{"id":8040,"date":"2015-01-21T11:24:11","date_gmt":"2015-01-21T16:24:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/?p=8040"},"modified":"2017-04-14T16:36:43","modified_gmt":"2017-04-14T20:36:43","slug":"nrp-blotter-43","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/2015\/01\/21\/nrp-blotter-43\/","title":{"rendered":"NRP Blotter"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Natural<\/a>Four men were charged over the past week with illegal hunting activities by Maryland Natural Resources Police officers in the Western Region.<\/p>\n

A Washington County<\/strong> man received a citation for deer hunting during a closed season Monday afternoon after he admitted shooting a buck with a rifle on the Roulette Farm on Snyder\u2019s Landing Road.<\/p>\n

Jackie Lee Rohere, 68, of Sharpsburg, was holding a compound bow when approached by NRP officers. But an inspection of the deer determined it was killed with a rifle round and Rohere admitted he swapped weapons before officers arrived.<\/p>\n

An additional citation for a crop damage permit violation is pending. Rohere\u2019s permit stipulated that only antlerless deer could be harvested.<\/p>\n

Rohere is scheduled to appear in Washington District Court on April 2. If found guilty of the charge of hunting in a closed season, he could be fined a maximum of $1,500.<\/p>\n

Also in Washington County, an NRP officer last Saturday charged a Hagerstown man with hunting deer during a closed season.<\/p>\n

Acting on tips, which included a description of the vehicle and a photograph of a license plate, an officer went to the home of Curtis Warren Myers, 44, who admitted he shot a deer with a .22-caliber rifle on Dam No. 5 Road adjacent to the C&O Canal.<\/p>\n

The officer seized the rifle and the deer, which was donated to the Hagerstown Rescue Mission.<\/p>\n

Myers is scheduled to appear in Washington District Court on March 17. If found guilty, he could be fined a maximum of $1,500.<\/p>\n

In Garrett County<\/strong>, an officer on patrol near Russell Road last Friday at 9:15 p.m. saw a light shining from a vehicle into a field. After stopping the vehicle, the officer found a loaded Winchester .30-30 rifle and spotlight inside.<\/p>\n

Casey Joe Douglass, 24, of Finzel was charged with casting rays with an implement (jacklighting) and having a loaded weapon in his vehicle. Thomas Cody Symons, 20, of Frostburg received citations for the same two violations plus a citation for under-aged possession and consumption of alcohol. Both men are scheduled to appear in Garrett District Court on April 15; the spotlighting citation requires the defendant to appear in court.<\/p>\n

The spotlight and rifle were seized as evidence.<\/p>\n

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