RedactedNarrative: On Sunday, July 26, 2020, at approximately 1617 hours, we were conducting a vessel patrol on Lake Allatoona in Bartow County, when we received a call that a Bartow County Sheriff’s Deputy was requesting back up at the Allatoona Landing Boat Ramp.  As we approached the dock, there was a boat idling towards the dock, the operator sat at the helm with two female passengers standing in the boat. 
  
  Operator steered the boat towards the dock and adjusting the throttle.  SGT said if I put him on the dock, he will go talk to the Deputy and see what is going on.  As I pulled up to the dock at approximately 1619, I noticed Operator told one of the female passengers to drive and she stated that she did not know how to drive the boat.  
  
  Operator began to tell me that they had been involved in a hit and run on the water and that a young teenage male driving a jet ski had hit the side of their vessel while he was attempting to splash them.  I asked for a description of the jet skis and operators and they told me young teenagers no more than 12 or 13.  I asked Operator to go through it one more time. 
  
   He said that they were coming here from Flamingo cove and they were going to get his jet ski. Operator said that when they were about 5 feet past where our boat was sitting, and that he was trying to pull up to the dock when one of the jet skis splashed him.  During this time, I noticed that Operator appeared to be unsteady on his feet, his speech was thick and slurred, and I could smell the odor of alcohol coming from his person. 
  
   I told Operator that I could smell alcohol and he replied “Oh, I’ve been drinking. I’m not going to lie.” I then told Operator that when we pulled up, he was operating the boat.  He said his friend was going to get the trailer and that he was operating.   At this time, I asked Operator if he would go down to our vessel so I could make sure he was safe to operate.  
  
  He said he was not going to take a breathalyzer and I told him I was not asking him to.  I am simply trying to make sure you are safe to operate.  He said he was operating the boat right here, but he was not driving.  I told him I saw him driving the boat and that I am simply trying to make sure you are safe to operate the boat.  He said he is not operating a boat now.  I asked if he was operating earlier and he said yes, he was right here at the boat ramp.  I said I want to run you through a few tests and ensure you are safe to operate and Operator said okay, that’s fine.  I asked Operator to walk down and sit on the front of my boat.  He agreed, walked down to our boat, and stepped aboard our vessel.  I asked him to have a seat on the front seat.  
  
  At approximately 1634, I ran Operator through the seated battery of the standardized field sobriety tests using the DNR standardized field sobriety screen and interview form.  I thoroughly explained the general instructions and asking him all the pre-test questions before I checked Operator for Horizontal Gaze Nystagmus.  Operator had equal pupil size, equal tracking, and no resting nystagmus.  I also observed lack of smooth pursuit, distinct and sustained nystagmus at maximum deviation, and onset of nystagmus prior to 45 degrees in both eyes for a total of six clues.  On the Finger to Nose test, Operator was unable to follow instructions by moving from the starting position.  During the performance stage, Operator hesitated five times, searched three times, missed nose tip four times for a total of 13 clues.  During the Palm Pat Test, Operator was unable to follow instructions by lowering his hands to his lap, started at wrong time, rolled hands, and stopped before told for a total of 4 clues.  On the Hand Coordination test, Operator was unable to follow instructions and started at wrong time.  During the performance stage,  Operator had improper count on task 1 by  started with his hands in his lap and counted “1” as he put his left fist against his…  Operator had a BAC of .200 at 1645.  The operator was arrested for BUI.