CG assists with arrest in Destin Pass

NEW ORLEANS - The Coast Guard assisted local agencies in the arrest of a man with an active warrant from a sailboat blocking Destin (Fla.) Pass on March 29. Upon investigation, Coast Guard Sector Mobile (Ala.) Command Center found that a person aboard the boat had an active warrant from Lee County, Fla. Coast Guard Station Destin escorted an Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Deputy to take custody of the man for transport to Lee County. The CG also removed the vessel from the channel, and is working with the man’s family to ensure that the sail boat was appropriately salvaged. (Source: Coast Guard 03/30/17)