RedactedNarrative: Vessel 1, described as LA 9063 GH a 20ft Axis remote steering watercraft was being operated upstream on Calcasieu River near the Saltwater Barrier by Operator.  A passenger identified as Victim jumped off of the stern of the vessel into the water as vessel was idling forward.  
  
  Victim was struck by the propeller of Vessel 1 sustaining serious bodily injury.  Injury was a laceration to his right foot at the two distal toes causing obvious disfigurement and loss/impairment of those bodily members.  Victim was taken to the boat launch at Saltwater Barrier where he was transported by ambulance to St. Patrick's Hospital in Lake Charles.  
  
  In speaking with the victim at the hospital a strong odor of an alcoholic beverage was emitting from his breath as he spoke.  He admitted to consuming alcoholic beverages and also admitted that he had "never been this f***ed up".  
  
  Statements obtained by agents from the victim and other passengers indicated that the operator of the vessel was consuming alcoholic beverages prior to the incident and was under the influence.  The operator intentionally refused to meet with agents and would not make his whereabouts known following the incident, after being advised several times by agents that we were conducting an official boating accident investigation that involved serious bodily injury and needed to speak with him right then.  PFD's were aboard the vessel but not used.  The type of incident is hit by propeller.  The contributing factors to the incident are (1) passenger behavior, (2) alcohol use and (3) reckless operation.   The operator of vessel 1 retained counsel and to date has declined to answer any questions relating to this incident and his attorney advised that he would not be making any statements.  
  
  A warrant was obtained for arrest of Operator on July 5, 2019 in the 14th JDC on charges of RS 14:39.2 First Degree Vehicular Negligent Injury and RS 14:108 Resisting an Officer.  Operator was booked into Calcasieu Parish Correctional Facility on 07/08/2019 on that warrant.  After further investigation it was determined Operator had violated RS 34:851.10B failure to file official boating incident report with DWF and RS 14:99 reckless operation of a watercraft for having passengers jump off the swim deck while vessel was underway in his physical control.  
  
  I then made several attempts through his attorney in order to issue a summons and all my request were denied, so a warrant was obtained for Operator's arrest on these charges.  On September 6, 2019 at approximately 500 PM, Operator was arrested and booked into the Calcasieu Parish Correction Center.   Citation was issued for First Degree Vehicular Negligent injury, Resisting an Officer.    Citation was issued for Failure to File official boating incident report with DWF, reckless operation of a watercraft.