailgator. Lean up against it. All right. Just lean up against it. His wife's on the way. She should be here a few minutes. >> No, she was already on the way, but she's coming to get the keys. Ma'am, can you hold on one second? Okay, thank you. I'm going to leave this with you. These are the car keys and this is I don't need anything in this bag. This is some of the stuff he had with him. If put that up, I'll let you go um get a game plan on how to get the car out of here so we don't have to tow it and do all of that. Okay. He's going to be going to Jefferson County to Marello. All right. >> Now, >> yes, ma'am. Oh, boy. >> You want me to talk to him? >> No, let's talk to him. He's been cooperative with us and we told him we would allow this. Y'all get a game plan for the car and let's make this come. Take care of my house. Come on, baby. >> All right. >> No, please. >> It's time. >> That key. It's hard to open that car. You don't have to, >> man. Let's go. It's time. >> I love you, baby. >> What do I do now? >> We need to get this car out of here. It's completely up to you how you do that. All right. >> Are they going to let you have a bell or something? >> I don't know what the >> Do they know? >> Then what? >> Do they know what I'm not going to see you again? >> I'm trying to explain. >> Give me Give me a second. All right. >> I love you, baby. God damn it. >> I'll see you in 10 years. >> Stop. >> What do you mean stop? Why you saying that? It's the truth, man. >> It's not the truth. Quit quit being dramatic. >> Why you saying that? Come on, man. >> It's the trick. They're not going to let me out again. >> Okay, >> I'm going to close the door for a minute. >> You got to have to wear your seat belt, too. So, chill. Can you turn the truck on, Justin? >> All right. Let me explain something to you. He has a warrant that you're tracking, right? >> Okay. >> I arrested him out here for digging artifacts. That's a felony what he was doing out here. All right. He's going for that and the warrant. All right. I don't know what they're going to do for the bond. I have no idea. >> Is that up to Jefferson or we'll kill? >> It's going to be up to Jefferson cuz I'm taking him. My contact with him was for the artifacts. Was for digging artifacts. Okay. So, he's going to get a chance to make a phone call this today so he can call you and and let you know what what's going on. It'll be sometime later today or tomorrow. He he will go to first appearance in the morning. >> Okay. To see the judge. But so so you're saying that that they may let him out for first appearance in the morning? >> Possibly. But with a when he's already he's already got a warrant, so probably not. >> And then they're not going. >> So I don't know if if he's going to get if if the charges are are bigger in Wakulla if Wakulla is going to take him or if Jefferson's going to keep him. >> All right. >> I know. But if if he doesn't get out and take whatever they like titty or just I'm not going to see him for titty. That's >> Come on. That's not true. You you will get a chance to see him beforehand. All right. He's been out for 27 months, correct? >> This has been >> But they just the lady just violated him last week. >> Okay, we'll get throat. >> And the court date is March 6th. Okay. >> You're not going to see them. >> Come on. >> They're going to make him go to prison. >> Well, that's what you do when that's that's what happens. That's that's that's part of the deal. >> Can I say back to him one more time, please? >> No, ma'am. Let's just film man. Let's let's step over here. Come on. >> I got to put his seatelt on. >> Big man. I'm going to put your seatelt on. All right. >> You want the rest of this water or no? >> All right. Can you face away for me so I can put this on? >> Where? >> Just face away for me. Face away. I don't I don't want you to bite me. >> I'll bite you in. >> Hey, dude. I was a game war in Taylor County. They would try all kinds of stuff. >> Dude, I ain't mad at you. >> All right. All right. You good? She's upset, man. >> All right. I know you're upset, >> ma'am. Please, please one more time to I'm telling you. >> Come here. >> You're this this y'all are making this more difficult than it needs to be. >> All right. Say goodbye. Can you make >> I love you. I love you, baby. >> All right. Let's go. >> I love you, sweetheart. Come on, ma'am. Let's go. In the end, Preston was charged with illegal excavation of an archaeological site. After an initial plea of not guilty, he pled no contest to the charge. He was adjudicated guilty and sentenced to 169 days in jail with credit for 169 days served. Preston's warrant was for a prior case where he was charged with possession of a controlled substance and sale of a controlled substance after he sold methamphetamine to a confidential source. He pled no contest to the sale of a controlled substance and was adjudicated guilty. He was sentenced to 6 years in prison with credit for 40 days served. 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