On February 2nd, 2025, an officer with Florida Fish and Wildlife was on patrol when he observed an individual castinating various species of freshwater fish. The suspect was later identified as a 28-year-old male named Hector. Recording. How's it going? I'm officer Mill with Photo Fish and Wildlife. Let's take a look at the fish you guys have. Fish? Yeah. No. Mhm. In the black bag. No. Mhm. Yeah. I'll take a look at Okay, I'll take the bag, please. You hand me the bag. Hand me the bag so I can look at it better at my truck. You this money? No. So tilapia reveal the pitch. Huh? Reveal the pitch. Is it okay to fish here? Mhm. Do you have a um translator? Your friend in the white shirt is the one that throws the cast net. Correct. Yes. Yeah. Okay. Is this your your truck? Your the truck belongs to you? Yeah. Okay. Um, can you use that same app um for your friend that was throwing the net? Can you use the same translator so I can talk to your friend that was throwing the net? Yeah. Can you get him? Thanks. You guys just wait here. I'm going to move my truck so I'm out of the way. Okay, move. No, you stay here. I'm going to move my truck right here just so I'm out of the way. Okay, you guys just wait right here. Okay, you want to use the app? Move the truck. No, no, no. You stay here. I'm going to move my truck. Yeah. You You just wait here. Okay. Yeah. Do you have a driver's license and a fishing license? No. No. ID. Any type of ID ID for for him? Oh, that. Yeah. Yeah. Nothing. How old? What else? Do you have anything else with your your name on it? Sorry, man. No, no, it's okay. Do you have anything else with your name on it? or no? No. No. It's okay to catch tilapia, but you can't have bass. Oh, correct. With a cast net. You can't cast that bass. Sorry. Yeah. Um Okay, I understand. Um, you're still going to get a ticket for today. Um, can you write your name and date of birth? Okay. How come you lied and said you didn't have any fish then? Okay. Um, sorry. No English. Write your name and date of birth. Can you write your name and date of birth? See complete. Yeah. No. Um, will you ask him to write his telephone number and address as well? Will you also write your telephone number and address? Have you ever had a fishing license before? No. Okay. All right. Um, you guys can wait. You can wait by your truck. I'll bring the tilapia and any other legal fish back over and I'll take the bass out. I have to take pictures of them. I don't understand. Doesn't that doesn't make sense. These are okay. Yes. Oh, the bass no good with the net. With the net, not at all. If uh rod and reel, it's okay. But with the net, it's not. The bass can only be caught with rod and reel hook and line, not with the cast net. Oh yeah. Yeah. Sorry. Sorry man. Um these bluegill are also a freshwater game fish. No bluegill. No, I accept your apology. You don't have to apologize to me, but you still have to get a ticket. And your friend's going to get the ticket because he was the one using the net and he was also the one in possession of the fish when you were walking to the vehicle. Let's do it. Yeah. You wait by the truck for a few minutes. Okay. Here. You can take this, too. Mhm. Yeah. Yeah. Just wait by the truck. Okay. Okay. Am I allowed to look at him? Uh, I'm busy right now, but I'm not going to stop you from walking by and looking. Those are some nice ones. In the state of Florida, largemouth bass have a daily bag limit of five per person and only one can be 16 in or larger in length. Bluegill have a 50 per person limit. Both largemouth bass and bluegill are considered to be game fish and may only be taken with a rotten reel. 16 and [Music] 12 15 and 12. You mind using your phone to translate? Okay. This is your copy of the citation. You received a citation for over the daily bag limit of bass and you also received a citation for illegal method of takeup. Yeah. Yeah. and a citation for illegal method to take a freshwater game fish. You have a mandatory court date on 319 2025 at 9:00 a.m. The Manatee County Courthouse would be in courtroom 6C at 9:00 a.m. I appreciate your cooperation and I'm not giving you a ticket for not having a fishing license or there were two bass that were over the size limit. You can only have one over 16 in and you had two. Just a warning for those. Understood. Thank you, guys. Thanks. Be safe. In the end, Hector was charged with two misdemeanor, one for taking over the daily bag limit of largemouth bass and one for taking gamefish by an illegal method. On May 9th, 2025, he signed a pre-trial diversion agreement requiring 3 months probation. The agreement also requires him to pay a total of $265 and perform 25 hours of community service work within the first 2 months. As of June 9th, 2025, the fees remain unpaid. If you like this video and want to see more like it, subscribe to Arrest Cam.