Pennsylvania Game Commission Southwest Regional Director Matt Hough
today announced that final resolution was brought to one of the largest
wildlife crime sprees in Armstrong County history, which occurred during
the December 2004 deer season.
"This case has been successfully concluded with 74 separate charges
resulting in assessed penalties of $32,350," Hough stated.
Armstrong County Wildlife Conservation Officer (WCO) Barry Seth, along
with Deputy WCOs Dave Shaul and Gerald Vensel, were the primary
investigators in a case that took several months to pull together.
Armstrong County District Attorney Scott J. Andreassi prosecuted the
case on behalf of the Game Commission.
The seven defendants in this case had faced potential fines of more than
$72,000. All face a loss of hunting privileges in addition to the fines
and costs.
For more information, please visit the Pennsylvania Game Commission -
State Wildlife Management Agency website:
http://www.pgc.state.pa.us/pgc/cwp/view.asp?a=11&Q=165672
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