Poachers Pay $13,277.60 for Illegally Killing Trophy Buck
Largest fine to date involving Ohio's updated restitution value for wildlife
COLUMBUS, OHIO - Two men convicted of the illegal taking of white-tailed deer from Side Cut Metro Park in Maumee have been ordered to pay restitution of $13,277.60 according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife.
The revised restitution law went into effect March 2008 and allows the ODNR Division of Wildlife to seek an increased recovery value on all illegally harvested wildlife. Last November, two Ross County poachers were ordered to pay $12,988 under the law.
Justin T. Angles, 20, of Fostoria has pled no contest in Maumee Municipal Court to charges of taking a deer by illegal means and illegal possession of deer parts. Angles will pay $1,156.26 in fines and additional court costs along with restitution. He was sentenced to 60 days in jail, with 30 suspended. Angles served three days in jail and has 27 days of electronic home monitoring. He will serve 60 hours of community service and his hunting privileges were suspended for three years.
Daniel W. Mahoney, 20, of Akron has pled no contest in Maumee Municipal Court to charges of taking a deer by illegal means and illegal possession of deer parts. Mahoney will pay $764 in fines and additional court costs along with restitution. He was sentenced to 60 days in jail, with 50 suspended. Mahoney served three days in jail and has 7 days of electronic home monitoring. He will serve 60 hours of community service and his hunting privileges were suspended for three years.
Both poachers were students at the University of Toledo at the time of the incident.
Many investigations and surveillance operations are the result of concerned citizen reports and calls to the Turn-In-a-Poacher hotline. Callers can leave information on the TIP line 24 hours a day and the information may be left anonymously. To report a wildlife violation, call 1-800-POACHER, a county wildlife officer or submit information online at wildohio.com.
The Ohio Department of Natural Resources ensures a balance between wise use and protection of our natural resources for the benefit of all. Visit the ODNR web site at www.ohiodnr.com.
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