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Are any of you guys 21?
Hang on, sir.
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Yeah.
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Where's the gun at?
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Hey, hey, hey, hey!
I am not drinking a little.
I'm drinking a lot.
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The beach we're patrolling right now is called madeira beach.
It's one of our more popular spring break beaches.
It looks like there's some spring breakers up here playing
An interesting game.
I think I'm going to get out with them
And see where they're from and see what game
They're playing right here.
Thank you.
Hi.
What game is this?
Spike ball.
Ok, can you show me how to play
Yes.
Because I have never seen this before.
- So it's like volleyball. - Ok.
So like, we're on a team-- they're on a team,
We're on a team.
Ok.
You serve across from you and you, like--
You get three hits.
So you can hit it with any part of your body-- your foot, your
Arm, your elbow, your head.
All right?
And you got to spike it onto that.
Show me, because I'm very interested.
Oh, god. Ah!
Got it right.
Oh!
Yes!
Oh!
[laughter]
Sorry!
That would have been awesome.
Sorry, guys.
That's like the drunk kick.
- Yeah. - Ok, ready?
Oh, yeah.
Ok.
Ok, I'll serve to you, and you--
Yeah, you laughing mostly.
You guys can't laugh at me if I fall on my face.
Oh, gosh.
[laughs]
Oh!
Ooh!
Ah!
[laughter]
What's the name of this game?
- Spike ball. - Spike ball?
How long have you guys been playing it?
Oh, gosh.
I've been playing for, like, two or three years.
Yeah.
Me, too.
These two are more newer.
- They're new. - But--
Ah!
Oh, that was great.
[laughs] where are you guys from?
- Iowa. - Iowa.
Iowa?
So you guys are on spring break?
Yeah.
Where-- do you guys go to college up there
- Yeah. - Where do you guys go?
Saint ambrose.
We play basketball.
Yeah, we're on the basketball team.
You guys are on the basketball team
- Yeah. - Yes.
Did you guys have a good season?
[laughs]
We had a winning season.
Winning season, so--
That's all that matters, right?
- Yeah. - Yeah.
That's true.
- So it's still snowing in iowa? - Yeah.
- When we left, it with snowing.
What was the temperature when you guys left?
- 13 degrees. - It was so cold.
- 13 degrees? - Yep.
Yeah.
So you guys are, like, loving this beach weather.
Ok. - Yeah!
Even, like, the 50s was, like, awesome--
Yeah.
--For us.
So we got here Monday, Tuesday.
Yeah.
And it was-- or Monday and Sunday was like 60,
And we still were out laying out.
Yeah.
Was florida, like, your number one spring break spot?
- Oh, yes. - Yeah.
You're just checking out all the different beaches?
- Yeah. - We like this one a lot.
Other people are down there that are retired.
The older people?
Yeah.
The more spring breakers are down here.
- Yeah. - Yeah.
Gotcha, yeah.
You guys have fun playing your game, ok?
Thank you.
Nice to meet you.
Nice meeting you.
It's really nice to get out with people on the beach
And converse with them.
Real nice girls there enjoying their spring break.
I enjoy working for the sheriff's office.
I've been here almost four years.
I enjoy working days, because you get a good balance
Between work and family.
Being at work during the day and then spending time at home
With my family at night.
I just got a whiff of marijuana.
Spotted a guy looked like he was smoking, getting ready to put
It, you know, put his weed back in his bag
Before we could make contact with him.
So we're going to go see what he's up to.
You know them?
Huh?
You know them?
They're my friends.
Go get them.
All right. - How's it going
- How you doing? - Good.
How are you?
So you got a medical marijuana card?
- I do not. - You were smoking weed though?
- I was-- - be honest.
- --Not. - You were.
- [laughs] I was. - All right.
I can smell it coming off of you, all right, man?
I smoked a little clip that I had.
How old are you?
- I'm 20. - You're 20?
- Yeah. - Ok.
That your backpack?
This one is my backpack right here.
- Is that your backpack? - Yeah.
All right.
Did you hide it in the backpack?
What'd you do with it?
No, I-- I smoked it.
It was literally this small.
