James Uthmeier: “They chose to come here and set their feet down in this state and we’re going to pursue every tool we have within our…”

We’ve been able to identify over a million dollars at this point from 80 different complainants, and that number is only going to grow.

But if you’re bringing a rifle out and you’re shooting near a dwelling where families are living, illegally poaching at night, you need to be charged with a third-degree felony.

I think Gov. DeSantis has really written a master class for all leaders when it comes to how to handle these disasters [hurricanes].

The matter started as something that seemed like a much more minor offense — just some small-scale poaching of some reef fish.