Man gives Texas game wardens fake name to get out of warrants, arrested on warrants under fake name

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When patrolling the Little Brazos River, a Brazos County game warden contacted two people fishing near one of the river access points. Both individuals did not have a valid fishing license and one of them didn’t have any identification. The warden asked both for their information and when they were run through dispatch, there was a hit. Turns out, the man who had no identification had an outstanding warrant. The warden placed him into custody and transported him to the Brazos County Jail. Once at the jail, it was discovered that he gave the warden fictitious information that belonged to one of his friends who, unbeknownst to him, had an outstanding warrant for his arrest. The man was then properly identified, and it was revealed that he had two outstanding warrants. The man admitted that he intentionally gave the warden false information because of his arrest warrants. The individual was booked into the jail for Failure to Identify Fugitive (class A), and the two outstanding warrants. less Double Whammy

When patrolling the Little Brazos River, a Brazos County game warden contacted two people fishing near one of the river access points. Both individuals did not have a valid fishing license and one ... more Photo: Texas Parks And Wildlife Department, Photo Courtesy Of Texas Parks And Wildlife Department Law Enforcemenrt Division Photo: Texas Parks And Wildlife Department, Photo Courtesy Of Texas Parks And Wildlife Department Law Enforcemenrt Division Image 1 of / 24 Caption Close Man gives Texas game wardens fake name to get out of warrants, arrested on warrants under fake name 1 / 24 Back to Gallery

Honesty is always the best policy.

An angler thought he was slick when he passed off his buddy’s name as his own after being confronted by a Texas game warden in Brazos County earlier this month. The fisherman had warrants for his arrest and thought his friend’s name was clear.

The man did not have any identification on him, so the warden checked the name with the local police dispatch. It turns out that the man’s friend had warrants of his own, so the friend was placed in handcuffs and hauled to the Brazos County Jail.

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It wasn’t until he was being booked that he fessed up to the lie and was booked under his own name and warrants, plus a new charge for lying to the officer.

See that and other interesting interactions from Texas game wardens in the gallery above.

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