[laughs]
Well, you both were by that backpack, all right?
You guys got weed.
Ok? - Ok.
You can't have weed, unless you
Have a medical marijuana card.
And on top of that, you're out in public.
Yeah. Ok?
Do me a favor.
Just come hang out over here.
- Just hang out over here? - Yeah.
Ok.
Sir, I'm not going to arrest you,
But how much more weed you got?
Be honest.
We-- we have none.
You can literally check my bags.
Oh, I'm going to, all right?
Yeah, you guys are smoking. I can smell it.
- Yeah. - All right?
I'm telling you, we literally smoked
This little clip that I had.
--To check what you got.
Ok.
Are y'all drinking, or just smoking?
No.
Drinking or smoking?
I just-- I literally smoked a little clip like this much,
And that's all I had.
Ok.
Well, you're being hesitant. - What?
You're being hesitant.
We had drinks.
Ok, what did you do with them?
They're in my bag.
Ok.
How old are you?
20.
Ok.
Y'all haven't had anything to drink?
Not yet.
About.
You can count, there's 12 in there.
Ok. All right.
I can't drink.
Yeah, you can't drink.
Y'all are underage to begin with and, you know.
Yeah.
So I made contact with them based
On the odor of marijuana emitting
From where they were sitting.
After making contact, I identified
That he did not have a medical marijuana card at all.
And he was also the age of 20.
While speaking with the other one,
He indicated that he had alcohol inside of his backpack,
Which they're underage.
Martin?
Yes?
Why you got two ids?
One's my old one and one's my friend's.
Ok. You try again?
What?
You want to try again?
What do you mean?
You got a florida id card in your wallet.
Yeah.
So you want to tell me it's you?
No. It's not me.
I just said, that's my friends'.
The other-- and then the third one's an old one.
So is that the one you used to buy alcohol?
No.
Ok, I'm taking it either way.
That's ok.
So I mean, if you're honest with me, yo--
I've never used it, no.
No?
Is that the whole purpose of it?
Yeah.
Theoretically?
Yeah, theoretically.
All right.
Look, all right?
I'm not out here to ruin your day,
But you got to be doing things the right way.
You guys are from out of town.
You guys are just enjoying the beach and having fun, ok?
I'll make you all dump out y'all beer, all of it.
Ok.
You know, that's 20 bucks out-- down the drain.
It's all right.
You're not getting your grinder back.
You're not getting your weed or your grinder back.
I didn't even know I had it in that bag.
Yeah, I don't even remember I had that.
[laughs] it's a surprise.
- It was already in my bag. - It's all right.
All right?
Use your feet and dig a little hole.
Honestly, I don't care.
You should take a video.
I didn't know they did this.
I wasn't even going to drink it, that's the funny part.
Pour it out.
All right, ready?
Yes, sir.
And dump it out and fill it-- you know, fill it over, ok?
Ok.
And then you can take the cans up and put them right in--
In that garbage can, all right, and then you guys
Will be good to go, ok?
Thank you.
So basically once the sun goes down, a lot of the beachgoers
Like to move to the parking lots, the bars, restaurants.
Pretty much every weekend we have
A truck group that comes out.
They park their trucks, chill out with everybody.
So we always like to get out and do patrols in the areas just
To show a presence.
Because pretty much when it's spring break,
Anything can happen and you never know what will happen.
All right, so we're going to possible shooting victim
Over here by the beach ball.
Not exactly sure what we got yet.
Slow down.
Right here.
20 year old shot through the lower right abdomen.
[radio chatter]
Could you-- could you bring it to this
Side so I can check it out.
No, yeah, his truck's over there.
You got some gloves behind you?
Yeah.
Could someone shine me a light so I can see them.
Exit wound.
Hey, where's the--
I got it.
--Right there.
Go get-- go get your-- go get your kit.
So I didn't hit my heart, did I
No.
How'd this happen, man?
Shouldn't I go and make sure everything's good?
You pulled your gun out?
Yeah.
Why did you pull your gun out?
I was looking at it.
He's fine.
He was having problems with his pistol,
And he was trying to make sure everything was clear.
