33-year-old Jakob Lee Dewitt Harper was cited for driving his Reinell boat on the Cumberland River with an expired registration in May 2021. Harper failed to appear in court in July 2021 and was taken into custody for the outstanding boating violation on November 19th, 2023.
81-year-old Daniel Neyrete was on a boat with a child under the age of twelve and told police that he had been drinking. MNPD officers were patrolling J. Percy Priest Reservoir around 10:30 p.m. on Saturday when they saw Daniel’s boat with no anchor light displayed. The officer stopped the vessel and saw a child without a safety vest on. When they spoke to Daniel, they said he smelled strongly of alcohol, and he admitted to drinking. Daniel performed sobriety tests on the officer’s vessel and showed several indicators of intoxication. He refused to give a blood sample and was arrested for boating under the influence.
