On 4/13/23 a call was placed by O1 to the Collin County SO dispatch reporting reckless boat operation by two males on jet skis. Initial reports stated the jet ski operators were bring rude and returned to boat slip at Collin Park Marina.  O1 told dispatchers that the jet ski operators were waking his boat and threaten to shoot him.  O1 said the operators of the jet skis was a black male on a dark jet ski and a white male with long hair on a dark and red jet ski.  

The follow up to the initial report was made to the Collin Co SO on 5/18/23 and is as follows:
-On 4-13-2023 the Complainant O1 contact CCSO about an incident he had with two males riding jet bikes on Lake Lavon. O1 advised they would ride very close to his and another boat that was anchoring together out by the islands. The jet bikes riding close to the boats were causing them to come unanchored potentially causing damage. The Comp. O1 spoke with the jet bike riders later identified and asked if they would stop and ride further away from the boats anchored. O1 followed the jet bike riders who would ride up by other boaters and spray them with water from the jet. 

O1 located the red jet bike that which reportedly rode by and sprayed water on his boat knocking him out of the chair.  On April 14th O1 noticed damage to his boat and contacted CCSO under CFS 23063968 to report the damage, O1 advised he has taken the boat and had an estimate to repair the damage is $20,000. O1 reports his boat is a 2015 Bennington Tri-toon price at purchase was $90,000. O1 reports that during this event the rider of the red jet bike observed to be a W/M with long hair reportedly threatened to shoot him during this incident.
-On May 18, 2023, while on Lake Lavon O1 advised that he observed the same two jet bikes on the lake riding in an unsafe manner. He notified CCSO Deputies who were conducting jet bike training, and the deputies were able to locate the suspect identified slip number at Collin Park Marina.


Upon follow up of the boating related incident I spoke with both operators and all witnesses.  Reports and accounts provided were conflicting.  O1 was on vessel 1, a pontoon boat, and his wife and friends, were on a separate vessel.  The statements from all four were consistent and stated the following:  

Vessel 1 and their boat were tied up together around the NW area of “the island” on Lake Lavon when they observed two jet skis operating recklessly.  The operation of the jet skis was causing the two boats to rub against each other so vessel 1 went to speak with the jet ski operators and ask them to stop.  A confrontation ensued between the operator of vessel 1  and vessel 2. Statements were made that O2 was being confrontational and gave O1 the middle finger.  Subsequently, vessel 1 went to find vessel 2, but vessel 2 went back to his vessel and spoke briefly with them before allegedly splashing O1 boat (no damage was observed or reported) and leaving headed south towards the cut between “the island” and Clear Lake Park.  

Upon noticing vessel 2 was at boat vessel 1 was headed to neighboring boat when vessel 2 made an evasive maneuver causing water to be splashed onto the starboard side of vessel 1 and knocking O1 out of his seat.  Vessel 2 and the other jet ski then left the area and headed towards Collin Park Marina.  No damage was initially reported to the authorities, although, O1 stated that the next day he noticed the damage and a follow up report was made with the CCSO.  

Photos of damage to the siding of the pontoon and the upholstery were received by the investigator of this report.  Additionally, O1 provided a short video of the two jet skis circling one another, appearing to violate the 50 ft. rule, although appeared to be more than 50 ft. from the vessel(s) recording.


Upon speaking with O2 and his friend, the operator of vessel 2, I obtained their accounting of the events. Statements from both jet ski operators were consistent with one another and was as follows:

Vessel 2’s operator  and his friend were driving around on their jet skis around the island, at least 100 feet away from the other vessels when vessel 1 came up to them in a rude manner and told them to stop, that they were operating too close to their vessels and their boats were being bumped together due to their wake.  The jet ski operators account continued to state that after vessel 1 came up and spoke to them they apologized and started leave the area. It was stated that O1 drove his jet ski around one side of the island headed towards Collin Park Marina and vessel 1 followed him.  At which time O2 says he went the other direction and drove up to his vessel to apologize and then he left headed south towards the cut between “the island” and Clear Lake Park.  

O2 stated that as he was headed south towards the cut, vessel 1 was driving at a high rate of speed through the no wake zone directly at his vessel (vessel 2), to the extent that O2 thought O1 was trying to intentionally run into him and cause him harm.  O2 stated that he was able to maneuver around the vessel 1 and left the area travelling towards Collin Park Marina.  Both accounts stated at no time was anyone splashed by their vessel and also stated that the vessels never made contact or obtained any damage.

No corroborating evidence was obtained by either party sufficient enough to rise to probable cause that a criminal offense occurred.

End of Report.
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