Previously missing shrimp boat crew member arrested

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FILE PHOTO: A Coast Guard Station Los Angeles 45-foot Response Boat-Medium boat crew conducts tactical boat training in the Los Angeles Harbor Oct. 28, 2015. The crews perform the training every six months to maintain proficiency and assess capabilities. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Sondra-Kay Kneen)

A previously missing crew member of a shrimp boat was arrested Wednesday, according to the Lee County Sheriff’s Office. Southwest Florida Crime Stoppers said Wednesday.

Brandon Scerri, 23, is facing a charge of aggravated battery, according to the Lee County Sheriff’s Office. Bail has not yet been set.

Scerri allegedly hit another crew member in the head, according to the Trico shrimp boat captain.

Scerri was reported missing Tuesday after the shrimp boat returned to port without him, Southwest Florida Crime Stoppers said. Scerri is “alive and well.”

The U.S. Coast Guard says they, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission and Lee County Sheriff’s Office were searching about a mile off shore from Fort Myers Beach, according to Crime Stoppers.

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