The article doesn't say that the ticketing officer was in the other two groups of officers. So, it's not clear that your assumption is correct. First, the lo

The article doesn't say that the ticketing officer was in the other two groups of officers. So, it's not clear that your assumption is correct. First, the local game warden arrived with *two sheriff's deputies.* ... The next day, a *sheriff’s deputy* arrived... ... Finally, *a third law enforcement officer* arrived with direct orders to ticket the hunters, not for hunting without permission, but for criminal trespass.