- Ok. - He shot--
We're getting it. We're getting it.
Where's the gun at?
That white truck over there, I'm assuming.
- The dodge? - Yeah.
Ok.
Do me a favor for right now.
Take a seat, ok, before you fall down.
Yeah.
It's all right, we got it.
Keep putting pressure on it.
[radio chatter]
Move?
Move it?
We've got an exit wound, 2d on the second one.
Hold on.
Yeah, we're going to get a second one.
Huh?
- We'll get a second one. - Does he have an extra?
- Yeah, he's got an extra one. - Ok.
So what these are is that these are chest seals, ok?
That's going to seal it for me, all right?
I just need you to keep talking, stay calm.
Just keep talking to us, man.
All right.
Hey, what day is it? It's going to hurt.
You shot yourself, bud.
It's all right, man.
Just relax for me, ok?
Hey, do you have an id on you, boss man?
- It's in my truck. - I got it.
- It's in your truck? - Ok.
If you could, take care of that for him?
My girlfriend's in there.
Ok.
So for right now, you have--
We have a chest seal on you, all right,
Right below the left nipple out right here.
How old are you, boss man?
20.
You from this area?
Am I gonna die?
You're going to be all right, man.
You ain't going to die.
You're doing good.
We're doing everything, all right?
Just relax for me, ok?
We got ems coming for you.
What-- what caliber do you have?
Nine.
Nine?
So you were taking it out and trying to clear it?
No.
Ah!
What were you trying to do with it?
[emergency vehicle approaching]
Which, fire?
They're right here.
We get entry and exit wound, through and through chest/ab.
What's your first name, boss man?
- Connor. - Connor.
Hey, just chill right there.
They're going to come to you.
So right now, 20-year-old male, self-inflicted gunshot
Wound to the chest.
We put a sucking seal on him.
Fire is here with medic, and ambulance
Is coming over the bridge.
About all we can do now.
Ok.
The glock's secured back here.
I see this truck all the time.
So this is the truck where it happened at and everything.
We do have a shell casing on the floorboard.
The silver shell casing right there.
This looks like just one gunshot, self-inflicted.
He said he possibly had some kind of weapons malfunction
In the back seat here.
There's a glock firearm that was inside that case right there.
Unloaded once I got to it and everything.
So there's also a rifle under the seat there, too.
Right now we're just holding the scene.
Ems is working on him to make sure everything's all right.
I believe his girlfriend was in the truck when it happened.
She was in the truck in the passenger seat.
She was pretty shooken up, still sitting in the seat
When I got over here.
You got all of her information?
Yeah, I got her information.
She was in the car when she-- she saw the guy pull out a gun.
She didn't see him-- like, he didn't say anything.
Was it just him and her?
I believe stack, his buddy, was in the back seat.
Ok.
Hey, man.
I'm deputy mccracken with the sheriff's office, ok?
I'm just trying to get the basic story, ok?
Ok.
I know you're filling out a sworn statement
And you probably told it to my partners and everything.
They're fine.
But could you give me just the basic of what happened?
Was-- I haven't been home in a while.
Just talking to my buddy.
Was talking about his new pistol he got.
I was like, all right, cool.
Do you mind loading it so I could check it out and see it?
He was like, yeah.
Well, when he went-- he grabbed it.
He started checking it out.
Well, he went to pull the magazine out,
He noticed it was jammed.
And I said, well, be careful trying to clear it.
I don't have my kit with me, so I can probably clear it.
When I walked away, it was probably five
Minutes later I heard a pop.
Sounded like a firecracker.
Really wasn't too concerned about it.
- You were over-- - I was right here on the dock.
Over here on the other truck? Ok.
Yes.
And then about two, three minutes
Later, he came running over and said, hey, I shot myself.
So at that point I grabbed whatever
I could to cover up the wounds.
Checked to see there was an exit wound.
Wasn't much bleeding, so it wasn't
Internal organs that he hit.
That's enough.
That's about it, until y'all got here.
All right, I appreciate it, ok?
No problem.
So basically right now with any incident,
Crime scene always comes out to document everything,
Regardless of if it is self-inflicted
Or a regular shooting victim.
