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Two Florida Men Convicted of Hunting Violations
Two Florida men were convicted Wednesday of multiple counts of illegal deer hunting and were ordered to pay $6,000 in fines and restitution by a Cecil County District Court judge.
Lawrence Eugene Tatum II, 34, of Port Saint Lucie, received $2,000 in fines for four natural resources violations and a suspended $500 fine for trespassing. He was ordered to pay $2,000 in restitution to the state and perform 80 hours of community service. He also lost his Maryland hunting privileges for a year.
Chett Wade Cockrill, 46, of Boca Raton, was fined $2,000 for four natural resources violations and received a $500 suspended fine for trespassing. He had his Maryland hunting privileges suspended for a year and forfeited two rifles, a scope, a gun case and ammunition. Read more…
Two Deer Poachers Lose Hunting Privileges
A Frederick man convicted of multiple counts of deer poaching Tuesday had his hunting privileges suspended for two years by a district court judge.
Tyler James Murphy, 21, pleaded guilty to eight charges: failing to report a deer kill, failing to complete the Big Game Harvest Record, failing to report a deer kill within 24 hours, failing to obtain a Bonus Antlered Deer Stamp before taking a bonus buck, failing to harvest two antlerless deer before harvesting a bonus antlered deer, and three counts of knowingly making a false statement and recording false information when reporting the harvest of a deer. Read more…
Officers Use Social Media to Track Down Suspected Deer Poachers
West Virginia Man Pleads Guilty to Deer Poaching
Maryland Natural Resources Police officers made four deer poaching cases and gained a conviction in recent enforcement action.
Using social media, officers tracked down a convicted Carroll County deer poacher and charged him with eight new violations Friday.
Tyler James Murphy, 21, of Union Bridge, posted pictures on Facebook of an antlerless deer he killed, but did not check in October. A subsequent review of state records indicated that Murphy checked in two antlerless deer Dec. 3, bought a Bonus Antlered Deer Stamp that evening and checked in a 10-point buck Dec. 4. Read more…