Six people were detained by Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries ( LDWF ) agents for their roles in allegedly committing fraud at hog hunting contests in Caldwell and Bienville parishes.
Officials arrested Trace Davis, 30, of Longville, Hunter Webb, 27, of Pitkin, Colby Bushnell, 26, of Dry Creek, Davy Haymon, 35, of Pitkin, Nathan Granger, 34, of Vinton, and Don Pollard Jr., 40, of Pitkin, for hunting competition scams and legal crime. Davis, Webb, Bushnell, Haymon, and Pollard Jr. were likewise arrested for violating interstate banking. Davis was likewise detained for obstructing the justice system. Webb was likewise cited for shooting while his hunting license was suspended.
Before two distinct swine looking competitions in Louisiana, agents received information about the six subjects who had caught wild hogs in Texas. They entered them into the events, which they won.
Agents obtained data during the research that revealed the six people caught pigs in Texas for the March 14 to March 14 Swamp Time Hog Hunt and the February 9 to March 10 Dingler Wild Hog Roundup in Bienville Parish.
Since he did n’t participate in the Caldwell Parish hog hunting contest, Nathan Granger turned himself in on June 4 to the Bienville Parish Jail. On June 7, the five other topics turned themselves in to the Caldwell Parish Jail and the Bienville Parish Jail.
Both swine hunting competition rules mandated that the pigs may be caught in Louisiana and caught during the contest dates.
Hunting contest fraud results in a$ 3, 000 fine and a year in jail. In the same way that the conspiracy charge was considered an offence, criminal conspiracy is punishable by a good. Violating interstate commerce brings a$ 900 to$ 950 fine and up to 120 days in jail. A$ 10,000 fine and five years in jail are associated with obstruction of justice. Hunting while subject to a suspension of a hunting license results in a$ 250 to$ 500 fine and a 90-day jail term.
Cpl. Raymond Davis, Senior Agent Micheal Thacker, Corporal Jeremiah Fletcher, Lt. Chad Watts, Sgt. Stuart Guillory, Corporal John Blalock, Sgt. Chuck Dison, Corporal David Nelson, Lt. Beau Robertson, Top Agent Chelsea Moudry, Corporal James Smith and Senior Agent Dustin Barton.
Origin: Louisiana Department of Wildlife & Fisheries
