A Naples man faces a number of unlawful wildlife possession counts after deputies with the Collier County Sheriff’s Workplace discovered him with deer he had pushed from Ohio and migratory birds, in addition to Canada geese.
In accordance with an arrest report, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation arrested Ariam Rodriguez Diaz, 30, on July 22 throughout a routine regulation enforcement patrol, in accordance with the report. FWC officers launched pictures linked to the probe on Tuesday.
An FWC officer responded to Rodriguez Diaz’s residence on the 2800 block of thirty eighth Avenue South when the company acquired a name from the sheriff’s workplace and Emergency Medical Companies concerning a person in possession of two reside whitetail deer.
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Officers with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Fee adopted Rodriguez Diaz inside a sequence hyperlink fence towards the enclosure containing the deer, in accordance with his arrest report.
Officers suggested Rodriguez Diaz he did not must take the deer out. He advised regulation enforcement he by no means takes them out, the report reveals.
Rodriguez Diaz then opened a latch on a sequence hyperlink gate and entered the enclosure. He then requested responding officers if he was retaining the deer illegally. Officers, in flip, requested him if he had any kind of allow for them, which he denied, the report says.
Officers then walked across the again of the property to test for different enclosures or animals. Underneath a pavilion-style construction, they noticed a number of various kinds of migratory fowl stored inside fowl cages.
The birds together with mockingbirds, buntings, and rose-breasted grosebeaks, studies confirmed.
They additionally reported discovering fowl traps, in accordance with the arrest report.
Hanging from the sides within the pavilion, they noticed a number of fowl cages of various sizes, certainly one of which contained a migratory fowl, the report reveals.
Upon their search of the property, officers discovered Rodriguez Diaz in unlawful possession of two white-tailed deer; 15 migratory birds; two unlawful fowl traps and eight Canada geese in a substandard enclosure, in accordance with a press release from FWC.
Officers additionally discovered Rodriguez Diaz transpored the deer illegally throughout state strains from Ohio. In accordance with the arrest report, he advised officers he bought them at a relaxation cease.
He advised officers that he was wanting over his truck throughout the morning hours when he noticed the deer close by. He added coaxed the deer to return to him.
The remainder cease was close to Interstate 80, Rodriguez Diaz advised officers. He then transported them to Florida in his semi-truck.
He additionally advised responding officers how the deer stayed at the back of the cab close to his sleeping space.
Rodriguez Diaz confronted a $21,000 bond. He bonded out July 24, jail information point out.
He is subsequent due in court docket Aug. 17 on all 20 counts.
Tomas Rodriguez is a Breaking/Dwell Information Reporter for the Naples Day by day Information and The Information-Press. You’ll be able to attain Tomas at TRodriguez@gannett.com or 772-333-5501. Observe him on Twitter @TomasFRoBeltran.
