RedactedNarrative: At the above date and time I, Ranger First Class (RFC) with the Georgia Department of Natural Resources-Law Enforcement Division (GA DNR-LED) received a call about a possible boat incident at Victoria Marina.  I called Victoria Harbour Marina, and she explained to me that a customer noticed some damage to his boat and that the boat had not been taken out in several weeks.  Marina representative explained to me that the boat owner, had come to take out the boat and one of the dock workers informed him that the propeller was damaged.  Owner, nor any one with permission to take out the boat, was aware of the damage; that is when they called to report the incident.  It was also discovered that there was an unknown cell phone, socks, knife, and sunglasses found on the boat.
  
  	SGT and I went to the marina.  When we arrived on scene one of the dock workers showed us Owner's boat.  The brass propeller was very damaged and I noticed that there was some damage to the fiberglass under the boat where the drive shaft comes out from the engine compartment.  We were also given the cell phone and other items; the cell phone would not turn on.  We also learned that earlier one of the employees at Sunset Grille had noticed that Marina representative had his phone and he was seen trying to get his phone back.  SGT and I found out that Subject was still at work and decided to interview him about his knowledge of the incident.
  
  	We spoke to Subject in the marina office.  At first he was not completely truthful about the incident but later admitted to his involvement with Owner's boat.  Subject told us that he and another employee, were out on the dock smoking marijuana on or near July 5, 2016.  Subject said that he noticed the boat, with the keys in the ignition, tied up to the dock.  He said that he thought he would try and start the boat with Employee2 joining him.  According to Subject, Employee2 said that they probably should not do it, but they untied the boat and went out onto the lake.  They rode around for a while and somewhere Subject ran into a rock, which caused damage to the propeller.  They brought the boat back and left.
  
  	I told Subject that I appreciated his honesty about the incident and told him that I would pass that information on to the boat owner.  I called Owner and later spoke to his wife.  She told me that they did not want to prosecute Subject for the theft but that he would be responsible for the repairs.  They believed in giving him a chance to make the incident right without Subject have a serious charge on him at a young age.  I gave the Owner's the case number and the office number so that they could have a copy of the report for their purposes.  Subject was charged with operating a boat without proper identification, not having completed a boat safety course before operating a boat.  
  
  	I contacted Employee2 on August 16, 2016 and spoke to him about the incident.  All he said was that he was sorry.  I told him that he would be listed on the report as an occupant.  I also told him that should he receive a subpoena in the mail he should not disregard it and appear in court if necessary.
  
  	There is nothing further to report.