So right now he's processing the truck,
Collecting all the evidence and everything like that.
Taking photographs of everything,
So that way everything's properly documented.
So in case anything does come of this,
We have a record of it all.
[siren blaring]
He's going to get transported by ems.
He's going to gulf breeze baptist.
There wasn't a whole lot of blood.
There's not.
But with a shot like that, where it
Is, if he kind of like starts moving around
And stuff like that-- - yeah, it's starts pulling.
- --It'll start-- - you did a good job.
- It'll start bleeding more. - Good job, man.
Very impressive.
Yeah, the cool part is that all
These people were kind of getting freaked out
And everything else.
You guys stayed calm, put the seals on.
And the guy remained calm because you guys were calm.
So that's what-- that's what matters.
The training takes over.
And it just shows that you fight like you train,
Suit your training like you thought.
That's good work.
Good work.
Thanks, lieutenant.
Year 'round, we're out here patrolling the beach this time
Of year during spring break.
It's a really important time of the year for us.
We're targeting heavily on underage possession of alcohol.
A lot of the kids do think it's fairly petty that we're
Out here enforcing it.
Just because they think it's just a beer,
It's not a big deal.
The issue comes after 15, 20 of those beers in the day
And they don't know how to handle themselves
After they consume the alcohol.
So right here as he pulled up, he saw a minor
That had alcohol in his hand.
He tried to hide it, so got to talk to him.
I wasn't drinking.
Is anybody here 21?
No?
Ok.
We don't have drinks.
It's just a question.
We could give the beer to you if you were.
We could give that here to you guys if you guys were 21.
Then we wouldn't have to pour it out and waste
Money, and alcohol, and things.
Brother, come over here to me.
We're going to take about 10 minutes of his time.
How old are you right now?
19. I'm sorry.
- It's all good, dude. - I'm sorry.
Listen, I ain't mad at you.
Pinky promise, I don't hate you.
It's just--
You made a dumb choice.
You're not the first one to lie to me today,
Won't be the last.
I'm sorry.
Hey, you made a mistake.
That's all it is.
Made a mistake.
But it's a mistake we can take care of pretty quickly.
Yeah, it's just an expensive mistake, man.
Man, I'm sorry, y'all.
I mean, you don't have to keep saying sorry.
I get it.
I get you're sorry.
That doesn't even look like me anymore, man.
You grew up a little bit, dude.
- I did. - It's the hair, man.
- Yeah. - Cool.
Step over here to the back for me,
I'll fill out this paperwork and get you on your way.
Is it still an mip if it was even unopened?
Yeah.
So it's possession, it's not consumption.
Ok.
That's the issue.
So I mean, I can look at you and tell you've
Already been consuming it.
Yeah.
I mean, that was pretty easy.
But it's just possession, bud.
Damn.
Is that, like, a big fine?
I don't have money.
Well, ask him about payment programs then.
We're not unreasonable humans, man.
Ok.
How-- how much is it just, like, initially?
So it's on the website I'm going to give you.
If you go to that website, it'll tell you.
It'll be a one time fee.
Or if you ask them, they might be able to do
Some payment programs.
Take that.
I just don't have money, man.
Well, that's what you're going to have to do then.
It looks like you're going to have to ask
About the payment program.
Are you working?
I-- I'm swamped in school work.
That's just kind of how it's been recently.
Fair.
I get it.
All right, man, I need a signature right here.
It's not an admission of guilt. It's
Saying you understand you received
Your copy of this citation and you agree to take care of it.
You're fine.
I work on the beach.
Is there a way to, like, take it to court and stuff?
Yeah, absolutely.
Because I go back home in a couple of days.
Come to court on that date, or you have to do that
Prior to the court date, ok?
An offense would just be what?
Like minor possession.
Ok.
And it's persons in possession of alcohol under the age of 21.
Gotcha.
That's what it is.
Ok.
All right. - Good?
- Yeah. - All right, bro.
All right.
So basically when the sun goes down,
All the beach goers move from the sand over here
To the boardwalk.
