A video is circulating online of an officer snapping the fishing rods of two people at Russell Park in Tice.
The video, seen thousands of times, was taken by a bystander, Jesus Andres. You can see a man dressed as a law enforcement officer hand over a backpack, snatch a fishing rod, break it in half and then throw it in the Caloosahatchee River.
Right after, he yanks one of the boys in the video by his shirt and leads them off the train tracks.
On Saturday, we saw a few people out fishing on the tracks.
Gulf Coast News reporter Blaine Montgomery spoke to Josue Miguel and Sebastian Jimenez, the ones in the video, who say they were fishing when the officer came out cursing at them to get off the tracks before it all went down.
"So he's telling us, 'Hey, hey, hey.' And then he takes my foot on my friend's back, back. And he comes to me saying he's seen me before, but I haven't been here in so long. So I was just confused. So he just dragged me from my shirt. I'm afraid. He grabbed the pool and broke that and then throw in the word. And then he dragged me to his car and puts me in handcuffs," said Miguel.
Miguel showed Gulf Coast News the trespassing warning the officer gave him. It's from the Seminole Gulf Railway Police Department. Miguel says he was handcuffed for about 10 minutes and then given a warning.
The LSCO says it investigated the matter and confirmed it was not one of its deputies.
We know the officer gave Miguel a warning from the Seminole Gulf Railway Police Department.
We've reached out to the department to ask what happened and for comment on the incident. They have not responded with a comment at this time.