Texas Game Wardens investigating an alligator tied to a boat in Angelina County issued a citation to a man for illegal possession after he admitted to catching and placing the reptile in a pond during August, outside the legal hunting season.
Where
Angelina County
When
August 2026 (incident occurred); investigated and cited in October 2026
Texas Game WardensInvestigated and issued citation
Man citedCaught and tied alligator to boat
The facts
Wardens received a tip in August about an alligator tied up in a pond on a residential property.1
Wardens found the alligator tied to a jon boat along the pond's bank and seized it.12Stated by 2 sources
The alligator was released back into the wild.12Stated by 2 sources
A man admitted to catching the alligator and placing it in the pond.12Stated by 2 sources
The incident occurred in August, outside the legal Angelina County alligator hunting season of Sept. 10-30.1
Man cited has four active warrants with the Angelina County Sheriff's Office.12Stated by 2 sources
Who said what
These are statements and claims made by the people involved. They are reported, not verified.
First man at residence Denied knowing anything about the alligator.12
Son-in-law Denied knowing about the alligator and pointed to his brother-in-law as responsible.12
Where the sources disagree
Whether the man was arrested on the four warrants from Angelina County Sheriff's Office Wardens did not say whether he was arrested per [1]; unclear if arrested per [2]
How they headlined it
The same event, as each outlet put it. Marked words appear in only one outlet's headline.
Texas man cited after game wardens find alligator tied to boat
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