There's just a lot of nightlife, bars, restaurants, just
Places like to hang out at.
So we like to do foot patrol.
Just kind of patrol the area, make sure nothing's going on.
Watch people, and just ensure everyone's safety.
This is where most of the nightlife
Happens here on the beach.
Yes, what can I do for you, ma'am?
There's a dude right around the corner.
He's been following me for, like, hours now.
It's the one you told me about earlier?
Yeah.
Ok, what's he wearing?
A gray shirt, black pants, and he's white and bald--
Ok
--A little bit skinny.
- And he just went that way? - Yeah.
- Ok, we'll catch up with him. - We're gonna check it out.
Ok. Thank y'all so much.
You're welcome.
[indistinct speech]
Hey, boss, come here.
Come on outside with me.
Can you come that way?
[indistinct speech]
Right here.
Do you have a driver's license on you?
It's expired.
I don't care.
Let me see it.
Hello.
I got complaints of you walking around, following
People and causing problems.
What's going on with you?
I was just going to get some food.
Are you homeless?
No.
You staying out here on the beach?
I guess.
What do you mean you guess?
It's a yes or a no.
I mean, it's like 20,000 miles to my house right now by bike.
Like I said, man, we just got a complaint
Of you following people around, making
People feel uncomfortable.
Is there a reason you're following these people?
I'm not following anybody. I'm getting some dinner.
As I said, I've had multiple complaints.
All right?
I mean, I just got here.
Different people.
I understand that.
So have you had any drinks tonight?
I had one corona.
Ok, and you said you're staying out here on the beach.
Well, I was going to actually go home as
Soon as I can find some money.
But-- it's an hour ride.
I mean, it's an hour ride in a car.
He's going to run your name right now.
Ok.
Obviously, given the circumstances,
I'm not going to cause any problems with you.
But what I want you to know is that you
Have now become an issue on the beach, and I recommend that--
- Well I can go home-- - let me finish.
Whatever problem-- that's what I'm going to say.
Any business you have out here to do at the beach,
I recommend you complete it, and that way
You promptly leave, ok?
Ok.
Because I don't want any more problems.
And I don't want you to have any issues either.
No problem.
All right, give him one second,
He's going to run your stuff.
Have we ever gotten out with you before?
I see this is from baldwin county.
Yeah, I actually don't have my wallet.
I lost it on the side of the road.
You lost your wallet?
Ok.
How long you been down at pensacola for
Three days.
Gotcha.
Hey, what'd you do jail time for?
Some pot.
My step mom wanted me to move out of the house,
I harassed my grandma a little bit, drunk.
And that's about it.
Here's all your stuff back, ok?
Thanks, sir.
So at this point right now, you're being
Trespassed from circle k, ok?
So that means you cannot come back to the subway or--
I need to buy food though.
Ok.
That's unfortunate for you, my man.
I'm not trying to be rude, it's just can't be here, ok?
But I'm starving.
That's fine.
You got the exxon you got tomtom.
You can go to either one of those.
Ok, thank you.
- But you can't be here. - Can I get my bike and stuff
Yes, sir.
I got a lot of stuff out here.
- Yes. - I mean, a lot of stuff.
There's all kinds-- - go get your stuff.
- Grab your bike. - Thank you.
Sorry for bothering you.
You're not bothering us.
Like I send, you're bothering other people.
That's fine, you can have it.
I apologize.
Where did he start following you this time?
From the beach.
I was sitting at, like, the smoking section before the bar,
Listening to music, and he came up again.
So once I saw him.
I just started walking.
Well, we spoke with him.
Ok.
And we've convinced him that it's
Probably in his best interest to stop following people.
Absolutely. Appreciate that.
--And head to where--
Head to where he lives.
Ok, good.
He is-- we've given him some trespass warnings from
The area, so he needs to leave.
Awesome.
I just don't want it to happen to anybody else,
Like, especially somebody kind of defenseless.
Oh, absolutely.
I can defend myself, but I don't want to have to.
No, we don't want-- yeah, I appreciate it.
--We want everybody to feel safe out here.
So thank you.
I appreciate that thank you all so much.
You're welcome.
Bye.
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