If you like fish and wildlife content, be sure to subscribe so you don't miss out on future videos. A deputy with the Monroe County Sheriff's Office was on patrol when he observed a diver catching lobster in the Florida Keys. >> How you doing, sir? Sheriff's Office. How's it going? >> That looks like fun, man. >> Yeah, a little bit much cut up. >> Yeah. >> Hold on. Getting my hook. >> Yeah. Get hollow. >> I got you. >> How many bugs you got? Three. >> Three. All right. Let me check Let me check them out. How's the water? >> Well, the it's a little bit cloudy, but uh >> Hi. Okay. >> Yeah, I can hear them. >> You wanted a bit >> I got a measuring device here. So, it's cut this ripping. Yeah, I know. The current's ripping now. >> Oh, it's going to be slack tight here in a second. >> How many bugs you got? You got on board? >> Not on board. >> None on board. >> We sle 30. Where are you guys visiting from? >> They live up in Panama City. >> Oh, okay. >> I'm going to bring them up here. That way they don't fall out into the water. I know how hard we work for this. 111. That's a good one. All right. I'm not bringing home I know you have to do it but it's hard the >> Are you measuring them in the water? >> Huh? >> Huh? >> Yeah, we me on the bullp. Where's your measuring device? >> Huh? >> Did you lose it? hanging on. >> Hey, drive. >> All right, man. >> Did you Did you already lose it long time ago in your >> No, we have a couple of sticks around and I I I have there. It's It's found in her somewhere in the rocks. >> Yeah. But you're not measuring. But But you're measuring them on the boat. You're not measuring them in the water. >> We We do both. >> Huh? >> We We measure on in the water. Try to measure quick before I do them in. And then we measure on the boat again after. >> So you're measuring them in the boat? >> Yeah. Both both places. >> Okay. But you were measuring these? >> Yeah. I >> This one you didn't measure. >> Well, probably not. I mean, I I I have I just stuck him in the >> Got it. All right. I got you, man. So, is there any other lobsters on the boat? >> No. >> Are you sure? >> Yeah, 100%. >> Fish? >> No fish. We just came out sat there and waited for the current to get nothing on the boat. >> Gotcha. >> Nothing. >> All right. >> You can come. I I can't find a place you can get on, but uh >> I got you. >> There's nothing. My wife is just sitting there watching this thing right here. >> I got you, man. All right. So, just give me a second. All right. So, we're going to I'm going to give you some paperwork and then I'm going to send you on your way. Okay. >> Huh? >> I'm going to give you some paperwork and then I'm going to send you on your way. Okay. >> Yeah. Okay. Uh do you have a plastic bag? >> Do you have Do you have a lobster license? >> Yeah. Yeah, we have them on the boat there. >> Okay. Gotcha. I'll go over there and then Okay. You can go swim to your boat and get comfortable. Okay. >> Yeah. >> If you want. >> So, you can swim. >> I can come right there if you want. >> Huh? >> I can go to the boat and not >> Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. You you want me to walk this for you over there that way? >> I can take a minute. >> You sure? Okay. >> I got you. >> She'll pull me over by the hook. >> All right. How you doing, ma'am? >> Kind of loud. I'm going to turn this off in two seconds. >> I got you. >> So, just to confirm, there's no other bugs or no lobster on the boat? >> No. >> Okay. >> Uh, hold on. Let me give you the licenses here. You want to just bring the licenses over? >> Yeah, if you bring me uh the uh licenses uh yours specifically and uh >> and just and just his ID >> and the ID. >> Yes, please. >> Yeah, if you can just give me his that's we're we're good. Okay. >> What do you think? At least it's not an oyster bed. >> Yeah, I know. >> That'll cut your feet up. >> Those are plenty of fing oyster. >> All right, man. >> Got it. All right, hang tight. All right. >> Y, your case number is going to be 6434 643. All right. I'm going to explain to you. Yeah. This to you. Okay. So, it's this is this is yours. Here's your ID and your license. Okay. >> Okay. >> Don't drop that. >> Um, this is your copy. >> Okay. >> Okay. Yeah. This is yours. >> Okay. This is this is waterproof paper. No, probably not. >> Uh, I don't know. >> It can it can hold water. Like it can get wet a little bit but cuz we hand these out in the water so something like they can get wet but >> okay >> I wouldn't dunk it. >> No, >> I don't like that. That looks like a fine. >> Yeah, I guess so. He's going to explain it to me right now. >> All right, so here it is. Your copy and my copy are exactly the same. Okay, >> so I'm going to explain to you what it is. Okay, so you have one of the charges is for an undersized lobster. Okay. And the other one is for not for failing to possess a measuring device while in the water. You have a measuring device >> in the water. Okay. >> So, right here in the back. Okay. This does require a court date. Okay. >> Okay. >> So, your court date is going to be on the 19th of September, 2024, 9:00 in the morning. It's going to be before the John the Judge Morgan. >> Okay. Right here in the same copy is going to be the address for the marathon court. >> Okay. And again, the time. Okay. You can't have to be there. Okay. It's a mandatory court appearance. >> Okay. >> Um if you don't go, the warrant can't be rooted out for your arrest. Will be rooted out. >> Okay. Um all I need from you is a signature on my copy. Your signature is not admission of guilt. >> So only means it only means that you understand everything that I've explained to you. Do you understand everything that I've explained to you, sir? >> Yeah, I think so. Yeah. >> Okay. Do you have any questions in regards to this? >> Uh no. Uh, wow. It's pretty what you said. That is uh Yeah, it's pretty much uh what it is, I mean. >> Yeah. So, I just need right here, little signature right here, and then you can be on your way. You guys have measuring devices in the boat, right? >> Yeah. >> Yeah. Yeah. Make make sure you guys have it. You know, it has to be in the water, you know. >> It has to be on your ass. >> Okay. So, yeah, I just need right here. >> Okay. >> Let me see. So, we'll try to flatten it out. >> Is it that? >> No. Uh, it's going to be right here. >> Not that. >> Yes, sir. >> Oh, just so you know, the lobster that was harvested, I don't keep it with me. It's going to go back in the water. Okay. >> I was going to say, I was like, it's going to die. >> So, I do I do take pictures of it now, you know, for for, you know, evidence purposes. Okay. >> You know, for for the court date. >> Right. Right. Right. >> Okay. So, I don't keep it. We don't freeze it. None of that. And I just >> You didn't But I was wondering when you're >> Yeah. But I dispose I got my body cam on. So I dispose I throw it back in the water. Okay. >> Okay. >> Yeah. >> Well, I did I was think we're going to go back and get it. >> Nah, it's okay. >> All right. How'd you get your suit back on quick? What was that? >> In the end, Germand was charged with possession of undersized crawfish and no measuring device in the water. The measuring device charge was dropped and he pled no contest. His adjudication was withheld and he was ordered to pay $38 in cost and fees. If you like this video and want to see more like it, subscribe to Arrest Cam. As always, thanks for watching.