On Saturday, July 6, 2019 Sergeant Ryan Harvester of Florida’s Hillsboro County Sheriff’s Office, was arrested on a misdemeanor charge of boating under the influence while piloting his 24′ Yamaha vessel on Citrus County’s Crystal River. The arresting agency is a new one here on Real World Police: Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission Division of Law Enforcement.
FWCCDLE doesn’t exactly roll off the tongue, but their arrests are just as real and freedom-restraining as any other agency’s. And when Fish & Wildlife Lieutenant Matthew C. Griffis spotted Harvester speeding through a river manatee slow speed zone and subsequently detected signs of impairment on the 35 year old… the sergeant was destined for jail.
Harvester was issued a written warning for the speed zone violation, and was administered of a battery of “seated field sobriety tests” – a marine variant of the SFSTs you are more used to seeing. After observing numerous clues of impairment, Griffin placed Harvester under arrest and brought the sergeant  to the Citrus County Jail, where he refused an evidentiary breathalyzer test and was held for the mandatory 8-hours before being released to his wife – a corporal at Hillsboro County Sheriff’s Office.
Harvester faces two charges, one charge of BUI and a separate charge of refusal to submit to a breath test. On August 6, 2019 Harvester’s attorney filed a rather misleading motion to dismiss the BUI case, which was strongly opposed by Assistant State Attorney Michael Kotsifakis. A hearing on the motion to dismiss is scheduled for September 20, 2019.Â
All of the records from Harvester’s arrest as well as all court records to date (including the motion to dismiss and opposition) are available on Patreon.
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I’m not one to PITY any DUIs but man this just didn’t feel right…. This guy didn’t even seem like he was drunk or struggling. His speech sound naturally different (California skaterish) seemed from I could tell to do better than I would on those field test. Dang I honestly feel bad for the guy.
â€Put your right index finger on your left forehead then tell me what 340,3/234,7 is.â€
Hell, I couldn't have done that well sober!
Wow the comments… Hey morons he broke da law remember! Da law is da law! Squaaaak! Lock him up and put him with big bubba. Dont like the rules? Then leave!
Had to be a rookie cop making this arrest. Smh.
Cop keeps dragging him into deeper waters power trip
I don't trust banks
.they can close doors and claim bank ruptured and take your money and close shop!! I keep my money in a Volt! and have no bank fees!
Had him learning a dance routine! What an embarrassment and waste of our tax dollars. Buddy was fit to operate a fucking boat.
Wow you would think that they would maybe let his son drive or something I don’t know or just Give him a courtesy tow and make him get a cab home and leave his boat at the ramp or something?
Glad to see this officer keeping our waters safe from beer drinking degenerates they really could've done a whole lot of damage on that lake with no other boats around
Who the Hell has a flip phone in 2019?
I remember when you could get a ticket on the river for running out of ice 😰
Wish they're were more videos of these boat cops. Really unique stuff.
@8:02 this has got to be the most puSs* aS* way to get hauled oFf for DUI 😂😂😅😅
This dude will be fine, he has the right personality under stress.
Why TF would he give consent to Alcohol field sobriety test. I would refuse and simply be arrested for refusal to submit as compared to getting a DUI. What a stupid SGT
Who the hell thinks these tests up? 😀
Most bizarre sobriety test ever.
Swim in a straight line
“This is the tip of your finger.. cannot touch it with the pad. Just the tip.†Tough
just curious but if it was a sailboat, can u still get a b.u.i? That would kinda bd like getting a dwi on a bicycle
This cop is massive bag and probably should get a dirt nap
Amazing the arresting officer on his phone while driving. If I didn't that instant ticket
Imagine leaving jail holding a life jacket 🤣🤣 haha
Wow if I was his boss I wouldn't have even cared,
He should be given ten days in county for every DUI arrest he ever made.
It's tiring to see the arresting officers apologize to the offender due to cronyism. Law enforcement or not, don't break the law. Certainly don't expect special treatment when you do. It's hypocrisy at the highest levels.
you know you all were watching and going ' '1, 2,1,2,1,2,1,2,1,2,1,2,1,2''…….
I’ll never like cops
Boat pigs are most definitely the worst kind.
True pirates stealing money
It’s almost like these tests are made to set the suspect up for failure
shouldn't he have a young girl ,not a young man ??
Can’t release him to his wife??
Just can't tell you how gratifying it is to see a cop get a dui.